Stretching for health and well-being: Yoga and women in Britain, 1960-1980

Asian Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-63

  Newcombe, Suzanne ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adult education; BKS Iyengar; British Wheel of Yoga; Easternisation; Gender; Natural birth movement; Physical education; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548529421     PISSN: 1573420X     EISSN: 15734218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157342107X207209     Document Type: Article

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