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Too divided for unity. How a booklet on yoga nearly brought writer Emmanuel Carrère to the brink of collapse

A light-hearted and delicate little book on yoga is what French author Emmanuel Carrère intends to write. By this he does not mean the glorified form of gymnastics that so many practise, no, he is talking about the sacred yoga that leads to calming the mind, to serenity and pure perception of what is. Although even after years of practice, his complacent ego still regularly gets the better of him, Carrère frankly admits.

To add some extra substance to his new bo...

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A light-hearted and delicate little book on yoga is what French author Emmanuel Carrère intends to write. By this he does not mean the glorified form of gymnastics that so many practise, no, he is talking about the sacred yoga that leads to calming the mind, to serenity and pure perception of what is. Although even after years of practice, his complacent ego still regularly gets the better of him, Carrère frankly admits.

To add some extra substance to his new bo...

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