Description
"A riveting work for readers interested in yoga and right-wing movements." - The Library Journal
"Anything Stewart Home writes intrigues me... He turns things upside down and shakes them up" - Lynne Tillman, author of Weird Fucks and MothercareThe 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 exposé, 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 recently Art School Orgy and She's My Witch. He regularly performs to audiences across the world.
Author: Stewart Home
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Published: 07/20/2025
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780745351124
ISBN10: 0745351123
BISAC Categories:
- Health & Fitness | Yoga
- History | Social History
- Social Science | Conspiracy Theories
About the Author
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 recently Art School Orgy and She's My Witch. He regularly performs to audiences worldwide and recently started making headstand paintings with the canvas placed above him and brushes held in his toes. He was born and lives in London.