yogini

[ yoh-guh-nee ]

noun

1. a woman who practices yoga.

Word History and Origins

Origin of yogini¹

1880–85; < Sanskrit yoginī, feminine derivative of yogin yogi

Example Sentences

In December, the pair also retrieved a 10th-century goat head yogini statue from a garden in the English countryside.

From New York Times

Natasha is a yogini, a female master practitioner of yoga and wellness coach.

From BBC

Mykah Smith, the Bahamian yogini, said that she hopes that expatriates and tourists will “see the Bahamas as more than just a tourist destination and see that we’re a people that love our country.”

From The New Yorker

Emmy Cleaves, who was separated from her family at 15 while fleeing Latvia, is a steadfast yogini.

From Washington Post

Krishnamurti knew her as Eugenia, the Theosophist and lovesick diplomatic wife, not as an experienced yogini, as women practitioners of yoga are sometimes called.

From Time