Great Discussion on Yoga & Power

"If a cult-of-personality is dependent upon widespread propaganda and deception, then, the problem with yoga is not just the teachers that fall susceptible to the lure of power. Rather, the problem is that people believe the lie that yoga is somehow categorically different than all other systems. The reason people believe this lie is because the charismatic leaders discourage critical thinking in favor of submission and acceptance, which is reinforced by the benefits that come from being in the good graces and high favor of the leader. Further, because the followers have raised the leaders to such a high position, thoughtlessness now permeates a community that could be vibrantly creative, a community that could significantly contribute to the world in general." ~ Jennifer Richard


I LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE TO ME by Jennifer Richard

The Imposters Now On Amazon

Yes, the website-to-end-all-websites, Amazon, now lists my book. Which is very nice. I hope you will want to buy a copy and read it. And if you prefer your books digital, the e-book will be appearing shortly. But the paperback is so beautiful! 

To purchase from Amazon: Click Here

Yes, the second memoir, The Imposters, is out! It ends six months before The Guru Looked Good begins and, in a way, is very much part of that same story. 

I hope you will read it. You can get a paperback copy here: The Imposters

It will be available as an e-book within a few weeks, and also on Amazon. 

Thank you!

THE IMPOSTERS, an update

THE IMPOSTERS is scheduled for worldwide release on April 8! Hurray! If you are a supporter, please come on over to the book's Facebook page and give it a "like." We are rolling this baby OUT! 
Here's the link: THE IMPOSTERS ON FACEBOOK

With many thanks!
Marta

NEW MEMOIR on its way!

Dear Friends,

I have written a second memoir, THE IMPOSTERS. It covers the seven or so years leading up to The Guru Looked Good, ending just six months before The Guru begins. It's another cult-like story, though on a very different scale. It's a "domestic cult" -- with only a handful of members, one of whom is a child. It takes place in Manhattan, Athens, Greece and London during the eighties. THE IMPOSTERS is in production now and I hope to have it ready for reading by March.

Hi friends, a few days ago something happened with a sari. You might enjoy the story. Sari's don't figure much in my life these days, but there it was. The story is called REVISIT and you can read it here: Experiments in Memoir. 

Radio Interview on The Merry Monk

I really like this radio interview -- scroll down a bit and skip the first 5 minutes. Then there's alot of good stuff about what it was like in Siddha Yoga, cults in general, family, art... Hats off to Erik Guzman of the Merry Monk for initiating the whole venture http://themerrymonk.com/?p=4151