yoga

The Undocumented History of Female Yoga Teachers in Britain

Yogini Sunita and Kailash Puri helped popularise yoga in the UK, but they kept their teachings unwritten, leaving their significance largely forgotten

Yoga Landed in the U.S. Way Earlier Than You'd Think—And Fitness Was Not the Point

by Philip Deslippe

Over a century ago, a Hindu monk named Swami Vivekananda spoke about yoga to a crowd in Chicago. In the decades since, it has gone from unknown to mainstream.

Is Yoga an Example of Cultural Appropriation?

by Jim Stempel

Some misguided students think it is. They’re wrong.

Smithsonian crowdsourcing yoga exhibit funding

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian is asking for the public to help fund an exhibit about the history of yoga.The first-ever exhibition on the visual history of yoga is scheduled to debut this fall at the Sackler Gallery....