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yogi

[yoh-gee] / ˈjoʊ gi /
NOUN
ascetic
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I meditated for 15 minutes, listening to a recording of the Indian yogi and mystic Sadhguru repeating: “I am not the body. I am not even the mind.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

A yogi learning a new posture must practice it repeatedly.

From Science Daily Mar. 4, 2024

He is a chai-sipping, dhoti-wearing superhero who gets his powers from a yogi - a mystic guru - and not from a radioactive spider bite.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2023

I next encountered chai in Alaska, courtesy of a local yogi.

From Seattle Times Jan. 14, 2023

Planting her palms on either side of her crossed legs, she lifted herself up, like a yogi levitating, and scooted over to make room for me.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

From Seattle Times Apr. 21, 2024

Like many devoted yogis, it was not just an exercise class for me, but a way of life.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2021

On the summer solstice, her feed showed Times Square full of thousands of maskless yogis.

From Slate Apr. 6, 2021

For more than nine months, Black Lives Matter Plaza has been a pedestrian-only zone — a place where protesters gathered, tourists paused for photos, and bands of yogis and artists hosted classes and community workshops.

From Washington Post Mar. 15, 2021

Such a mix of ease and concentration, such a being-in- the-present, would be the envy of the highest yogis.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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