The hilarious true account of an overweight, balding, skeptical guy's unexpected transformation into a healthy, blissful yoga fiend.
Neal Pollack was out of shape. The hair on his head was thinning and the hair on his face was pretentious—traits a New York Times critic gleefully pointed out while panning his second book. Combined with the predestined failure of his punk rock band, it was almost too much for Pollack to bear. He was willing to try anything to get his life back on track . . . even yoga.
While struggling to master difficult poses without kicking other yogis in the face, Pollack actually, remarkably, began to feel better, both in body and mind. Soon he found himself immersed in the "weird and circuslike" world of yoga. He participated in a 24-hour yogathon, attended yoga conferences and Asian retreats, went to yoga rock shows, started getting regular assignments for Yoga Journal magazine, and, finally, began teaching yoga classes himself.
Stretch mercilessly lampoons the bizarre, omnipresent culture of yoga, but it's also a story of profound personal transformation. Pollack started off mocking yoga. Now he's become one of its most enthusiastic proponents.
My thoughts
Neal Pollack is a yogaholic. Once trying yoga, he becomes obsessed with doing yoga every chance he gets. This humorous look at his journey in search of his inner self and realization is an enjoyable read but taught me nothing of the principles of yoga. But I still liked this book.
Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher for review. I received no compensation for my thoughts.
1 comments:
it's a GREAT companion book if you're just starting yoga. I do yoga at one of the more "corporate" spots. Learning the basis of where each kind of practice comes from was eye opening, to be sure. I loved this book!
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