▁who ▁published ▁on ▁this ▁topic ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁under ▁the ▁pen ▁name ▁K ern ing ▁[...] ▁represent ▁the ▁best ▁that ▁has ▁ever ▁been ▁written ▁in ▁German ▁about ▁y oga ▁practices , ▁al beit ▁in ▁a ▁form ▁that ▁might ▁not ▁be ▁to ▁everyone ' s ▁taste ." ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁historian ▁Karl ▁Ba ier ▁has ▁written ▁that ▁Kre bs ▁" la id ▁the ▁foundation ▁for ▁the ▁occ ult ist ▁reception ▁of ▁modern ▁physical ▁culture ▁and ▁of ▁body - cent red ▁y oga ▁practices ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 7 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 5 1 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁German ▁opera ▁sing ers ▁Category : G erman ▁Fre em asons ▁Category : G erman ▁occ ult ▁writers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁associated ▁with ▁physical ▁culture <0x0A> </s> ▁Jonathan ▁Smith ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 2 ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁novel ist , ▁play w right , ▁writer ▁and ▁teacher . ▁A ▁career ▁English ▁teacher , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁nov els , ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁many ▁radio ▁plays . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Smith ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁to ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁teachers ▁originally ▁from ▁the ▁Rh ond da ▁Valley ▁in ▁South ▁Wales . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Christ ▁College , ▁Bre con ▁and ▁read ▁English ▁at ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College , ▁Cambridge . ▁ ▁Career ▁Smith ▁took ▁up ▁his ▁first ▁teaching ▁job ▁at ▁Lor etto ▁School ▁near ▁Edinburgh ▁in ▁Scotland