{"product_id":"surviving-modern-yoga-cult-dynamics-charismatic-leaders-and-what-survivors-can-teach-us-9798889840107","title":"Surviving Modern Yoga: Cult Dynamics, Charismatic Leaders, and What Survivors Can Teach Us","description":"\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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12460527\"\u003eMatthew Remski\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e North Atlantic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798889840107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL020000\"\u003eCults\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HEA\"\u003eHealth \u0026amp; Fitness\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HEA025000\"\u003eYoga\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC060000\"\u003eSexual Abuse \u0026amp; Harassment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Remski is an author and freelance journalist, with bylines in \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGEN\u003c\/i\u003e by Medium, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. He's a former yoga teacher whose research is informed by\u003cbr\u003ehis past experiences as a member of two cults. He's published eight books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eThreads of Yoga: A Remix of Patanjali's Sutras with Commentary and Reverie\u003c\/i\u003e (2012). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRemski has cohosted the \u003ci\u003eConspirituality\u003c\/i\u003e podcast since 2020. With colleagues Derek Beres and Julian Walker he has appeared as an expert on COVID-era spirituality and political extremism for dozens of news outlets. In 2023, they published \u003ci\u003eConspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat\u003c\/i\u003e. Senior yoga teacher Seane Corn called the book \"a fascinating, straightforward, well researched, and sobering unpacking of the complex history and present-day phenomena of distorted beliefs within New Age yoga\u003cbr\u003eand wellness spaces.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first edition of \u003ci\u003eSurviving Modern Yoga\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePractice and All Is Coming: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbuse, Cult Dynamics, and Healing in Yoga and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e--earned international praise as a groundbreaking resource for critical thinking and community health. Remski lives in Toronto with his partner and their two sons.","brand":"North Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48462977138925,"sku":"9798889840107","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_1c5a8cd0-c71b-4b16-9488-996754e58377.jpg?v=1753715727","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/surviving-modern-yoga-cult-dynamics-charismatic-leaders-and-what-survivors-can-teach-us-9798889840107","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}