7. Lilias Folan
Lilias Folan started practicing yoga in 1964. Her mentors were Swami Vishnu-Devananda and Swami Chidananda. Chidananda was her instructor when she was learning Vedanta philosophy and meditation in India. Yoga Journal named her as one of the four most influential figures in American yoga. She had a TV series that lasted until 1979 called Lilias, Yoga, and You, which was viewed by more than 10 million viewers.
