Hell Bent Obsession Pain and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga #pdf by Benjamin Lorr

Obsession Pain and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga


St Martin s Press | ISBN:031267290X | File Type: PDF, 320 pages | File size: 27.Mb | Oct. 30th, 2012
Yoga: Obsession Pain and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga In the spirit of Born to Run and Word Freak an eye opening look at the world of extreme yoga and a tale of personal transformation Yoga is practiced by 20 million Americans and has grown into a 6 billion industry Tales abound of the benefits that come from stretching your limbs and your sense of self to the limit Author Benjamin Lorr began as a casual yogi but he quickly witnessed a transformation of body mood and energy He was studying Bikram Yoga or hot yoga when a run in with a master and competitive yoga champion led him into an obsessive subcture a group of yogis for whom eight hours of practice a day in 110 degree heat were just the start So begins a journey into the strange amazing world of competitive yoga opated by athletic prodigies wide eyed celebrities and predatory hucksters it s a nation spanning trip from the jam packed studios of New York to the athletic performance labs of the University of Oregon to the stage at the National Yoga Asana Championship where Lorr competes for glory The cmination of two years of research featuring hundreds of interviews with yogis scientists doctors and scholars Hell bent will change the way you look at yoga