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Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga
Hell-Bent Obsession Pain and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga
Author: Benjamin Lorr
Author Benjamin Lorr wandered into a yoga studio and fell down a rabbit hole Hell-Bent explores the fascinating, often surreal world of Bikram Yoga, a style taught to millions by a very living guru, Bikram Choudhury. Bikram Yoga is distinguished by the extreme heat it is practiced in (105 - 120 degrees), an overt focus on pain, and the materiali...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312672904
ISBN-10: 031267290X
Publication Date: 10/30/2012
Pages: 288
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Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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As an insider to the Bikram Yoga world I found this book to be interesting and fairly accurate. It goes into detail about some things that aren't even mentioned at the Bikram Yoga Teacher Training but that we all wonder about. It has inspired me to work more on my personal practice and also to branch out and try other forms of yoga rather than just practicing the Bishnu Ghosh lineage.

The only thing I wasn't a fan of in this book was that the ending seemed rushed and left me feeling like there should be another chapter. Of course, that might be due to the fact that I read it in 4 days...
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