An irreverent and hilarious guide to unleashing your inner badass, from the creator of Rage Yoga.
RAGE YOGA: Unleash Your Inner Badass
by Lindsay Istace
Sourcebooks, April 2021 (voir catalogue)
From the creator of the international viral sensation Rage Yoga comes a book that will empower readers to crush their bullsh*t, unleash their inner Badass Self, and be Zen as f*ck. Rage Yoga is taught by certified instructors and done while blasting hard rock music, hydrating with a cold beer, loudly cursing like a sailor, and extending your fist unicorns in a state of bleeped-out bliss. This book will explore how and why Rage Yoga came to be and how to create a regular practice through breath work, positional exercises, and mindfulness, along with two 7-day programs.
An award-winning circus artist, Lindsay Istace performs contortion, sword swallowing, comedy-variety acts and fire arts. They have trained contortion and extreme flexibility with top coaches in Beijing, Las Vegas, and San Francisco. Their keen interest in flexibility ended up bringing them into the world of Yoga and taking them on a deeper and more Badass path. They became a certified Yoga instructor and founded Rage Yoga in 2016. Since then, they have taught the viral phenomenon across North America and Europe as well as online. Rage Yoga has continued to grow and expand and had begun to bring in new teacher with annual Rage Yoga Certified Badass Instructor programs.
How we present ourselves and how we are perceived by others are in effect part of our personality. The image we project and the roles we play are crucial to our success in both professional and private contexts. Tijen Onaran, a renowned speaker and networker, masterfully explains how to create a personal brand, find our own agenda, and shape how we are perceived online in social media and offline as well. In doing so, she recounts her own experiences in politics and the digital world, including her setbacks, learning effects, and her own personal branding.
Anyone who has ever been told “You should speak up!” during a presentation at the office, a group project at school, or even a conversation among friends can attest to the misunderstanding at the heart of that demand. For those of us—women, people of color, immigrants, outsiders—who find it hard to speak up, the issue is not just about willpower. Many of us have internalized the same messages since birth: that because of the pitch of our voice, the accent we possess, or the slang we use, we will not be taken seriously. Power, we’re told, sounds like the mostly white, straight, wealthy men who wield it.
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If you’ve tried mindfulness before and failed, we get it. Likely you were told to sit on a pillow in a dark room, meditate, or count your breaths. But mindfulness isn’t about separating ourselves from the problems in the world. Instead, it is about re-learning how to get out there, connect with the suffering of every living being and in so doing, embrace your own personal suffering to heal, transform, grow, and finally find peace.