Fascist Yoga: Grifters, Occultists, White Supremacists, and the New Order In Wellness

"Namaste, fascists! An original and entertaining analysis of the dubious origins of the Western middle class’s favourite postural exercise" - The Times"Western 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 Books"A serious treatise on a zeitgeisty topic. To the man who may be Britain’s most avant-garde writer and artist, yoga is a swindle that dupes the well-meaning middle classes. It’s also a breeding ground for fascists. It isn’t even particularly good for you." - The Telegraph"A riveting work for readers interested in yoga and right-wing movements." - Library Journal The 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