21st Century Yoga: Culture, Politics, and Practice: Horton, Carol, Harvey, Roseanne: 9780615617602: Amazon.com: Books (original) (raw)

This book is greatly needed in today's society. It is a collection of essays from teachers and scholars around the globe beginning provocative conversations about where Yoga is in today's modern world. I believe it is a must-read for all teachers, and practitioners of Yoga.

The essays take a look at some challenging aspects of our human race such as; addiction, body-image issues, commercialism, and social & environmental activism. My favorite chapters are 7 & 9.

This entire book is thought-provoking, and inspiring. By beginning the conversations in our society about what it is that we are doing, and why, it brings us to face our truth, gives us permission to examine it, to feel it and to be aware of our impact as a human race, to our communities, our earth, and our relationships. This is no single-sided promotion of any one viewpoint, but rather opens a platform for thought and speech, giving us tools for self-study and raises awareness of how our individual impact affects the whole world because we are not separate.

The authors display courage to share their personal path through Yoga, and how this relates to the general public/our society. Whether you personally identify with their experiences or not, there are practitioners out there who will (possibly whomever you practice with), and we need to be open and compassionate with EVERY spirit that makes our world glisten. The authors are bringing up issues that are typically not discussed, or hidden within the psyche of our communities, the writing is bold, provocative, examining and invites Self-study, activism and change. Thank you for putting this out
there! Jai!