Yoga Maya (2014)

Yoga Maya is an expose on how yoga is taught, practiced and marketed in America. It is a 75-minute documentary, featuring interviews with 12 senior yoga teachers in California, narration and confessionals by Arvind Chittumalla, producer and director of Yoga Maya. Yoga has been relegated to mostly physical practices, due to a lack of proper understanding of yoga and lack of comprehensive yoga education. This documentary will clarify 4 misconceptions of yoga in America. It also encourages the yoga community to expand their practice beyond the physical poses and embrace an integrated yoga practice. Documentary Cast: Jai Uttal, Annie Carpenter, Mark Whitwell, Felicia Tomasko, Tracee Stanley, Swami Sri Atmananda, Arun Deva Daniel Stewart, Julie Carmen, Tej Khalsa, Lorin Roche, Chris Chapple.