QUESTION -
Who is known as ‘First Lady of Yoga’ ?
ANSWER -
Russian born Eugenie V. Peterson known as Indra Devi, was a Russian yoga teacher who was an early disciple of Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya., known to followers as the ‘First Lady of Yoga’. Indra Devi opened her yoga studio in Hollywood in 1947.
The famous Yoga guru Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya accepted her as a student, only after the Maharaja of Mysore spoke on her behalf, and in 1938 she became the first foreign woman among dedicated yogis. In 1939, she held what is believed to be the first Yoga classes in China.
Died at 102 in April,2002 in Argentina, her home for 17 years.
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