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  2. Yoga - Wikipedia

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    [19] [17] [20] [a] It was introduced by gurus from India after the success of Swami Vivekananda's adaptation of yoga without asanas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [21] Vivekananda introduced the Yoga Sutras to the West, and they became prominent after the 20th-century success of hatha yoga. [22]

  3. Paramahansa Yogananda - Wikipedia

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    Paramahansa Yogananda (born Mukunda Lal Ghosh; January 5, 1893 – March 7, 1952) was an Indian-American Hindu monk, yogi and guru who introduced millions to meditation and Kriya Yoga through his organization, Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) / Yogoda Satsanga Society (YSS) of India – the only one he created to disseminate his teachings.

  4. The Story of Yoga - Wikipedia

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    The Story of Yoga: From Ancient India to the Modern West [S 1] is a cultural history of yoga by Alistair Shearer, published by Hurst in 2020. It narrates how an ancient spiritual practice in India became a global method of exercise, often with no spiritual content, by way of diverse movements including Indian nationalism, the Theosophical Society, Swami Vivekananda's coming to the west, self ...

  5. Indra Devi - Wikipedia

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    Devi's fascination with India began at 15 when she read a book by poet-philosopher Rabindranath Tagore and a yoga instruction book by Yogi Ramacharaka.In Berlin, she worked as an actor in The Blue Bird, touring Europe, and accepted a proposal of marriage from the banker Herman Bolm, on condition she could first go to India; he agreed and paid for the trip.

  6. Autobiography of a Yogi - Wikipedia

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    Autobiography of a Yogi has introduced meditation and yoga to many Westerners since its publication. [25] Its success has also made Yogananda a distinguished figure in India, where commemorative stamps were issued in 2017 to honor him. [26] The book has many famous advocates, particularly in the business and entertainment communities.

  7. Yogendra - Wikipedia

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    Manibhai Haribhai Desai (1897–1989), known as (Shri) Yogendra was an Indian yoga guru, [2] author, poet, researcher [3] and was one of the important figures in the modern revival and transformation of hatha yoga, both in India and United States.

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  9. Tirumalai Krishnamacharya - Wikipedia

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    Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (18 November 1888 – 28 February 1989) [1] [2] was an Indian yoga teacher, ayurvedic healer and scholar. He is seen as one of the most important gurus of modern yoga, [3] and is often called "Father of Modern Yoga" for his wide influence on the development of postural yoga.