Enlighten up! : a skeptic's journey into the world of Yoga

Enlighten up! A skeptic's journey into the world of Yoga

DVD - 2009

Determined to prove that Yoga can transform anyone, filmmaker Kate Churchill finds a test subject to document. Nick Rosen is skeptical, but agrees to be her guinea pig. Kate immerses Nick in yoga and follows him around the world as he examines the good, the bad and the ugly of Yoga. The two encounter celebrity yogis, true believers, kooks and world-renowned gurus. Tensions soar as Nick's transformational progress lags and Kate's plan crumbles. Ultimately, what they find is not what they were looking for.

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Subjects
Yoga.
Yogis.
Documentary films.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Docurama Films : Distributed by New Video Group, Inc [2009]
Language
English
Other Authors
Kate Churchill (-), Jonathon Hexner, Khari Streeter, Nick Rosen, Krishna Venkatesh
Item Description
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Special features: Extended interviews with Yoga luminaries B.K.S. Iyengar, Gurusharanananda and Norman Allen; deleted scenes; photo montage of Northern India; fimmaker biography.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (DVD)(ca. 82 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Format
Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., NTSC.
Production Credits
Director of photography and animation, Jonathon Hexner ; additional photography, Jeff Stonehouse ; editors, Khari Streeter, Jonathan Sahula ; music, Krishna Venkatesh.
ISBN
9781422964934
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

After seven years as a yoga practitioner, filmmaker Churchill is convinced that yoga can change anyone's life. To prove her theory, she recruits extreme novice and skeptic Nick Rosen to practice yoga intensively for six months. Her hope is that Nick's life will be transformed as was her own life. He starts in New York City with a class a day in a variety of traditions and disciplines, interviewing students and teachers along the way. Then he and Churchill travel to Mysore, India, where he immerses himself in the teaching of various gurus, including Pattabhi Jois, the father of ashtanga yoga, and a group that uses laughter as a yoga practice. The beauty of the film is that neither Churchill nor Rosen ultimately find what they are seeking. This well-paced documentary will be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in yoga, skeptic or not. More at enlightenupthefilm.-com. Highly recommended. [Pattabhi Jois died in 2009.-Ed.]-Manya Shorr, Omaha P.L. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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