In her new book, michelle goldberg traces the western practice of yoga to a russian woman named indra devi. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Its a good book for beginners who want to practice yoga. Indra devi is the author of books such as yoga for americans.
It was then that she adopted her indian name, indra devi, in honor of nehru, whose daughter was indra gandhi. See all books authored by indra devi, including yoga for americans, and forever young, forever healthy, and more on. Even marilyn monroe was known to own one of her books. Its a fascinating read about an influential, eccentric, and diverse woman. With indra devis guidance, i taught myself yoga from her wonderfully inspiring book and wanted more and more of yoga as i progressed. Devi lived in buenos aires, argentina, where she founded a nonprofit yoga institution that is named after her. Studying with the godfather of modern hatha yoga, krishnamacharya famous for also teaching iyengar and pattabhi jois, indra devi is one of the biggest influencers in. Born in riga, latvia to european aristocracy in 1899, indra devi was the first female to been allowed into an indian ashram let alone the first woman to study in an ashram in the 1930s. With indra devi s guidance, i taught myself yoga from her wonderfully inspiring book and wanted more and more of yoga as i progressed. The audacious life of indra devi, the woman indra devi, the w y.
So indra devi was born in 1899 in the latvian city of riga. She ended her film career at 31 to marry her first husband, a diplomat, and they settled in india. After becoming an american citizen, she legally changed her name to indra devi. Renew your life through yoga by indra devi abebooks. She became fascinated with india at age 15 and set out to india in 1927 to become a disciple of sri tirumalai krishnamacharya, after which time she moved to different parts of the world and taught yoga. Indra devi books biography and list of works author of yoga for. Renew your life through yoga by indra devi 19690601. Isbn 9789501508147 9789501508147 softcover, javier vergara, 1988 yoga. She opened the indra devi yoga studio in 1947 and taught celebrities like greta garbo, eva gabor, and gloria swanson.
Mataji indra devi revela en estas paginas sus grandes dote. When indra devi was born in russia in, yoga was virtually unknown. Indra devi, the first lady of yoga the freelance history. Renew your life through yoga the indra devi method for relaxation through rhythmic breathing by indra devi petersen knauer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. In 1937, krishnamacharya admitted her into his schoolmaking her the first woman chela pupil and the first western woman ever at an indian ashram and personally supervised her asana and pranayama training. At 94, indra devi is still teaching yoga magazine web. The earliest visual evidence of yoga comes from about 2500 bc.
Indra devi, or mataji, was often called the first lady of yoga. Indra devi 18992002 was a russianborn yoga teacher who was known as the first lady of yoga. Ive always had great respect for her contributions to yoga in the west. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jean claude garnier was born on 10 march 1948 at rouen in normandy, france. Indra devi books list of books by author indra devi. May 12, 1899 april 25, 2002, known as indra devi, was a pioneering teacher of yoga as exercise and an early disciple of the father of modern yoga, tirumalai krishnamacharya she went to india in her twenties, becoming a film star there and acquiring the stage name indra devi. Indra devi, mother of western yoga amazing women in history.
See all books authored by indra devi, including yoga for americans, and yoga for. My first yoga teacher 40 years ago was trained by indra devi. Peterson, she was credited with helping to spread yoga worldwide. In 1947, she opened a yoga studio in hollywood and attracted such celebrity students as gloria swanson, greta garbo, eva gabor and yehudi menuhin. Russian actress indra devi is credited with bringing yoga to youthobsessed hollywood. Indra devi was not only a female pioneer in the field of yoga. Discover book depositorys huge selection of indra devi books online.
She was also the first westerner to teach yoga in india. Men were the teachers and practitioners of yoga from that point until the. Indra returned to india after the war and wrote her first book yoga, the art of reaching health and happiness, believed to be the first book on yoga written by a westerner to be published in india. Indra devi books list of books by author indra devi thriftbooks. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. And the first time that indra devi hears about yoga was in moscow in 1914 after world war i had started, when she found a book about yoga in the library of one of her mothers actor friends. There, she learned yogafirst in bombay, then in mysore with shri krishnamacharya. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. Orginally published in 1948 as yoga for americans, this book was one of. Seriously ill during his childhood, he discovered yoga by reading indra devis book. This book, the original lowcost paperback, was my introduction to yoga in the 1970s.
Knauer bought her a 24room estate in tecate, mexico, at. Orginally published in 1948 as yoga for americans, this book was one of the first to be issued in america that provided a program for the practice of the then. She continued her great work with inexhaustible engery and deep loveuntil her death on april 26, 2002 thousands of people have been enlightened by her personal life experiences. The book offers very valuable advice for those interested in yoga as well as a step by step program for the beginner. Originally from riga, latvia, yoga practitioner, author and teacher indra devi born eugenie peterson lived to 102 years. In the meantime, her husband returned to czechoslovakia where he died in 1946. This page is automatically generated based on what facebook users are interested in, and not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone associated with the topic. This is pure, noncommercialized yoga instruction, and i heartily recommend it to anyone.