In this eclectic collection of stories from people who practice and teach yoga from such varied perspectives, most of us will find at least one, if not more, that we resonate with. Even better is the surprise- yoga can lead to…that? Allie Middleton uncovers for us a thread whispering through the different voices: “go ahead, try it! You have no idea where the process of the practice can take you.

These insights hug and feed me like compost to seeds, water to roots, sunshine to green leaves! Nyawe to the wisdom keepers who invite us to remember and to reimagine as we co-create, emerge, and grow through these changing times together.

For many years Allie and I have shared creativity conferences, connected at conventions and meetings designed to apply imagination and creative innovation practices to different contexts. She’s one of those rare people who can take you to places you would never go. In this book she has curated stories of innovators that are invaluable. Together now in community, we might come to understand how to try something new.

Yoga Radicals is an inspiring, deeply informative collection of stories from a diverse group of yoga leaders. Each chapter is an individual account of transformation and a reflection on the path to well-being. Together, they provide light and practical guidance to a world struggling to find a better way forward. Highly recommended.

Allie Middleton is a remarkable human. She integrates her deep study of eastern and western traditions in a way that is both unique and accessible. In this book, she brings together a broad spectrum of clear voices and inspired teachings. Through these brilliant, evocative interviews, she offers readers practical and poetic guidance for the realization of a better world.

I have often thought of Yoga as “Gentle Stretching” and in fact, one practitioner near me, a Physical Education Teacher in a public school, chose to call it that after being forbidden to use Yoga in her classes. This Book and the fun, inspiring stories within it, is about a different kind of gentle stretching. About a form of expanding potential. About innovation, both incremental and radical, by those using Yoga to make a new or improved difference ~ stretching the boundaries of the possible. Whether you are a Yoga teacher, individual practitioner or just a curious polymath, the diverse and inspirational stories in this book will stretch and inspire you to an expanded view of the possibilities that humans create when they have a deep care to affect the world in a positive way.