Yoga in America

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 18, 2010

Stefanie Syman tells the story of yoga’s transformation from a centuries-old spiritual discipline to a multibillion-dollar American industry. Her book The Subtle Body: The Story of Yoga in America looks at yoga’s history in America and finds it to be longer and richer than even its most devoted practitioners realize.

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