The Goddess Pose: The Audacious Life of Indra Devi, the Woman Who Helped Bring Yoga to the West

by Michelle Goldberg

Book Overview

When the woman who would become Indra Devi was born in Russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of India. By the time of her death, in 2002, it was being practiced everywhere, from Brooklyn to Berlin to Ulaanbaatar. In The Goddess Pose, New York Times best-selling author Michelle Goldberg traces the life of the incredible woman who brought yoga to the West and in so doing paints a sweeping picture of the twentieth century. Born into the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307593517
• ISBN13: 9780307593511
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.5"