Awake: The Life of Yogananda
Awake: The Life of Yogananda

Awake: The Life of Yogananda

Reveal your Self

6.8(23 votes)
2014
1h 27m
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.

Production

Counterpoint Films

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

Mas Vidal

Mas Vidal

Self

Li Miao Tseng

Li Miao Tseng

Self

Francis Clooney

Francis Clooney

Self

Varun Soni

Varun Soni

Self

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