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Nominator: Chiswick Chap (talk · contribs) 15:06, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: Alexeyevitch (talk · contribs) 10:40, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

I enjoyed reviewing the other yoga article, so I'll take on this one as well. Alexeyevitch(talk) 10:40, 8 June 2026 (UTC)
Thank you very much! Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:08, 8 June 2026 (UTC)
@Chiswick Chap: Done. Alexeyevitch(talk) 00:16, 9 June 2026 (UTC)
  • Thanks. I see you've made the changes. Passing now. Alexeyevitch(talk) 08:42, 9 June 2026 (UTC)
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1a

  • Why are there quotemarks for "harmonialism", "harmonic gymnastics", "yogi meditation"?
    See the discussion '"Harmonial" and "harmonialism"' on the talk page. Added glosses to the text.
  • Among the many ingredients are methods of exercise for womenAmong the many influences were methods of exercise for women - better
    Edited.
  • First you use "Haṭha yoga" (capitilised and with the dot below the 't'), then you use "hatha yoga" (not capitilised and no dot). I'm not sure which one is correct.
    Added diacritics.
  • This use has been denounced as cultural appropriation [...] - "This use" is ambiguous. Does this refer to a specific type of yoga or the topic in general?
    Yoga as exercise: spelt out.
  • The Swedish gymastics [sic] instructor - typo
    Fixed. Reviewers are welcome to fix such minor uncontroversial glitches: it's quicker than listing them as comments.
  • Another capitalisation inconsistency, incorporated Ling, "oriental dance" and Another form was what was called "Oriental dance"
    Fixed. Again, feel free to fix such minor things directly.
  • Her work embodied both the exotically Indian (which Graham came to reject) and the harmonial - any rationale why he rejected it?
    Such things are a matter of personal style. Since Graham is only mentioned here tangentially, her motives are basically off-topic for this article.
  • [...] it was sometimes actually called yoga (and sometimes not)[...] it was sometimes called yoga, although not always
    Edited.
  • Cajzoran Ali (1903–) - does this mean the person is still alive or the death date is unknown? If it's the latter, I'd prefer to add a question the mark at the end.
    Done.

1b

  • There are two links for Hatha yoga and three for pranayama - MOS:DUPLINK
    Fixed. The rule is one link per section.

2c

  • [3] check, [11] check, [24] check, [30] check, [31] check, [47] needs a page number, so does [49]
    [47] is provided just for reference: the text is covered by [29] at that place. [49] is a single research paper; Yogendra is readily found with a text search at the eighteenth page of the PDF, which is not page-numbered.

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  • [...] authors began to allude, sometimes vaguely and inaccurately, to Eastern religion and philosophy - Does the source say this? I don't have access to the book.
    Yes.

6a

  • File:Marguerite Agniel in a Buddha position with her legs crossed Wellcome V0048585.jpg Question: surely this would be PD? I think the current licensing in incorrect. I can't find the info in the source link.
    It's correct.
  • File:Summary of influences on yoga, harmonial highlighted.svg CC BY SA 4 checkY
  • File:Linggymnastik Gymnastiska Centralinstitutet Stockholm ca 1910, gih001.jpg PD checkY
  • File:Delsarte recitation book and directory (1890) (14576504060).jpg PD checkY
  • File:Physical Culture 1892 Mrs John Bailey.png checkY
  • File:Delsarte exercises.jpg PD checkY
  • File:Irène Popard en 1950, à son Ecole, 10 avenue de la Grande Armée, Paris.png - the image licensing template has an error
    Fixed.
  • File:Yoga Breathing Stebbins 1892.jpg PD checkY
  • File:Genevieve Stebbins Astley 1902.jpg checkY
  • File:Ruth St. Denis in Radha. (3110040665).jpg PD checkY
  • File:Marguerite Agniel posing with her back arched and legs stret Wellcome V0048584.jpg - same issue with the first image
    Same answer.
  • File:Seal posture Mollie Bagot Stack 1931 (cropped).jpg PD checkY
  • File:Salabhasana (cropped).jpg CC BY SA 4 checkY
  • File:Yoga's Harmonial Origins.svg CC BY SA 4 checkY
  • File:Shri Yogendra.jpg - a source link should be added
    Removed image, which is evidently a scan from a book, no linkable source.
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