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Nevine Michaan (born 1954) is an American yoga teacher and the founder of Katonah Yoga, a branch of Yoga which grafts sacred geometry, Taoist theory and strains of Western esoteric thought onto classical Yoga philosophy and practice.[1][2] Born in Egypt, she moved to the United States as a child[3] and studied at Vassar College.[4] She began teaching yoga in 1980[3] and founded the Katonah Yoga Center in Katonah, New York, in the 1980s.[5]
Katonah Yoga makes extensive use of props to adapt poses to the individual body,[6] and relies on visual metaphor rather than an external approach to finding alignment that seeks "ruler-like precision."[1] Yoga Journal and Vogue Italia have both compared the approach to poses to human origami — folding and unfolding the body to reach new positions, and in the process asking the question, "how do you get over yourself?"[6][1] A 2012 profile in New York magazine described Michaan as "something of a cult figure" among yoga teachers, and noted her practice of "compulsively reading" the posture of people she meets, including public figures in Westchester County such as Chevy Chase and Martha Stewart.[7]
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[edit]- 1 2 3 Rosati, Alice (2025-09-16). "Katonah Yoga, la disciplina che insegna a considerare il corpo come una casa da abitare e a ritrovare il tuo centro". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-08-22.
- ↑ Chiavacci, Ilaria (2021-04-17). "Yoga, come vivere a lungo (con un corpo perfetto)". GQ Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-08-22.
- 1 2 Nayor, David. "A Yen for Yoga". Westchester Magazine. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
- ↑ "Nevine Michaan". OmStars. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
- ↑ "Theory". Katonah Yoga Center. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
- 1 2 "7 Things To Know About Katonah Yoga". Yoga Journal. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
- ↑ "You Call That a Tree Pose?!". New York. 2012. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
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