Awake: The Life of Yogananda

Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014)

October 10th, 20141h 27min

Documentary
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An unconventional biography by Oscar nominee Paola di Florio and Sundance winner Lisa Leeman about Hindu mystic Paramahansa Yogananda who brought yoga and meditation to the West in 1920 and authored the spiritual classic "Autobiography of a Yogi," which became the go-to book for seekers from George Harrison to Steve Jobs.


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