yogi

noun yo·gi \ ˈyō-gē \

variants: or less commonly yogin play \ˈyō-gən, -ˌgin\

Updated on: 1 Apr 2018

Definition of yogi

1 : a person who practices yoga

2 capitalized : an adherent of Yoga philosophy

3 : a markedly reflective or mystical person

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Recent Examples of yogi from the Web

NEON NAMASTE Newbies and yogi masters alike can stretch with abandon during black light yoga at Back Bay’s YogaWorks.

— BostonGlobe.com, "30 great dates in Boston and beyond," 22 Mar. 2018
Jaggi Vasudev, known as Sadhguru, is a popular yogi who started the Isha Foundation, a spiritual organization, in 1992.

— National Geographic, "How an Indian Guru Cleans the World's Most Polluted Rivers," 21 Mar. 2018
There are also well-priced yoga accessories for the home yogi – a yoga bag, blocks and strap – starting at $3.99.

— refinery29.com, "Ikea's New Line Is Perfect For A Spring Cleaning Refresh," 15 Mar. 2018
On a stage near the bay, Sujal Patel, an expert yogi from Skylight Yoga, demonstrated a series of five poses, each of which were among the poses pictured on a flyer handed out to the audience.

— dave barry and tom shroder, miamiherald, "Here are the solutions for the 2018 Herald Hunt | Miami Herald," 4 Mar. 2018
Witnessed friends fill my social-media feed with their contorted yogi limbs and #namastes.

— clay skipper, GQ, "What the Perfect Male Body Looks Like Now," 25 Feb. 2018
Carlee Benear is a mom and a yogi, but those two identities aren’t mutually exclusive.

— blake bakkila, Health.com, "This Mom Breastfeeds While Doing a Yoga Handstand—and Her Photos Have Sparked Controversy Online," 23 Feb. 2018
MD Anderson Cancer Center is demanding its name and logo be removed from promotional materials for an international cancer conference that will feature a prominent Indian yogi who has blamed cancer in part on karma for past sins.

— todd ackerman, Houston Chronicle, "MD Anderson wants name removed from cancer conference materials," 5 Feb. 2018
Flow through movements with instruction from Erica Vetra, an experience yoga instructor who has traveled the world honing in on her yogi skills.

— NBC News, "10 no-excuses workouts you can do using Amazon Prime," 16 Jan. 2018

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