{"product_id":"this-incredible-longing-9781956474749","title":"This Incredible Longing","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cross between Glennon Doyle's \u003cem\u003eLove Warrior\u003c\/em\u003e and the classic Yogananda Paramahansa's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAutobiography of a Yogi\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThis Incredible Longing: Finding My Self in a Near-Cult Experience\u003c\/em\u003e is a memoir about devotion, discernment, and the complicated beauty of spiritual seeking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlair Glaser thoughtfully stepped onto a path promising peace and purpose when she found Siddha Yoga, a movement led by a charismatic Indian guru and shaped by a community that would later be called a high-control group. What she found there wasn't exploitation: it was healing. Within the ashram's structure, she discovered confidence, calm, and belonging she'd never known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the guru returned to India, cracks began to show. Blair's depression resurfaced. Hypocrisies emerged. A looming exposé of the heinous truths about Gurumayi and her teacher, her parents' intervention, and a flicker of envy sparked by a \"Friends\" episode created a reckoning she could no longer ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Incredible Longing\u003c\/em\u003e is a story about the willingness to seek, and how looking for oneself by idealizing another human is simultaneously thrilling and dangerous. It is a story of awakening without bitterness that explores the fine line between transformation and entrapment, and the strength it takes to walk away with both eyes open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Blair Glaser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heliotrope Books LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956474749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Blair Glaser \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659164041373,"sku":"9781956474749","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_bd8851ab-332b-4f55-8460-4e3c5cf507d1.jpg?v=1771352028","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/this-incredible-longing-9781956474749","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}