The Happy Poet by Paul Gordon The Happy Poet is a slacker success story with a vegetarian twist. Written and directed by, and starring Paul Gordon, the film follows a novice health-food chef, in a story that may reflect the birth of many vegetarian gourmet cafes. As the film opens, Bill no longer has a [...]
Doing the 'Dance The Sundance Film Festival is held every January in Park City, Utah over a span of 10 days. Even though 118 films were screened in seven venues in Park City this year, it was still difficult to buy a movie ticket in advance. Although it was possible to purchase a limited amount [...]
Happy Fest, Doing the 'Dance Everyone was happy at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, this year. The sun shone brightly for the first eight days, while the moon in turn brightened each and every clear crisp star-filled night. Filmmakers, festivalgoers, volunteers, celebrities, and musicians were all smiling and convivial. Filmmakers were thrilled [...]
The Making of a Transformational Film - Suzanne Bryant searches for what Yoga Is By Dale Nieli Because Yoga was a powerful saving grace in her life during moments when she felt raw and vulnerable, Suzanne Bryant wanted to share that experience with others by producing a film that has a healing power for anyone [...]
The Practice of Transformational Media By Suzanne Bryant “Healing the universe is an inside job” ---- from the film, Mindwalk When we think of films that have a message of inspiration, or a teaching, they are often referred to as Spiritual films. But John Raatz, founder of GATE (Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment), prefers to use [...]
LA YOGA Magazine was one of the sponsors of the healthy oasis The Zen Den at the Sundance Film Festival. The Zen Den has been building buzz throughout the first week of the festival as celebrities and filmmakers have been dropping by for healing treatments, yoga classes, healthy snacks, copies of LA YOGA Magazine, happy [...]
Three members of our yoga community share their love and memories of a beloved mentor, friend and teacher. REMEMBERING SHYAMDAS By Govindas The worldwide Bhakti community and our unified Heart are mourning the loss of our Beloved Guru, Brother, Friend, and Baba SHYAM DAS. It was only seven weeks ago in India (Fall 2012) when [...]
For a documentary that flashes tweets throughout and premiered tonight with a live Skype video Q&A with one of the Russian stars, the subject matter covers an amazingly anachronistic contemporary witch hunt. Pussy Riot—A Punk Prayer begins in February 2012 when a group of twenty-something Moscowite girls invade a cathedral to perform an anti-church/anti-Putin punk [...]
LA YOGA Magazine will have a presence this year at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The prestigious 10-day independent film festival runs from January 17-27 in Park City, Utah. With 46,731 attendees in 2012, it is one of the largest independent film festivals in the United States. Sundance provides year-round creative and financial support for [...]
Photos of Krishna Das at Bhakti Fest West 2012 shot by Kristina Clemens Kristinaclemens.com Chanting is called a practice for one reason: It only works if we do it. Chanting has been my main practice for years, but it took me a long time to realize that it’s only by doing it regularly [...]