A Journey to the Origins of Modern Yoga
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Co-Presented with the Arlington International Film Festival
Modern yoga, that is, the form practiced daily by tens of millions of
people around the world, goes back directly to Lord Shiva according to
Indian tradition. At the same time, however, modern yoga originated in
the early 20th century, a creation of Indian savant T. Krishnamacharya
(1888-1989). That story is far less known and is what this film is all
about.
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Krishnamacharya’s life and teachings are seen through the eyes of the
director Jan Schmidt-Garre on his search for authentic yoga. His
journey leads him from the legendary students and relatives of
Krishnamacharya’s to the source of modern yoga, at the palace of the
Maharaja of Mysore. From Pattabhi Jois Jan learns the “Sun salutation”,
from Iyengar the “King of Asanas”, the headstand, and finally
Sribhashyam reveals to him his father’s secret “Life Saving Yoga
Session”.