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The subtle body : the story of yoga in America

text The subtle body : the story of yoga in America

Syman, Stefanie.

Summary

Stefanie Syman tells the surprising story of yoga in America--the story of this ancient spiritual discipline's transformation into a practice now synonymous with a healthy body.

Contents
Brahma? -- Thoreau's experiment -- The guru arrives -- Swami Vivekananda's legacy -- The making of an American guru -- Theos Bernard's spiritual heroism -- Margaret Woodrow Wilson "turns Hindu" -- Uncovering reality in Hollywood -- Hatha yoga on S... Read more
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390 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2010
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Woodmere (Main Branch) 204.36 SYM in Adult Non-fiction Reshelving

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