Who Owns Yoga?

We explore the impact of our modern obsession with one of the world's oldest physical and spiritual practices.

"Yoga is so utterly vast as a discipline and so old as a practice, that it was a tall order to make a film about it in all its diversity and complexity. And there is one important element that was left unexplored in our film which deserves mention: the science behind yoga and meditation.

The last decade has seen an explosion of research into how and why yoga, mindful breathing and meditation impact our brains, bodies and behaviour. It's long been believed that yoga and meditation can positively affect a person's mood. But now, cold hard evidence appears to be confirming what sages and saints have been saying for thousands of years.