The Timeline and History of Yoga in America
Learn how yoga found a home in America from these yoga pioneers.
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Holly Hammond
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How Richard Freeman Inspires Others to Take Up Ashtanga Yoga
Ashtanga yoga teacher, Richard Freeman inspires many to take up Ashtanga Yoga through his instructional videos and philosophical books.
Meet the Innovators: David Frawley
Frawley was one of the first to bring Ayurvedic medicine and Vedic astrology to the West.
Meet the Innovators: Maty Ezraty & Chuck Miller
Proprietors of the highly successful Yoga Works studios in Los Angeles.
Meet the Innovators: Mary Dunn
One of the earliest American Iyengar teachers, Dunn was instrumental in introducing Iyengar to this country.
Meet the Developer of Power Yoga: Beryl Bender Birch
Birch's method is the yoga of choice for many athletic Americans.
Meet the Innovators: Yogi Bhajan
His Kundalini Yoga has developed into a thriving community.
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Meet the Innovators: Rodney Yee
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Meet the Innovators: Robert Svoboda
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Meet the Innovators: Patricia Walden
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Meet the Innovators: John Schumacher
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Meet the Innovators: Erich Schiffmann
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Meet the Innovators: Dean Ornish, M.D.
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Meet the Innovators: Richard Miller
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Meet the Innovators: Judith Hanson Lasater
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Meet Gary Kraftsow: A Leading Teacher of Viniyoga Yoga Therapy
Meet Gary Kraftsow. The first American yoga teacher to be certified by T.K.V. Desikachar and is now one of the leading proponents of Viniyoga Yoga Therapy.
Meet the Innovators: Vyaas Houston
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Meet the Innovators: Sharon Gannon & David Life
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Meet the Innovators: Georg Feuerstein
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Meet the Innovators: Stephen Cope
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Meet the Innovators: Alan Finger
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Meet the Innovators: Lilias Folan
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Meet the Innovators: Bikram Choudhury
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