Matthew Remski ~ Surviving Modern Yoga, Cult Dynamics & Charismatic Leaders

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Conspirituality Podcast co-host Matthew Remski joins Banyen for a conversation on his new book, Surviving Modern Yoga: Cult Dynamics, Charismatic Leaders, and What Survivors Can Teach Us. https://banyen.com/item/_gu_uHIeygow6...

Grounded in investigative research and real survivor stories, Surviving Modern Yoga uncovers the physical and sexual abuse perpetrated by Ashtanga yoga leader Pattabhi Jois—and reckons with the culture, structures, and mythos that enabled it.

Matthew Remski is an author, freelance journalist, and co-host of Conspirituality Podcast, with bylines in The Walrus, GEN by Medium, The Boston Globe, and the Globe and Mail. He’s published nine books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, including Threads of Yoga: a remix of Patanjali’s Sutras with commentary and reverie. His book Practice and All is Coming: Abuse, Cult Dynamics, and Healing in Yoga and Beyond has earned international praise as a groundbreaking resource for critical thinking and community health. In 2023 he co-authored Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat.

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