Living Yoga received the following news and we are so pleased and honored to share this with you!

“We are pleased to inform you that your submission has been selected to screen at the 2008 Bayou City Inspirational Film Festival, August 7-9, 2008, Houston, Texas. We are excited about your project and commend you once again on your outstanding efforts.”

Our film will screen on Friday, August 8th at 12:50 p.m. at the Sheraton North (near the airport). Register now to attend.

On June 11th, Living Yoga screened on opening night of the Maui Film
Festival. Meenakshi Angel Honig was invited by the Festival to
introduce the film and to lead an after-film discussion. Meenakshi
reported that the film was shown at the beautiful Castle Theater and
there was a large turnout for the film. Many in the audience came up
to her afterward to express their appreciation for the film. Some
shared stories and remembrances about Sri Gurudev being on Maui over
the years and others who had never met him expressed how seeing him
on film really brought him to life.

Meenakshi said that she felt the film will help build a bridge for
many who don’t know Gurudev or much about Yoga but who know Dr.
Ornish and Dr. Oz (who appear in Living Yoga) through their exposure
on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”

She remarked, “It will nourish their cells and souls on a deeper level.”

Joe Sugarman attended the screening and commented, “I was very
impressed with the documentary, the people who volunteered to be in
the movie, the benefits of Yoga and what a great leader Gurudev was.
The lessons taught throughout the film were many. It’s the type of
film you can see over and over and get a lot out of it each time you
see it. I know how hard it is to produce a film of this quality and
with all the effects used so I congratulate you on a job well done.”

Saturday, August 23rd, 3 p.m.
The Lyric Theater
Downtown Blacksburg, VA
More information contact: Akke’s Yoga Place
www.akkesyogaplace.com    (540) 953-2553

Stillness Yoga (1522 Roswell Road Marietta, Georgia 30062 – located
inside Marietta Health Foods) will host  a screening on Saturday,
July 12 at 7:20 p.m. Please contact Stephanie Clement at 770-337-9335
for more information and  to reserve a seat.

The Honolulu Academy of Arts/Doris Duke Theatre, 900 South Beretania Street, will have four screenings of Living Yoga.

Tuesday, November 4 at 7:30 P.M.
Wednesday, November 5 at 7:30 P.M.
Thursday, November 6 at 1:00 P.M.
Friday, November 7 at 1:00 P.M. and 7:30 P.M.

Living Yoga will be shown June 27th 7:30 pm at: Yoga Space, 82 Washington St., Keene, NH
For more info: Daphne Sundari Logan 603-352-6908

 Living Yoga had it’s Austin premiere in the splendid One World Theatre. It was a successful fundraiser for the Save Our Springs Alliance.  Karuna Kreps organized the event with the help of Karma Yogis Dristi (Molly Ragan), Karly Branch and Russell Scheinberg.

There were a handful of Yoga teachers and a lot of newbies. I suspect that few if any in the audience knew who Satchidananda was.  Afterward, people did come out asking if they could buy books and many wanted the DVD. Everyone really enjoyed the film.

LIVING YOGA will screen at the Honolulu Academy of Arts/Doris Duke Theatre, 900 South Beretania Street, Honolulu on Tuesday, November 4, Wednesday, November 5, Thursday, November 6.

For those of us who were blessed to find Sri Gurudev many years ago, Living Yoga, the movie is a trip down memory lane.  Somehow, these talented filmmakers were able not only to capture our beloved teacher but also to place Him in the times that indeed “were a changing…”    As a student and teacher of Integral Yoga for the past thirty years, I was amazed at how much I didn’t know or maybe remembered.  The movie layers so much information that it educates the beginner, as well as the advanced yogi.  It reminded me of so many fabulous moments in Gurudev’s presence.  His sense of humor, His love of fun and always His gentleness as He reassured us that we only need to do our best.  Embracing His teachings changed the course of my life and continues to guide me on a daily basis.  I am forever grateful and thank the producers, especially Prem, who, for decades, literally followed in Gurudev’s footsteps, camera in hand to bring Him to life on the big screen.   I think He would laugh and say “So, now I am a movie star, a yogi movie star!! You see, anything is possible, have faith!!”   Anandi Annechild

Film director Joshua Greene answers questions after the screening.

Brahmi Romero, Joshua Greene, and Paul Orum (Chairman of the Yoga Center Board)

IYTA member Christine Brahmi Romero, director of the St. Mark’s Yoga
Center on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC., hosted a premiere on May
15th as part of its 30th Anniversary Celebration. The screening of
the film was followed with a discussion with filmmaker Joshua M. Greene.

Brahmi reports:

Our screening went well. Everyone was very moved by the film and
asked such wonderful questions of Joshua at the end. His responses
were amazingly informative and inspiring. He is a truly wonderful
man and we very much enjoyed meeting him.

People were very impressed by the film and the message of Integral
Yoga and Gurudev. As one of the audience members said last night to
Joshua, thank you so much for the service to all that this film
represents.

Seeing the film on “the big screen” was even more impressive. I think
my favorite part of the film is Dr. Amrita’s explanation of the
Integral Yoga class. She is so clear in her description.

Several people sought me out afterward to ask specifically about
taking IY classes. One young woman wants to go to Yogaville for
Teacher Training.

In July, we will do another screening at a local arts venue. (check
back on our event calendar for details)