Have you ever noticed that the ancient yogis were all men? The Vedic Brahmans, Patanjali. Shri Aurobindo, and many more. Up until the last 100 years, female yoga teachers were not recognized in books, priesthoods, or much of anywhere. That doesn't mean they didn't exist. Their voices, their wisdom, their spiritual findings, were excluded from the standard teachings, but why? And, how did this begin to shift?
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