Yoga without borders

An honest memoir about how yoga can transform realities on the margins: From a refugee camp to bringing yoga to prisons and hospitals.

Meritxell Martorell, journalist and yoga teacher, reconstructs in this book a life journey that takes her from the program "21 Days" (Mediaset) to working with refugees in Moria (Lesbos), prisons, cancer hospitals, and the social organizations where Yoga Without Borders operates today.

The book combines autobiographical narrative, social journalism, and yogic reflection. It addresses, without embellishment, topics such as human trafficking, refugee rights, and healing trauma through the body. It also includes a practical guide with accessible sequences—on a mat, in a chair, and in a restorative version—based on the ISTA (Inclusive, Sensitive, Therapeutic, Accessible) method developed by the author.

"This book was born from the need to tell stories that don't make the headlines." Stories of people who, in the midst of adversity, find in yoga a way to reconnect with their bodies, dignity, and hope. — Meritxell Martorell

With forewords by Mireia Coma-Cros and Sara Teller, and reviews by Mayte Criado (International Yoga School), Laura Piquer (Arunai Yoga), Jessica García, Lucía Liencres (The Class), and Elena Sepúlveda (Yoga Spirit).