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Sara has invested years dutifully climbing the corporate ladder to become head of PR at a major financial services company, but can’t shake the feeling she’s not where she belongs. When her latest boss, a wine-guzzling, drama-loving diva, finally drives her to the brink, Sara seeks sanctuary in yoga-teacher training…only to encounter an entirely different assortment of craziness and calamity. Where in the OM Am I? is an irreverent, honest, and hilarious memoir chronicling one woman’s journey from the fast-paced, cutthroat corporate world, to the slow-paced, surprisingly catty, and sometimes perilous world of yoga. Along the way, Sara confronts the harsh reality of working in a male-dominated industry, the challenges of being a corporate interloper in the yoga community, and the complexity of interactions between women in both realms. As epic mishaps beget personal revelations, Sara digs deep for the courage to forge a new life for herself.
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As a former corporate drone forced into early retirement, and as a Yoga practitioner, Sara's book completely resonated with me and my "career" in IT. Her description of being humiliated in front of her colleagues caused my stomach to clench and I remembered a similar experience that I had not thought about in years. It is very validating to meet someone else who had the same reaction to the corporate environment, the hostile and toxic bosses, the lack of authenticity, doing work that she does not care about, just for the financial security. I wanted to quit all the time, but I could never think of what else to do.
I consider Yoga the most important thing I do for myself, yet I never considered Yoga teacher training. After reading Sara's descriptions of her training, I will really never consider it. Her writing style was humorous and entertaining. This book was a very worthwhile use of my time. Highly recommend you read it.
A book that will crack you up with bits of spiritual enlightenment sprinkled throughout.
I was able to identify with the anxious side of Sara (being an anxiety cat myself) and was surprised at the level of thoughtfulness, self-reflection, and depth in what I initially thought was going to be a fluffy read. Sara does a great job of verbalizing all the internal doubts and questions that anyone faces when considering a big life change - particularly a career jump that falls outside of the societally-approved path.
The story really hits its stride once Sara heads to yoga teacher training camp - the over the top characterizations of crunchy, more-vegan-than-thou trainees cracked me up. Her boss also provides plenty of comedic relief and "OMG DID THIS ACTUALLY HAPPEN?" By the time I was a 1/3 of the way through the book, I was totally hooked and speed-read all the way until the end.
I've wanted to read this ever since it was published. I finally bought the version and read it in a week, reading a little bit every weekday and reading a lot last weekend. It's the kind of book that kept me up past my bedtime because I enjoyed reading it so much.
This is a thoroughly enjoyable yoga memoir. It flows well, it's engaging, it's funny and I relate to so much of what the author wrote.
I hope the author writes more books and with the same sincerity, warmth and humor that permeate this book.
One of the reasons I held off on buying this book is because some reviews were so disparaging. Disregard the low-star reviews.
If you enjoy yoga memoirs, this is quite enjoyable. I think I enjoyed it even more than "Yoga Bitch," which I really enjoyed. It reminds me in some ways of "Misadventures of a Garden State Yogi," with its "I fell into the rabbit hole of yoga" story telling.
If you enjoy yoga and reading, give this book a try. I think you'll like it, especially if you've had some life experience in dealing with some people who have personalities that are colorful to the point of appearing in the DSM.
The next to last chapter is really beautiful. It's where the author ties everything up with a big red bow.
I didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did. I don't practice yoga; I'm a runner, through and through. Yet DiVello writes with such wit, and warmth, that it was impossible to put down. I read this from cover to cover on a red-eye from Anchorage to Philadelphia last month. And I could totally relate. DiVello, stuck in a high-paying corporate job with a cast of zany co-workers (and totally realistic, to anyone who has every worked a corporate job), enrolls in a yoga instructor class, where she meets a cast of zany yogi-wannabes that are hilarious in their very New-Agey devotion. Yet what makes Where in the Om AM I is the honesty that DiVello brings to the pages, and the way she never shies away from revealing her own vulnerabilities, even if it doesn't cast her in the best light (or, in keeping with the yoga theme, should I say best position?).
"What in the hell was I thinking? Who did I think I was? What made me think I was entitled to ask--to even dark think of greedily asking for more?" she writes, at one point, and later, "Because ultimately it's easier, and far more comfortable, to continue doing what you've always done, instead of asking the harder questions that can lead to the scarier choices, like what might be possible if you let go of what you've always done?"
Yes, yes and yes, I say, to both "DiVello and Where in the Om Am I? I recommend this to anyone looking for an honest and humorous memoir or searching for motivation for making major life changes.
Being a yoga lover and having written a novel that spoofs big business, this memoir seemed to be right up my alley. Sara, a recent college graduate with eyes wide open and big dreams, lands what she believes to be a great opportunity in a financial services company. She puts her nose to the grindstone hoping to make an impression, which is not easy with all that's going on around her.
Enthusiasm for a great job quickly wanes when Sara's co-workers begin to show their true selves. Her boss Vicky can't separate her personal life from her work life. A business trip with Vicky turns into a drunkfest with Sara playing nursemaid to Vicky's monster hangover. A salesman, who Sara has nicknamed, The Meat, freely shares tales of his sexual conquests in the office. No one seems to notice that Sara is left to do the work the rest of them have simply neglected. Let's just say, I can relate.
At the urging of her new husband, Nunally, Sara follows her dream of becoming a yoga instructor. She juggles intensive classroom training while continuing to put up with the office antics. It's a struggle since the other yoga students are as equally obnoxious as those she desperately wants to leave behind in the office.
Where The Om Am I? is funny and I mean laugh out loud funny. The people in the office are real characters. In fact I think I know a few of them! The yoga students are mean and spiteful and I was pulling for Sara to rise above them. If you are looking for a light, funny summer read, I think you will enjoy, Where The Om Am I?
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