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[12/01/21 - 06:00 AM]
HBO Max Orders Four-Part Docuseries "Breath of Fire" Based on Vanity Fair Feature Spotlighting Kundalini Yoga
The series explores the culture of modern spirituality through the rise of Kundalini yoga in the west, from its origins with Yogi Bhajan in the 1960s to its presence in millennial wellness circles today.







BREATH OF FIRE (HBO MAX)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
12/1/21
STATUS:
previously in development (2022-2023 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to series
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
four-part limited series
DESCRIPTION:
(from WarnerMedia's press release, December 2021) HBO Max has ordered the four-part limited documentary series, BREATH OF FIRE from Vanity Fair Studios and SecondNature, which builds on a recent exclusive feature from Vanity Fair about Guru Jagat, a star of the Kundalini yoga practice and controversial founder of the RA MA Institute. Her death this summer at the age of 41 brought a sudden end to her ever-expanding wellness empire, which had many celebrity followers and loyal disciples. The series explores the culture of modern spirituality through the rise of Kundalini yoga in the west, from its origins with Yogi Bhajan in the 1960s to its presence in millennial wellness circles today.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Hayley Pappas as DIR
· Hayley Phelan as CO-EP
· Helen Estabrook as EP
· Lexy Altman as EP
· Matt Ippolito as EP
· Sarah Amos as EP
· Smiley Stevens as DIR
GENRE(S):
· reality
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Condé Nast Entertainment
· SecondNature
· Vanity Fair Studios