"America's best-known yogi is a beautiful, vivacious, and talented woman named Lilias Folan. Through her television show, "Lilias Yoga and You," she has inspired millions of people to improve their health and outlook, and has made the word "yoga" a part of contemporary American vocabulary. Lilias' radiant smile, statuesque presence and patient enthusiasm have made her a model for yoga teachers as well as for her TV students."
"Lilias says, "I like being 43 years old. I love being a mature woman." This is a heartening statement and one that is probably rare in the annals of television stardom. "And," she continues, "it's yoga that has helped me to grow up." In a society that idealizes youthfulness and generally disparages aging, Lilias has made her own way and exemplifies a new attitude toward American womanhood."
Lilias Folan became a prominent American yogi through the television program "Lilias Yoga and You," inspiring millions to improve health and outlook and embedding the word yoga into mainstream vocabulary. A former housewife and mother, she began practicing Hatha Yoga at the YMCA and found that yoga produced emotional balance, self-understanding, and the good feelings that physical conditioning can bring. Teaching became the culmination of her self-exploration. She values maturity, credits yoga with helping her grow up, and models a confident, patient presence that challenges societal idealization of youth and redefines American womanhood.
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