Fascist Yoga

OUR BEST-REVIEWED BOOK OF THE YEAR!Namaste, fascists! An original and entertaining analysis of the dubious origins of the Western middle classs favourite postural exercise- The TimesWestern yoga existed in uncomfortably close proximity to various strands of extreme right-wing thought ... [Home's] writing about yoga is intended less as an academic study than as an attempt to educate practitioners about the influence of fascism on their culture- New York Review of BooksA serious treatise on a zeitgeisty topic. To the man who may be Britains most avant-garde writer and artist, yoga is a swindle that dupes the well-meaning middle classes. Its also a breeding ground for fascists. It isnt even particularly good for you.- The TelegraphA riveting work for readers interested in yoga and right-wing movements.- Library JournalThe practice of yoga promises peace, self-realisation and release, thanks to the power of its 'mystic' Indian origins. But what if this is just hype? In Fascist Yoga, Stewart Home sweeps away the half-truths to tell a new origin story of the world's first modern yogi a Californian escapologist who added some Hindu fairy dust to gym and circus exercises.Ever since, the world of yoga has been full of grifters, occultists and white supremacists, all out to exploit and recruit via the medium of exercise. From cult leaders and brainwashed followers to TV celebrities and fake gurus, the story of yoga has involved some of the strangest currents of humanity.In this new expos, Stewart Home shows that nothing is sacred.Stewart Home is a legend of counterculture. He is an artist, filmmaker, pamphleteer, art historian and activist, and the author of countless pulp fictions, including most recentlyArt School OrgyandShes My Witch. He regularly performs to audiences across the world.