• “Compelling…
    enough to make a modern soul look inwards.”
    — The New York Times
  • “Dreamy, entrancing... and while such material can be hard to pull off,
    directors Paola di Florio and Lisa Leeman are masters of atmospherics.”
    — The Washington Post
  • “Engrossing and informative
    from start to finish”
    — The Village Voice
  • “AWAKE is an absolute treasure and
    should not only be watched, but experienced.”
    — The Movie Network
  • “Gripping, inspiring… epic…
    the filmmakers hook you emotionally from the get-go.”
    — Yoga Journal
  • “Epic
    and timeless”
    — LA Yoga
  • “Enlightening! Fascinating! Profound!
    It will nourish your heart, mind and soul.”
    — NYC Movie Guru
  • “The film tapped into Yogananda’s humanity in a way
    that was profoundly moving and inspiring to me.”
    — Ram Dass
  • “…a mesmerizing film
    about a very special being.”
    — Alice Walker
  • “Beautifully made…
    so rich and full of light.”
    — Mariel Hemingway
  • “Yogananda was truly one of the great spiritual masters.
    He shone a light that continues to bless millions of us...”
    — Marianne Williamson
  • “A beautifully crafted film
    and a powerful story about a spiritual genius.”
    — Russell Simmons
  • The Film
    • Trailer
    • Excerpts
    • About the Film
    • Filmmakers
    • Interviewees
    • Yogananda and SRF
    • Explore
  • Blog
  • Screenings
    • Community Screenings
  • Press
    • Reviews
    • Press materials
  • Sign up
  • Buy
  • Contact
Menu

Sign Up for Updates


loading
  • Line forms outside the Egyptian Theatre in Seattle before our festival premiere.
  • Before an interview, Paola pranams to Brother Bimalananda, who passed away in 2010.
  • Filmmakers at a press photo-op in Seattle.
  • Monks and filmmakers at the Seattle premiere.
Like us to spread the word
Tweet

Showing 305 reactions

  • rubi pals
    rubi pals signed up 2017-07-23 21:31:18 -0700
  • Elizabeth Zucco
    Elizabeth Zucco signed up 2017-05-11 14:04:49 -0700
  • Cathy Ketchum
    Cathy Ketchum signed up 2017-04-22 10:12:04 -0700
  • Jamie Nummer
    Jamie Nummer posted about this on Facebook 2017-04-17 17:19:38 -0700
    Check out AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda. I just joined. #yoga #film
  • Gearl Mason
    Gearl Mason signed up 2017-03-22 14:21:36 -0700
  • Colin Burgess
    Colin Burgess signed up 2017-03-05 14:31:43 -0800
  • melissa hepler
    melissa hepler signed up 2017-02-16 23:11:55 -0800
  • Laura Ross
    Laura Ross signed up 2017-01-06 07:24:44 -0800
  • saraswathi srinivasan
    saraswathi srinivasan signed up 2016-12-24 22:19:31 -0800
  • Valerio Rossi
    Valerio Rossi signed up 2016-12-02 09:18:41 -0800
  • Valerio Rossi
    Valerio Rossi signed up 2016-12-02 09:16:59 -0800
  • Debi Rumph
    Debi Rumph posted about this on Facebook 2016-11-27 12:29:08 -0800
    Check out AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda. I just joined. #yoga #film
  • Debi Rumph
    @CrazyStallion15 tweeted link to this page. 2016-11-27 12:29:04 -0800
    Check out AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda. I just joined. #yoga #film http://www.awaketheyoganandamovie.com/join?recruiter_id=83212
    Reply · Retweet · Favorite
  • Mara Culp
    Mara Culp signed up 2016-11-27 08:35:18 -0800
  • floss barber
    floss barber signed up 2016-11-26 00:55:08 -0800
  • Dr Harish Chauhan
    Dr Harish Chauhan signed up 2016-11-16 21:28:34 -0800
  • Galo Cruz
    Galo Cruz signed up 2016-10-31 13:49:01 -0700
  • Galo Cruz
    Galo Cruz signed up 2016-10-31 13:48:50 -0700
  • Atul Mohan
    Atul Mohan signed up 2016-10-26 21:02:17 -0700
  • Atul Mohan
    Atul Mohan signed up 2016-10-26 21:01:10 -0700
  • Denzel Simmons
    Denzel Simmons posted about this on Facebook 2016-10-26 15:39:40 -0700
    Check out AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda. I just joined. #yoga #film
  • Denzel Simmons
    @KingNovusTheSix tweeted link to this page. 2016-10-26 15:39:36 -0700
    Check out AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda. I just joined. #yoga #film http://www.awaketheyoganandamovie.com/join?recruiter_id=83006
    Reply · Retweet · Favorite
  • Denzel Simmons
    Denzel Simmons signed up 2016-10-26 15:36:37 -0700
  • Denzel Simmons
    Denzel Simmons signed up 2016-10-26 15:36:10 -0700
  • Victoria Schneider
    Victoria Schneider signed up 2016-10-05 13:12:18 -0700
  • Rosangela Brunet
    Rosangela Brunet signed up 2016-09-16 23:12:15 -0700
  • Neetu Sood
    Neetu Sood signed up 2016-08-24 02:25:08 -0700
  • Catherine Breheny
    Catherine Breheny signed up 2016-08-22 14:41:27 -0700
  • vivek sharma
    vivek sharma signed up 2016-08-15 01:03:06 -0700
  • N Guruprasad
    N Guruprasad signed up 2016-07-17 09:01:10 -0700
  • «
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • »
Watch the trailer


  • Sign in with Facebook
  • Sign in with Twitter
  • Sign in with Email
Contact us
Tweets by @AwakeYogananda
Awake: The Life of Yogananda

Contact the AWAKE team

©2015 Self-Realization Fellowship, 3880 San Rafael Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90065. All rights reserved.

Sign in with Facebook, Twitter or email.
Website created by Film & Campaign using NationBuilder.