"Landau makes this study on wading through emotions instead of bypassing them for convenience a breezy enjoyment"--BookLife/Publishers Weekly
"A compelling story that encourages readers to examine what it truly means to seek wisdom while remaining authentically human"--Midwest Book Review
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Janelle Logan has a wonderful life in her adopted New York City with a fantastic job, great friends, and treasured spiritual practices of yoga, mindfulness, and meditation.
Then her life is upended when her beloved guru is accused of sexual assault. Janelle struggles with what this rumored betrayal means for herself and her community of spiritually seeking girlfriends, especially when serious work problems add to her woes. When her cousin comes to visit for the summer, she's also pressed to reassess her long-abandoned Jewish heritage.
Yoga Bind is a story of the shock and grief of betrayal, but also how it can lead to emotional healing, personal and spiritual growth, embrace of heritage and community, and, just maybe, a path to forgiveness and inner peace.
Like Landau's other standalone yoga novels with a mindfulness/yoga fiction theme, Janelle's story is relatable to anyone trying to stay on a yoga and spiritual path when life throws its ongoing curveballs.
Themes of women's friendships, community, office politics, and even a search for Janelle's Jewish roots and heritage enhance the overall plot of how yoga, mindfulness, and honesty pave the way to emotional healing--all in a light women's fiction read to enjoy at the beach, or anywhere.
This novel is an especially great read for book clubs focused on women's novels, yoga books, or Jewish fiction.
It's also a great gift for women who love yoga, by itself or in combination with all Landau's other stand-alone yoga novels, Downward Dog, Upward Fog, and Warrior Won.