The goddess pose : the audacious life of Indra Devi, the woman who helped bring yoga to the West
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
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Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 22 cm
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Bent Northrop Memorial Library - Adult Biography
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Edition
First edition.
Street Date
1505
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"The incredible story of the woman--actress, dancer, yogi, globetrotter--who brought yoga to America and to much of the rest of the western world. Born Eugenia Peterson in early 20th century Russia, Indra Devi was a rebel from earliest childhood. In the 1930s she fled to Berlin, and then--driven by her passion for yoga and a fascination with yogic philosophy (and Theosophy)--she journeyed to India, at a time when unaccompanied young European women were unheard of. In India she performed perhaps her greatest feat--convincing even the most recalcitrant yogis, from Krishnamurti to Krishnamacharya, to reveal to her the secrets of their art. She would go on to share what she learned with men and women around the world--teaching Gloria Swanson and Greta Garbo in Hollywood, then moving to Mexico and later to Buenos Aires--helping to usher in the craze for yoga that continues unabated in the U.S. and throughout the world today. Written with vivid clarity, and describing the extraordinary spread and popularization of a philosophical movement, The Goddess Pose brings Indra Devi's little known but wholly remarkable story to life"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Goldberg, M. (2015). The goddess pose: the audacious life of Indra Devi, the woman who helped bring yoga to the West (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Goldberg, Michelle, 1975-. 2015. The Goddess Pose: The Audacious Life of Indra Devi, the Woman Who Helped Bring Yoga to the West. Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Goldberg, Michelle, 1975-. The Goddess Pose: The Audacious Life of Indra Devi, the Woman Who Helped Bring Yoga to the West Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Goldberg, Michelle. The Goddess Pose: The Audacious Life of Indra Devi, the Woman Who Helped Bring Yoga to the West First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

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