Memoirs of A Kenyan Yogi Paperback

By the age of 11, Cheloti was living on his grandmother’s farm, milking cows in the morning and evening, and walking back and forth to school in between. On weekends, he led the cows up into the forest to graze, hauling his schoolbooks with him to study. As a young man, he struggled to find and hold jobs in the shaky Kenyan economy, often crashing wedding parties for a meal. It was through a chance audition for a dance troupe, which morphed into an acrobatic ensemble and finally into teaching yoga, that Cheloti was able to give up the “lie” he had always told himself: that he was a victim of circumstances, and there was nothing he could do to improve his lot. Shedding his “blueprint for scarcity,” hasn’t made life easy, but he learned to persevere by gaining balance and equanimity.Part confessional, part yoga philosophy, part African anthropology, Cheloti’s story is told in a charming stream-of-consciousness style with an irresistible momentum. Change is inevitable; negative or positive, it is bound to happen, but we can choose the direction, he tells us. Give up your lie and you will create more space for peace, love and community. And finally, try something new every day, especially something that scares you, and watch yourself grow.