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The Woman Who Brought Yoga to the West

book talks nycWhen the woman who would become Indra Devi was born in Russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of India. By the time of her death, in 2002, it was being practiced everywhere, from Brooklyn to Berlin to Ulaanbaatar. In The Goddess Pose, New York Times best-selling author Michelle Goldberg traces the life of the incredible woman who brought yoga to the West—and in so doing paints a sweeping picture of the twentieth century.

Ticket includes an exhibition pre-tour at 6:15pm.











When: Wed., Jun. 24, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Where: Rubin Museum of Art
150 W. 17th St.
212-620-5000
Price: $15
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book talks nycWhen the woman who would become Indra Devi was born in Russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of India. By the time of her death, in 2002, it was being practiced everywhere, from Brooklyn to Berlin to Ulaanbaatar. In The Goddess Pose, New York Times best-selling author Michelle Goldberg traces the life of the incredible woman who brought yoga to the West—and in so doing paints a sweeping picture of the twentieth century.

Ticket includes an exhibition pre-tour at 6:15pm.

Buy tickets/get more info now