“The Benares of the West”: The Evolution of Yoga in Los Angeles

This paper explores the relationship between yoga and Los Angeles by focusing on the stories of Paramhansa Yogananda, Indra Devi, and Bikram Choudhury, immigrant yogis who arrived in Los Angeles at different points in the twentieth century to build and sell their own brands of yoga in a diverse, com...

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Published in:	Journal of sport history Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 82 - 97
Main Authors:	Maddox, Callie Batts, Cooley, Robin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Illinois Press 01-04-2019
Subjects:	creative field History Los Angeles Sports yoga
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