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Have you ever entered a yoga studio and felt like you didnโ€™t quite fit in? Do you believe the American Yoga Association is bias against individuals of a certain size or individuals of a certain color? Well in her soon to be released sophomore book ๐˜๐จ๐ค๐ž: ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐˜๐จ๐ ๐š ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ-๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž author Jessamyn Stanley shares her experiences with these issues plus so much more.
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I went into this book thinking it was going to be all about peace, zen and tranquility. HA! Boy was I wrong. Jessamyn goes way beyond the surface and dives deep into the racial disparities and body shaming within the American Yoga Community.
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If youโ€™re sensitive to profanity, this may not be the book for you. But if you are open to blunt truth and unwavering candidness, then grab a copy and enjoy the ride. Jessamyn writes about a wide range of topics including the importance of moving the body, meditation, appropriation in yoga, the #Metoo movement, and how she has overcome imposter syndrome.
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You can feel Jessamynโ€™s strong and witty personality from the very first page as she describes being called out by a fellow yogi for misspelling a word in her first book. It was this experience that led to the title of this her second book.
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Personally I loved reading her raw, real and honest stories. I didnโ€™t read Jessamynโ€™s first book so I didnโ€™t know what to expect with this one. I was pleasantly surprised by the relatability of it all. I know what it feels like to enter into a yoga class and feel out-of-place. Yet, I also know what it feels like to find peace and a sense of calm in that same studio.
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Jessamyn is not your typical yogi. And this is not a typical book about yoga. I enjoyed the journey.
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๐˜๐จ๐ค๐ž: ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐˜๐จ๐ ๐š ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ-๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž will be released June 22, 2021.
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Thank you @workmanpublishing for gifting me this eARC in exchange for my honest feedback.