She first came across the word yoga in her early teens. Indra, like all vedic deities, is a part of henotheistic theology of ancient india. In 1988, she created the fundacion indra devi which exists to this day. Indira devi is a gynecologist in cv raman nagar, bangalore dr. May 12, 1899 april 25, 2002 1 was an early disciple of sri tirumalai krishnamacharya, and herself became a renowned yoga teacher. Aug 15, 2012 in 1982, she travelled to argentina and fell in love with the country. Jul 25, 2010 two books on how yoga was packaged and promoted in different ways in america, depending on the audience and the era. Lord indra depicting as the wielder of the thunderbolt riding on vahana airavata and defeating vrtra. In hinduism, there are around infinite numbers of gods and goddess excluding three trinity deity,lord shiva, lord vishnu, and lord brahma. In the 30s, she played the lead role in indian movies. The world knows the first lady of yoga under the name of indra devi, but very few people know that a wellknown yogini was born and grew up in russia, and her name then was eugenia petersonlabunskaya. This book invokes indras net to articulate the open architecture, unity and continuity of hinduism. Along her way through life indra devi has outlived two husbands but had no children, become fluent in twelve languages shes still good at five, accumulated more frequent flyer miles than a corporate executive and, at 100, slowed down only a bit. Krishnamacharya, opened chinas first yoga school, and returned to india to teach yoga to indians themselves before making her way to america.
Jun 01, 2015 the goddess pose npr coverage of the goddess pose. Meet indra devi in this special report by mukunda stiles of boston. Indra devis legacy magazine web edition octobernovember. Men were the teachers and practitioners of yoga from that point until the. Indra devi was born eugenia peterson in riga, latvia in 1899, the daughter of a russian aristocrat and a swedish banker. Indra devi was born in the russia of the czars, on may 12, 1899. Join facebook to connect with indra devi and others you may know. Books by indra devi author of forever young forever healthy. He had early aspects of a sungod, riding in a golden chariot. She also served as regent of cooch behar during the minority of her son. Apr 25, 2002 a year later she opened a yoga studio in hollywood. Indra devi, also once an actress, felt an immediate empathy and through asanas and meditation was able to help her young disciple attain better equilibrium. Among these gods, lord indra is considered as theking of gods and the ruler of heavens.
The audacious life of indra devi, the woman who helped bring yoga to the west, alfred a. His mythologies and powers are similar, though not identical, to other indoeuropean deities such as jupiter, perun, perkunas, taranis, zeus, and thor. Indra devi was not only a female pioneer in the field of yoga. She legally changed her name to indra devi in 1953. Indira devi practices at priya healthcare in cv raman nagar, bangalore. In 1982, she travelled to argentina and fell in love with the country. Tseries publishing, emi music publishing, latinautor, and 7 music rights societies show more show less. Indra, the king of natural forces, had lecherous dreams about her. Antigua vida mia by marcela serrano nook book ebook.
The audacious life of indra devi, the woman who helped bring yoga to the west tales of the seal people. Lord indra kings of the devas wielder of thunderbolt. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He was the defender of gods and mankind against the forces of evil. Indra devi books list of books by author indra devi. Yoga for americans by indra devi, 1968, new american library edition, in english. Jun 01, 2015 those yoga poses may not be as ancient as you think, and maybe thats ok. After all, it would be at least another 10 years before richard hittleman would introduce yoga on television and two decades before b. She was married to siegrid knauer and jan strakaty. The earliest visual evidence of yoga comes from about 2500 bc. The two books were an enormous success, and were translated into languages including french, german, italian, japanese, portuguese, and spanish. Indra devi at 100 magazine web edition november 1999. Shots health news in her new book, michelle goldberg traces the western practice of yoga to a russian woman named indra. 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.
See all books authored by indra devi, including yoga for americans, and forever young, forever healthy, and more on. I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in indra devi or yoga history in general, as there is a lot of interesting background information about yoga and other influential movements of the time such as theosophy. Indra devi has 24 books on goodreads with 674 ratings. Indira devi, born as indira raje 19 february 1892 6 september 1968, was the consort of jitendra narayan, maharaja of cooch behar, and a princess of baroda state in her own right. Mar 30, 2017 licensed to youtube by tseries music on behalf of tseries. Both lived happily in his ashram spending their days in peace and holy meditation. Indra is not a visible object of nature in the vedic texts, nor is he a personification of any object, but that agent which causes the lightning, the rains and the rivers to flow. When indra devi moved to california from china in 1947, friends urged her to call her teachings anything but yoga.
