Awake: The Life of Yogananda

Awake: The Life of Yogananda
2014
★★★☆☆ 6.8/10
⏱️ 87 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Documentary
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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Cast

Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher
Narrator (voice)
Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons
Self
George Harrison
George Harrison
Self (archive footage)
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar
Self
Krishna Das
Krishna Das
Self
Hitendra Wadhwa
Hitendra Wadhwa
Self

Crew

Director
Paola di Florio, Lisa Leeman

Production

Counterpoint Films

Keywords

meditationmystichinduyogaspiritualitywoman directormysticism