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yogi

[ yoh-gee ]

noun

plural yogis
  1. a person who practices yoga.


yogi

/ jəʊˈɡiːniː; ˈjəʊɡɪ /

noun

  1. a person who is a master of yoga
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Derived Forms

  • yogini, noun:feminine
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Word History and Origins

Origin of yogi1

1610–20; < Sanskrit yogī, nominative singular of yogin, derivative of yoga yoga
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Born in Kerala and inspired by his maternal 'yogi' grandfather to pursue a career in wellness, Menon was a word-of-mouth recommendation to the Russian oligarch.

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Matt Elson, an artist pictured in one of his Infinity Boxes, shares his Morongo Valley home with healer and yogi Chakra Khan.

The British-born nun spent years isolated in a cave in the Himalayas to follow the rigorous path of the most devoted yogis.

A yogi learning a new posture must practice it repeatedly.

Then there was “Fro-Gahhh,” the opposite of hot yoga, in which the ice was strewed with colorful mats and yogis in hats and boots, who downward-dogged, their breaths visible in the cold.

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