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krishnees's review against another edition
This gave a lot of context to the happenings of the time, which kind of made this an exhausting read? I just never wanted to pick this back up.
vll295's review against another edition
4.0
I picked this one up for the Pop Sugar and Read Harder challenges. In this book we are reminded of the history of Yoga and the person who brought it to Western America. An informative read with lots of research about the person and the impact that it has on our daily lives. I enjoyed the story very much and found it to be a great read.
jennerator828's review against another edition
3.0
This bio of Indra Devi sure did have a lot of information about not-Indra-Devi.
tessisreading2's review against another edition
4.0
Highly enjoyable and interesting, although as others have mentioned it was much more a story of Indra Devi's life and times than an in-depth biography of her; she seems to have left very little of her own papers behind, at least documents that were not published or intended for publication, so she remains elusive to the end - something she probably would have appreciated.
schwarmgiven's review against another edition
4.0
A very good book--much more of a Indra Devi biography thean the History of Yoga in the West that I was expecting. Lots of interesting facts, some great gossip, international intrigue, etc. A very fun read about a women from a different time.
dlrcope's review against another edition
3.0
Reads like a history book, a little dry.
As a yogi, this book helped me commit to the physical practice and to my own personal experience of the spiritual practice, rather than to a search for a spiritual practice outside of me.
As a yogi, this book helped me commit to the physical practice and to my own personal experience of the spiritual practice, rather than to a search for a spiritual practice outside of me.
karenreads1000s's review against another edition
3.0
I'm struggling to correlate this story of yoga charlatans and cult like behavior with the calming and energetic stretches and poses I do. The recreation and nonattachment of Eugenia throughout her life were pretty incredible. She did a lot in her life, though most of it seemed to be a result of her character more than her skills or perseverance.
_sarah_reads_'s review against another edition
3.0
Indra Devi is certainly problematic, but I appreciate knowing more about her... although, she’s the epitome of an unreliable narrator.