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Going Om: Real-Life Stories on and off the Yoga Mat

par Melissa Carroll (Directeur de publication)

Autres auteurs: Cheryl Strayed (Avant-propos)

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With candid, witty, and compelling experiences of yoga from renowned memoirists, including Cheryl Strayed (author of the number-one New York Times bestseller Wild), Claire Dederer (author of national bestseller Poser: My Life in 23 Yoga Poses), Dinty W. Moore (author of The Accidental Buddhist), Neal Pollack (author of Stretch: The Making of a Yoga Dude) and many others, Going Om shares a range of observations about this popular practice. Unlike books on yoga that provide instruction on technique, Going Om is a unique collection of personal narratives from celebrated authors. This anthology of original material values the quality of writing over the authors' flexibility. Ira Sukrungruang shares his heartbreaking struggle as a 375 pound yoga student discovering self-worth on his mat; Gloria Munoz explores the practice of stillness with lyrical elegance in the midst of her busy mind; Neal Pollack's signature sarcasm leads to surprising turns at yoga class with his dad; Elizabeth Kadetsky uses yogic wisdom while coping with her mother's devastating Alzheimer's.… (plus d'informations)
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Like most collections featuring multiple essays by a variety of writers, there's something here for everyone (at least, those who appreciate and practice yoga), and chapters one will likely choose to gloss over or skip completely. And that's okay. After all, yoga practice is about finding what works for you, and this book is no different in that regard.

I listened to the Audible audiobook, and the narrators were quite good, well suited for the material. This helped immensely, because talking about things as potentially "crunchy granola" as yoga and meditation can often veer into the deep and unforgiving waters of Flaky Lake. Thankfully, such moments are avoided, not only to the credit of the narrators, but to the essayists as well, all of whom are also professional writers in some regard. This is most fortunate, as they find the poetry of the practice not in the Sanskrit names of the poses, but in the power yoga has for facing - and dealing with - the pain of aging, relationships, disabilities, illness, abuse, brokenness, and our own personal demons. This is a book for people who wonder what yoga can do for them, and those who already know and want to hear from kindred spirits.

After a foreword by Cheryl Strayed ("Wild"), readers are treated to humor and heartfelt intimacies form the likes of Neal Pollack, Katherine Riegel, Claire Dederer, and Dinty Moore ("The Accidental Buddhist"), as well as over a dozen others.

This is the perfect book for those who see yoga as more than merely a form of exercise, but instead as a path, a tool, or even a way of life. ( )
  TommyHousworth | Feb 5, 2022 |
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With candid, witty, and compelling experiences of yoga from renowned memoirists, including Cheryl Strayed (author of the number-one New York Times bestseller Wild), Claire Dederer (author of national bestseller Poser: My Life in 23 Yoga Poses), Dinty W. Moore (author of The Accidental Buddhist), Neal Pollack (author of Stretch: The Making of a Yoga Dude) and many others, Going Om shares a range of observations about this popular practice. Unlike books on yoga that provide instruction on technique, Going Om is a unique collection of personal narratives from celebrated authors. This anthology of original material values the quality of writing over the authors' flexibility. Ira Sukrungruang shares his heartbreaking struggle as a 375 pound yoga student discovering self-worth on his mat; Gloria Munoz explores the practice of stillness with lyrical elegance in the midst of her busy mind; Neal Pollack's signature sarcasm leads to surprising turns at yoga class with his dad; Elizabeth Kadetsky uses yogic wisdom while coping with her mother's devastating Alzheimer's.

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