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walt baptiste was an innovative yoga teacher, physical culturalist and promoter of healthy lifestyles. he was acknowledged as a a yoga adept by swami sivananda and an enlightened teacher of yoga by kirpal singh. he and his wife magana baptiste are considered pioneers of the health and yoga movements. they were based in san francisco and their yoga, dance and physical culture studios presaged the explosion of current popular interest in physical training, fitness and yoga.