Jeannine Parvati Baker

Parvati's first book, Prenatal Yoga & Natural Childbirth, was influenced by ashtanga yogi Baba Hari Dass.

Her second, the influential Hygieia: A Woman's Herbal, was her master's thesis in psychology at San Francisco State University.

[2] As a keynote speaker at conferences on genital integrity, Parvati was an advocate for eradicating circumcision.

[3][4] She also authored "The Wound Reveals The Cure: A Utah Model For Ending The Cycle of Sexual Mutilation".

[5] Parvati died at home in Joseph, Utah on December 1, 2005, aged 56, after a two-year battle with Hepatitis C. [6]