Lilias Folan, Who Brought Yoga to Middle America, Dies at 90 NYT > U.S. News Von: Jeré Longman 23. März 2026 um 15:31 With her bright leotards and soothing, welcoming tone, she helped to demystify a discipline that many Americans in the 1970s viewed as a counterculture practice. © Duane Howell/The Denver Post, via Getty ImagesMs. Folan in 1976. “I’ve always known I was put on this planet to do this sharing and this journey,” she said.