Yoga is Dead

Taking Back a Sacred Practice from Political Movements

By: Eric Infanti

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 5 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

In a world where every sacred practice is pulled into the orbit of political, racial, and social movements, yoga—once a profound, spiritual discipline—has been hijacked. Yoga has become the battlefield for debates about race, activism, and cultural appropriation. But what if yoga was never meant to serve these movements? What if its deepest power lies in personal liberation, far removed from social justice agendas?

Yoga is Dead: Taking Back a Sacred Practice from Political Movements is a bold, unapologetic manifesto for those who feel the weight of external ideologies suffocating the purity of their personal practice. This book reclaims yoga for the individual. It is not about aligning with a movement, cause, or political agenda—it’s about freedom. It’s about taking back a sacred practice and restoring it to its rightful place: in the hands of the practitioner, alone on their mat, as they journey inward toward self-discovery, healing, and empowerment.

This book is for the yogis who dare to break free from the mainstream narrative that tells them yoga must be political. It’s for the practitioners who believe that yoga transcends race, politics, culture, and identity. This is a book that will provoke, challenge, and inspire you to see yoga for what it truly is—a personal revolution that demands no social approval or alignment with any movement.

What You’ll Discover Inside Yoga is Dead:
The Myth of Inclusion: Explore why movements that claim to make yoga more inclusive often divide more than they unite. This book will challenge the false narrative that yoga must be tied to movements for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Instead, you’ll see how yoga is already a universal practice, available to every individual who chooses to engage with it, no matter their background, race, or beliefs.

How Yoga Became a Platform for Activism: Uncover how and why yoga became intertwined with political movements, especially in the West. Understand the forces that have tried to reshape yoga as a tool for social justice, and why this approach dilutes the practice’s true power. It’s time to separate yoga from activism and rediscover it as a tool for personal transformation.

The Fallacy of Cultural Appropriation: Tackle the controversial argument that yoga in the West is an act of cultural appropriation. This book breaks down the fallacy of ownership when it comes to yoga, exploring how cultural exchange has been part of the practice’s global spread and why **yoga belongs to everyone**—no one race, culture, or group can claim it.

What This Book Challenges:
The Decolonizing Yoga Narrative: This book directly questions the popular notion that yoga must be decolonized. Instead, it argues that yoga is a global practice that transcends cultural ownership, evolving naturally as it spreads and adapts across borders.

The Social Justice Movement in Yoga: Explore why yoga does not need to be used as a platform for social justice or activism. This book breaks down how the politicization of yoga has diluted its spiritual and personal potential, and why it’s time to take back control.

The Idea of Yoga as a Tool for Political Change: You’ll see why yoga’s real power lies in personal transformation—not in promoting political movements or causes. It’s about individual freedom, not collective activism.

Are you ready to take back yoga from political movements? Are you ready to embrace the practice as your own personal revolution?

It’s time to reclaim the sacred practice. The revolution starts within—and it starts with you.