Going Om: Real-Life Stories On and Off the Yoga Mat

By Melissa Carroll, Gabra Zackman, Allyson Johnson

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936740869
• ISBN13: 9781936740864
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Viva Editions
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.9"