

Awake: The Life of Yogananda
"Reveal your Self"
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
Counterpoint Films
Key Crew

Lisa Leeman
Director
Cast

Anupam Kher
Narrator (voice)

Russell Simmons
Self

George Harrison
Self (archive footage)

Ravi Shankar
Self

Krishna Das
Self
Hitendra Wadhwa
Self
Mas Vidal
Self
Li Miao Tseng
Self
Francis Clooney
Self
Varun Soni
Self
Brother Vishwananda
Self

Deepak Chopra
Self
Anand Mehrotra
Self
Sandy Gray
Self
Sri Daya Mata
Self
Brahmachari Martin
Self
Philip Goldberg
Self
Maisha Moses
Self
Ariel Ruben
Self
Banu Dave
Self