PREMIUM Benjamin Lorr - "Exposing Bikram Yoga"

Summary: Benjamin Lorr, author of Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga, talks with J about Bikram Yoga, how it lead to writing his tell-all book, and the aftershocks that are still being felt today. They discuss Benjamin’s prize in a yoga competition, paradoxes at work in Bikram Choudhury, power dynamics and cult behavior, larger cultural issues, and his new book project focusing on Trader Joes. This episode is sponsored by YogaLifestyle.com and Karmasoft.