Enlightenment for Idiots
Author: Cushman, Anne
ISBN: 9780307381651
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 07 Jul 2009
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
For readers of sharp, commercial women's fiction, yoginis with a sense of humor about themselves, and anyone who has ever taken a yoga class.BR>BR>b>A yoga teacher finds new life in India-just not the one she was expecting./b>br>br>Nearing thirty, Amanda thought she'd be someone else by now. Instead, she's an ex-nanny yogini-wannabe who cranks out "For Idiots" travel guides. True, she has a sexy photographer boyfriend, but he's usually off shooting a dogsled race in Alaska or a vision quest in Peru-or just hooking up with other girls. However, she's sure her new assignment to the ashrams of India will change everything.br>br>What she finds, though, is an ashram run by investment bankers, a model-obsessed guru, tantra parties, and silent retreats. India, it turns out, is not the spiritual refuge she'd pictured. But she finds a friend in Devi Das, a redheaded sadhu who refers to himself as "we." And when a holy lunatic on the street offers her an enigmatic blessing, Amanda realizes a new life may be in store for her-just not the one she was expecting.
ISBN: 9780307381651
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 07 Jul 2009
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
For readers of sharp, commercial women's fiction, yoginis with a sense of humor about themselves, and anyone who has ever taken a yoga class.BR>BR>b>A yoga teacher finds new life in India-just not the one she was expecting./b>br>br>Nearing thirty, Amanda thought she'd be someone else by now. Instead, she's an ex-nanny yogini-wannabe who cranks out "For Idiots" travel guides. True, she has a sexy photographer boyfriend, but he's usually off shooting a dogsled race in Alaska or a vision quest in Peru-or just hooking up with other girls. However, she's sure her new assignment to the ashrams of India will change everything.br>br>What she finds, though, is an ashram run by investment bankers, a model-obsessed guru, tantra parties, and silent retreats. India, it turns out, is not the spiritual refuge she'd pictured. But she finds a friend in Devi Das, a redheaded sadhu who refers to himself as "we." And when a holy lunatic on the street offers her an enigmatic blessing, Amanda realizes a new life may be in store for her-just not the one she was expecting.
