Journalist Ann Louise Bardach credits the Indian mystic Vivekananda with introducing yoga into the national conversation, back in 1893. The 31 year old mystic made a huge impact at the opening of the Parliament of Religions on Sept. 11, 1893, where he dazzled the audience with his show-stopping improvised talks on eastern philosophy - and yoga.
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Ann Louise Bardach, an American journalist and non-fiction author best known for her work on Cuba, including Without Fidel: A Death Foretold in Miami, Havana and Washington. She is currently working on a biography on Vivekananda.
