Michelle Goldberg: The Goddess Pose: The Audacious life of Indra Devi
Organization:
KPFA Radio 94.1 FM
Category:
Literary
Geographical Area:
Oakland
Start
Date:
6/18/2015
End Date:
6/18/2015
Start Time:
7:30 PM
End Time:
9:30 PM
Event
Info:
KPFA Radio 94.1FM presents:
MICHELLE GOLDBERG "The Goddess Pose: The Audacious life of Indra Devi, the Woman Who Helped Bring Yoga to the West"
Born into the minor aristocracy (as Eugenia Peterson), Indra Devi grew up in the roiling midst of one of the most turbulent periods 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 followed the charismatic Theosophical leader Jiddu Krishnamurti to India. Once there, she performed in Indian silent cinema and hobnobbed with the leaders of the independence movement. But her greatest coup was convincing a recalcitrant master yogi to train her in the secrets of his art.
Devi shared what she learned with people around the world, teaching in Shanghai during World War II, then in Hollywood, where her students included Greta Garbo and Gloria Swanson. She ran a yogi school in Mexico during the height of the counterculture, served as spiritual advisor to the colonel who tried to overthrow Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega, and, in her eighties, moved to Buenos Aires at the invitation of a besotted rock star. Everywhere she went, Indra Devi evangelized yoga, ushering in the global craze that continues unabated. Written with vivid clarity, The Goddess Pose brings to life her unique story, as an actress, yogi, and globetrotting adventuress.
Michelle Goldberg is an investigative journalist and author of Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism, which was a New York Times bestseller. A former senior writer at Salon.com, her work has appeared in The New Republic, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, and many other publications.
Hosted by Laura Prives, the Program Director at KPFA Radio, and an ardent yoga practitioner.
$12 advance tickets: 800-838-3006 or Pegasus (3 sites) Moe's, Walden Pond Bookstore, Diesel a Bookstore, Mrs. Dalloway's Books SF: Modern Times, $15 door, KPFA benefit
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