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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

The nonagenarian yogi has been teaching there for 28 years and his class — which takes place every morning except Sunday — is typically packed.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2025

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

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

His teachings were so powerful that many yogis renounced all worldly connections and dedicated their lives to the organisation.

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

Doing yoga for the first time in a room full of strangers — especially yogis more advanced than you — can be intimidating.

From Washington Post May 13, 2020

Nicolas spent a year as a beggar, following the path of the yogis, across the Himalayas, through Katmandu, along the Ganges, and on to Benares, all on foot.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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