Posts Tagged ‘film’

YogaWoman, Hear Me Roar

“You go into any yoga class in the West, and it’s filled with women. And it’s so ironic, women were never part of the yoga tradition at all,” says author Linda Sparrowe in YogaWoman, a new documentary film by sisters Kate and Saraswati Clere.

Yoga traditionally was indeed a male practice. But that has dramatically changed, and YogaWoman documents these stunning changes. With interviews from an all-star cast of female yoga teachers from around the world, such as Shiva Rea, Angela Farmer, Sharon Gannon, Seane Corn, and Cyndi Lee, the film shows how these pioneering women are leading the way to empower a new generation of yoginis.

pro-yogawoman-dvd.pngIt seems that yoga and women is a topic that is close to many a yogini’s heart: “The trailer is going viral with 9,000 views in the last two weeks!” says Kate Clere.

The film isn’t out in wide release yet, but you can visit the site to watch the trailer, pre-order a DVD, get resources about yoga, or join the YogaWoman forums. You can also sign up to host a viewing at your studio or elsewhere in your community.

Saturday: Global Yoga Flash Mob

I love the energy of the yoga community. Like a flash flood, a flash mob comes together like a FLASH!, flows through Sun Salutations–and then, it’s gone.

AYP_trailer_screenshotforweb.jpgThis Saturday, three flash mobs are happening around the world. In London, Nairobi, and Los Angeles, yogis will come together to raise awareness about the upcoming documentary Yoga for Unity, which highlights the work of the Africa Yoga Project and explores how yoga can be used to combat tribalism, violence, and poverty. A powerful testament to yoga’s ability to transform.

Baron Baptiste, executive producer on the film, will be speaking at the LA event, which is taking place at the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica.

Stay tuned for the video of these three events edited together.

We want to know: Do you think of your yoga as activism? If so, in what way?

Read the whole story on:http://blogs.yogajournal.com/yogabuzz/

New Movie Features "Creepy Yoga Guy"

Vince-vaughn.jpgWhen it comes to comedy movies, yoga is often portrayed as either a weird, New Age activity or a prime opportunity for wildly inappropriate sexual innuendo. Based on the press surrounding Couples Retreat, a movie about couples who go on a retreat to save their troubled marriages, I’m guessing it falls into the second category.

Vince Vaughn, who stars in the film, told Parade.com that the yoga class scene came from an experience he had in real life. “I had a girlfriend in L.A. who took me to a yoga
class,” he said. “While it was going on I was saying to myself, ‘Is this really happening?’ It was like the
instructor was making all these moves and he was basically dry humping the girls. Nobody batted an
eye. I felt like I was in The Twilight Zone. So we had our class in the movie with a
creepy yoga guy.”