New Ashtanga Film Screening in London, March 5
Sri K. Pattabhis Jois will be in London for the premier screening of a new documentary, Guru, on Sunday, March 5, 2006 at 10:45 AM.
Robert Wilkins, an experienced documentary filmmaker based in London, spent three months in Mysore, India practicing at AYRI and filming Guru. The story focuses on the advantages of studying with a guru and records many Ashtangis’ experiences.
Guruji holds a conference at AYRI
If you are in London and have the chance to see it, drop us a line (info @ ashtanganews.com) and tell us what you think. The film is a compact 30 minutes.
AstangaYogaLondon is hosting the event at the Rio Cinema as well as the London stop of Guruji’s Ashtanga World Tour.
The Hindustan Times recently interviewed Wilkins:
There’s so much information around these days “just google it and find out – then why do we never seem to learn anything anymore? Perhaps no-one’s teaching us?” questions Wilkins.
Speaking with a student at AYRI
“The Indians have found an answer in the guru system,” he reasons, Put trust in the guru (once you have found the right one) and he/she will take you on a journey of transformation “from darkness into light.”
This film offers never before seen insights into the life of 90-year old Ashtanga yoga guru.
The documentary explores a very different side to yoga, one which is not sold in the West. There is intimate footage of Jois and his grandson Sharath Rangaswamy teaching traditional method Ashtanga yoga from their “shala” at the AYRI (Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute) in India.
The movie also includes footage from Guruji’s 90th birthday celebration.
A website for the movie was in the works at the time of this posting.
For more information on the Ashtanga World Tour, please also see our prior posts, including this one with photos.