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The Guru Problem
May 17, 2026
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The Guru Problem
Bikram. Yogi Bhajan. Pattabhi Jois. John Friend. The pattern of charismatic teachers, institutional silence, and survivor disbelief that runs through modern yoga's history.
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Iyengar
B.K.S. Iyengar · Pune, India · 20th century
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Restorative
Judith Hanson Lasater · Developed from Iyengar
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Vinyasa
Derived from Ashtanga · 20th-century Western development
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