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YOGA TV
If you’re like most yogis, there’s a good chance the physical
practice of yoga was what first got you hooked. Yet once
you’re ready to dive deeper into this ancient tradition and
explore its ultimate goal—self-realization—it can be tough
to know where to begin. One great place to start: Gaia’s
new 13-episode docuseries, Yogic Paths. Shot in India, each
episode takes viewers to various ashrams and introduces
some of the great yoga masters and scholars, including
Geeta and Prashant Iyengar (B.K.S. Iyengar’s children), Anand
Mehrotra (the founder of Sattva Yoga), and many more. “By
interviewing these masters, we’ve captured thousands of
years of ancient tradition on film,” says Ashleigh Sergeant,
head of yoga content for Gaia. “This unprecedented access to
teachers with connections to various yoga lineages helps you
see how yoga took on different forms, and that it’s so much
more than a technique to exercise the body and mind—that
it’s a path to consciousness passed down for thousands of
years.” To watch this binge-worthy series, go to gaia.com.