Spiritual teacher in Hinduism or Buddhism (6)

I believe the answer is:

yogini

(Other definitions for yogini that I've seen before include "She emancipates soul" , "woman who's probably flexible" , "Female practising yoga" , "exercising lady" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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