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Yoga Guru · Ācārya

Indra Devi

Also known as Eugenie Peterson

Early Western student of Krishnamacharya; a pioneering woman who spread yoga worldwide ('First Lady of Yoga').

Period: 1899–2002
Associated with: Russia → India → USA/Argentina
Tradition: Modern postural yoga
📿 Historically documentedDates and lineage below reflect scholarly consensus; confidence levels are shown for each link.Confidence: High

Lineage timeline (Paramparā)

The teacher-to-student transmission — oldest first, flowing down through the generations.

  1. Tirumalai Krishnamacharya1888–1989

    guru disciple · confidence High

  2. Indra DeviThis page1899–2002

A guru–disciple link is shown only where historically supported. Traditional attributions are labelled and never presented as verified fact.