Mar 27, 2016 what most americans dont know about yoga. Indra devi, the first lady of yoga the freelance history. In her new book, michelle goldberg traces the western practice of yoga to a russian woman named indra devi. Indra devi has traversed the entire twentieth century. In the 60s she talked the kremlin leaders into lifting. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. Indra devi was born on may 12, 1899 in riga, russian empire as eugenie peterson. In 1953 devi married the german anthroposophical physician dr. Her popularity was immense and she was to spend the rest of her life there.
When indra devi was born in russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of india. Yoga for americans by devi, indra and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Oct 02, 2012 indra devi was not only a female pioneer in the field of yoga. Orginally published in 1948 as yoga for americans, this book was one of the. At the same time, indra devi always stressed that her method relied on the classical yoga of patanjali. 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.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. By the time of her death, in 2002, it was being practiced around the world. Indra devi the one who put the world on head the world knows the first lady of yoga under the name of indra devi, but very few people know that a wellknown yogini was born and grew up in russia, and her name then was eugenia petersonlabunskaya. The audacious life of indra devi, the woman who helped bring yoga to the west by michelle goldberg.
Indra devi cracked a centuriesold glass ceiling by becoming the first womanand first westernerto study with indian yoga master t. It was transmitted via buddhisms avatamsaka sutra into western thought, where it now resides at the heart of postmodern discourse. Devi ahalya and gautama muni a story of love, infidelity. Mahabharata versos, poemas, poema epico, religiones del mundo, leyendas. Apr 30, 2002 indra devi, the daughter of european nobility who introduced the ancient discipline of yoga to the kremlin leadership, hollywood stars like gloria swanson and even students in india, died on. In the 40s she taught yoga to greta garbo and gloria swanson. Read pdf sexo, ecologia, espiritualidad conciencia global. She died on april 25, 2002 in buenos aires, argentina. Indra devi has 24 books on goodreads with 672 ratings. Peek into the life of indra devi, an inspirational global yogi. New york times bestselling author michelle goldberg tells the globetrotting story of the incredible woman who brought yoga to the west. In the mid1950s she was granted american citizenship and changed her legal name to indra devi. Indra devi gradually developed a style of yoga adapted for the west, including yoga asana, most suitable for white people, special breathing techniques and diets.
Indra devis most popular book is forever young forever healthy. Indra appears many times in the vedic scripts, especially the rig veda where he has all sorts of weird and wonderful adventures. Devi ahalya and indra being cursed by gautama muni. Devis fascination with india began at 15 when she read a book by poetphilosopher rabindranath tagore and a yoga instruction book by yogi ramacharaka. In the sanskrit epic mahabharata, indra is the father of the hero arjuna and he manages to win the magic armour that would make his son invincible. Indra was involved in a famous fight against the dasas or dasyus. Indra devi, or mataji, was often called the first lady of yoga. Indra devi, the sariclad swedishrussian star of 1940s bombay cinema and the most intriguing of the colorful cast of eccentrics who brought yoga to america, seems barely to have bothered with. In the 1920s, she toured europe as a star of a russian theatre group. Apr 26, 2017 indra devi, or mataji, was often called the first lady of yoga. It was a fascinating read and very helpful for a research paper i was writing on the life of indra devi. Originating in the atharva veda, the concept of indras net is a powerful metaphor for this interrelatedness.
Indra devis first book was called forever young, forever healthy. In 1989, the first national conference was held in russia with indra devi, b. Indra devi s most popular book is forever young forever healthy. It wasnt just yoga, she was known by the population at large. Even if you dont care enough about yoga to hold a pigeon pose for the length of time it takes to say the title, indra devi. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Indra devi, the first lady of yoga the freelance history writer. Scottish folk tales international folk tales the canterbury tales. Goldberg says that many of the poses in modern yoga cant be traced beyond 150 years ago. Indra devi, mother of western yoga amazing women in history. Indra devi, moeder yoga, een biografie van michelle goldberg. Fifteen tales and the general prologue norton critical editions tales of a korean grandmother.
Those yoga poses may not be as ancient as you think. Terapeutica homeopatica en geriatria pdf download sreeorla. Yoga for americans by indra devi and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Under the stage name indra devi, she became a rising star in indian films. There is a subtly feminist message in some of her books, particularly her. In vedic times, indra was the supreme ruler of the gods. Jun 02, 2015 devi ahalya and indra being cursed by gautama muni. Indra devi international school of yoga education san fernando. Once sun and moon assisted indra in confusing gautama that it was morning while it was actually night.
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