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Breath of the Gods (2012)

Breath of the Gods poster
Original title
Der atmende Gott
Directed by
Jan Schmidt-Garre
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
U
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary traces the roots of modern yoga practice back to the life of Tirumalai Krishnamacharya. It follows his teaching and influence on yoga as it is known today.

informativecontemplativehistoricalreverentmeasurededucationalquietly upliftingfocused

What happens

Breath of the Gods – A Journey to the Origins of Modern Yoga (German: Der atmende Gott – Reise zum Ursprung des modernen Yoga) is a 2012 German documentary about the origins of modern yoga as exercise in the life and work of Tirumalai Krishnamacharya. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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