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The life and teachings of yoga guru Krishnamacharya.

Mike McCahill

Guardian

There's plenty of stretching, but not much cinema, in this wearying history of yoga.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 21, 2013

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Umut Gunduz

Little White Lies

Your time would be better spent taking a yoga class.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 21, 2013

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Patrick Peters

Empire Magazine

An insightful look at a global phenomenon.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 17, 2013

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Ben Nicholson

CineVue

It provides enough interesting material throughout and in fact proves a strangely soothing and relaxing experience in itself.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 9, 2019

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Siobhan Synnot

Scotsman

True believers may be riveted by this earnest salute to the sun, but for others this enthusiastic showcase of impressively bendy people stretches the patience at 105 minutes.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 22, 2013

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Graham Young

Birmingham Mail

This story of modern yoga and its ancient influences is cinema's nearest thing to watching paint dry in years ( ... ) the perfect antidote to Fast & Furious 6. And it's guaranteed to make your eyes water.

Rated: 3/5

May 24, 2013

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Audience Member

As someone who has practiced Iyengar and Ashtanga yoga, this is a pilgrimage into the heart of yoga from the legendary yogacharyas who revived this beautiful art/science from the ashes of history. The archival footage alone is worth the whole documentary.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

This is an excellent movie about the origins of modern yoga! Bravo!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

I really enjoyed this and found it very interesting.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Jan Schmidt-Garre

Director

Jan Schmidt-Garre

Producer

Marieke Schroeder

Producer

Diethard Prengel

Cinematographer

Gaby Kull-Neujahr

Film Editing

Irina Kromayer

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Synopsis

The life and teachings of yoga guru Krishnamacharya.

Director: Jan Schmidt-Garre
Producer: Jan Schmidt-Garre, Marieke Schroeder
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2017
Runtime: 1h 45m

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