Living Yoga will screen again in Thailand this year at Kamalaya Film Nights (on Koh Samui Island in southern Thailand) on 8 and 22 May 2010.

Further details are available from: info@phanganfilmfestival.com

Living Yoga was selected to be among the films to be part of Culture Unplugged’s Spirit Enlightened Online Film Festival that opened this week (January 13, 2010). Within a day, Living Yoga became one of top viewed films in the festival and is now featured on the festival’s home page. You can view the film here:

http://tinyurl.com/yfjx22f

This is also the perfect opportunity to let your family and friends know that they can watch the film in its entirety online. And, the DVD is available from www.livingyogamovie.org in English and also as Viviendo El Yoga (with Spanish subtitles) for purchase.

Please spread the word about the Festival to keep Living Yoga in the top viewed films and about the DVD. Thanks for all your support in spreading the love and light of Yoga around the globe! OM Shanti.

There will be a screening of Living Yoga on Friday, November 13 at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) from 5:00-7:00 pm at Temple Bldg 1160. This is being sponsored by the Yoga Education Student Organization (YESO) and arranged by Yoga teacher Carmen (Gauri) Monico, PhD/MSW student.

The screening is open to all students and the public and is free.

The Integral Yoga Institute of Fair Lawn, New Jersey is sponsoring two screenings of Living Yoga at Fairleigh Dickinson University Wilson Auditorium- Hackensack Campus Monday, November 30, 2009 12:00 PM and Wednesday, December 2, 2009  at  7:00 PM.

These screenings are open to students and the public and are free. For further information or directions, phone the IYI: (201) 794-0658.

Kristi Moseley is organizing a screening of Living Yoga as a fundraiser for: “Off the Mat into the World-Seva Challenge African Humanitarian Tour 2009 (OTM).

The screening will be held on September 30, 2009 at 7:30 pm at 3 OMS YOGA,  1210 Bay St. Suite 100
(previous location of The Yoga Room) Bellingham WA 98225  Telephone: (360) 671-3510 www.3omsyoga.com

Please support Kristi who has  committed to “live my Yoga” and raise $20,000 by December 15, 2009. The proceeds will go to improve the lives of children in the poorest regions of Uganda and support at-risk youth yoga programs in the United States.

Kristi says: Upon meeting my goal, next February I will travel to Uganda with OTM to help build a 7-room schoolhouse, teacher housing, an eco-birthing center, access clean drinking water, create an organic permaculture farm and work in conjunction with the Youth AIDS International along with additional service work the area and experience various culture events. OTM is committed to leaving a legacy to the individuals that they serve and will improve the lives of thousands in Uganda while also supporting and empowering at-risk youth here at home.

We’re honored to support Kristi’s seva and hope the event is a great success! We’re also donating 2 Living Yoga DVDs for auction at the event.

Directions to 3 OMS YOGA:  http://tinyurl.com/ryuyvt

To learn more about Kristi’s goal:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m-orUThmEA

Living Yoga will premiere in San Miguel de Allende on August 31st at 7:00 pm. This will be a screening of the film in English.

The screening will be held at: Teatro Santa Ana, Biblioteca Publica, Insurgentes 25, San Miguel de Allende

For more info contact: Marcela Andre 044 415 1022108 yogaplanetjewels@gmail.com

Kirana Stover, director of the Integral Yoga Centre in Barcelona, Spain reports that the first public screening of Viviendo El Yoga, the Spanish subtitled version of Living Yoga, was held and was beautifully received. Thanks to Kirana for organizing this inspiring gathering.

We’re grateful to the film’s director Shiva Kumar for helping to get the subtitles added, to Sr. Maitreyi, Ram, Pilar & Mercedes for their translation services and the sangha in Argentina, Barcelona, Richmond (VA) and Integral Yoga Magazine supporters for making this possible. OM Shanti.

The 1st Annual Samui Film Festival (SFF) will be held from 14-16 August 2009. SFF selected Living Yoga as one of its premiere events! SFF takes place on the beautiful tropical island of Samui in Thailand.

The website states: The Samui Film Festival grew out of a pure love for meaningful independent filmmaking. Additionally, we are world travelers who rejoice in the cross-cultural expansion that subtly transforms all those who wander far and wide, and we embrace film as a medium for this soul-level evolution. We are delighted to celebrate with you by sharing this year’s roster of inspiring and exquisite hand-selected films from around the world with the local community as well as travelers to this beautiful tropical island. (Living Yoga screens on Aug. 15th)

To read more about this brand new festival, please visit: http://www.tropicalmagazine.info/archives/3461

The 13th Annual Videographer Awards were just announced and we’re very proud to report that Living Yoga received the 2009 Videographer Award of Excellence, the highest honor in the documentary category. Our thanks and congratulations to Shiva Kumar (Silver Arc Productions) for his excellent videography work that was so befittingly acknowledged by The Videography Awards. Thanks also to Joshua Greene (co-producer) and all who contributed to the success of the film.

There will be two screenings of Living Yoga in Richmond next weekend. On Fri. March 20th at 6:30 pm, Barabara Tara West of Inlight Yoga (3835-C Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan) will host a screening at her center. For more information, please visit: www.inlightbooksyoga.com or contact:  (804) 598-0700 or info@InlightYoga.com.

On Sunday, March 22, at 4pm, Elizabeth Southard will host a screening at the Carver Healing Arts Gallery, 1208 West Marshall St, 23220 VCU area. For more information, please visit: www.myspace.com/carverhealingartsgallery or contact: 804-386-9663  or  yogilizard@yahoo.com.

Both screenings are free, love offering suggested, and are open to the public.