The movie Enlighten Up! is finally making an appearance in Seattle, and will run at Varsity Theatre May 15-28. I’m really excited that a small yoga movie is making it into movie theaters all over the country, and I can’t wait to see it!

So what is the movie about? Here is a quick synopsis from the Enlighten Up! website:

Filmmaker Kate Churchill is determined to prove that yoga can transform anyone. Nick Rosen is skeptical but agrees to be her guinea pig. Kate immerses Nick in yoga, and follows him around the world as he examines the good, the bad and the ugly of yoga. The two encounter celebrity yogis, true believers, kooks and world-renowned gurus. Tensions run high as Nick’s transformational progress lags and Kate’s plan crumbles. What unfolds and what they discover is not what they expected.

Sounds like an interesting look at the Western yoga culture vs. it’s roots in India, with a good dose of humor…

Nick Rosen in his first week of yoga classes in New York City (official photo by Jonathon Hexner).

Pattabhi Jois and students at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, India (official photo by Jonathon Hexner).