{"product_id":"the-goddess-pose-9781472152060","title":"The Goddess Pose","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Goddess Pose,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn into the minor aristocracy (as Eugenia Peterson), Devi grew up in the midst of one of the most turbulent times in human history. Forced to flee the Russian Revolution as a teenager, she joined a famous Berlin cabaret troupe, dove into the vibrant prewar spiritualist movement, and, at a time when it was nearly unthinkable for a young European woman to travel alone, followed the charismatic Theosophical leader Jiddu Krishnamurti to India. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce on the subcontinent, she performed in Indian silent cinema and hobnobbed with th\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739403202903,"sku":"9781472152060","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472152060.jpg?v=1720052142","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-goddess-pose-9781472152060","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}