{"product_id":"surviving-modern-yoga-cult-dynamics-charismatic-leaders-and-what-survivors-can-teach-us-paperback","title":"Surviving Modern Yoga: Cult Dynamics, Charismatic Leaders, and What Survivors Can Teach Us - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Remski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTheo Wildcroft\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrounded in investigative research and real survivor stories, \u003ci\u003eSurviving Modern Yoga\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the physical and sexual abuse perpetrated by Ashtanga yoga leader Pattabhi Jois--and reckons with the culture, structures, and mythos that enabled it. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe revised edition of \u003ci\u003ePractice and All is Coming\u003c\/i\u003e from Conspirituality co-host Matthew Remski \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoga culture sells well-meaning westerners the full package: physical health, good vibes, and spiritual growth. Here, investigative journalist Matthew Remski explores how cultic dynamics, institutional self-interest, and spiritualized indifference collude to obscure the truth: Harm happens in plain sight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough in-depth interviews, insider analysis, and Remski's own history with high-demand groups, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSurviving Modern Yoga\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e brings to light how we're each susceptible to cult abuse and exploitation. He shows how, with the right kind of situational vulnerability and the wrong kind of guru, the ideas we hold close about ourselves--like \u003ci\u003eIt wouldn't happen to me\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eI'd speak up for victims\u003c\/i\u003e--fail to protect us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRemski reckons with his own complicity in spiritual power dynamics, and shares how a process of disillusionment allowed him to recognize harm. He does the same for readers, peeling back the veneer of yoga marketing to reveal the abuse, assault, and silencing perpetrated against seekers who trusted Jois as a mentor, their \u003ci\u003eguruji\u003c\/i\u003e--even a father figure. Each survivor speaks in their own words, on their own terms, reclaiming agency against an insular, in-group culture that enabled a charismatic leader's devastating harm--and positioned him as its only remedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSurviving Modern Yoga \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ealso includes practical tools to help readers: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand how high-demand groups trap would-be targets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvaluate their own situational vulnerabilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn to listen for loaded, red-flag language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultivate their literacy of cult tactics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Remski\u003c\/b\u003e is an author and freelance journalist, with bylines in \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e GEN\u003c\/i\u003e by \u003ci\u003eMedium\u003c\/i\u003e. Remski is a yoga practitioner who writes about yoga, abuse, and cults. His work is informed by his experiences as a member of multiple cults. He's published eight books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThreads of Yoga: a remix of Patanjali's Sutras\u003c\/i\u003e with commentary and reverie. Remski co-host a podcast called \u003ci\u003eConspirtuality\u003c\/i\u003e. His forthcoming book \u003ci\u003eConsprituality\u003c\/i\u003e, co-authored with his podcast co-host Derek Beres and Julian Walker, will be released in 2024. This is a re-edition of Remski most recent book, \u003ci\u003ePractice and All is Coming: Abuse, Cult Dynamics, and Healing in Yoga and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e which has earned international praise as a groundbreaking resource for critical thinking and community health. He lives in Toronto with his partner and their two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701488324704,"sku":"9798889840107","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/surviving-modern-yoga-cult-dynamics-charismatic-leaders-and-what-survivors-can-teach-us-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}