Yoga Memories
Previous posts in this series have introduced the 1963 BBC TV show Yehudi Menuhin and his Guru, how the concepts of yoga and the yogi were discussed in it and the presentation and performance of B.K.S. Iyengar throughout the show. This final post takes a more behind-the-scenes look at how the show came about and was […]
In previous posts, I introduced the 1963 BBC TV show Yehudi Menuhin and his Guru, in which David Attenborough interviewed the world-famous violinist and his yoga teacher and how the concepts of yoga and the yogi were discussed on the show. This post focuses on the presentation and performance of B.K.S. Iyengar throughout the show. […]
In the previous post, I introduced the 1963 BBC TV show Yehudi Menuhin and his Guru, in which David Attenborough interviewed the world-famous violinist and his yoga teacher (BKS Iyengar). Here I will look more specifically at how the concepts of yoga and the yogi were discussed on the show. It is hoped these interactions […]
Yehudi Menuhin and His Guru is a TV show which aired on the BBC in 1963. Coming after several shows by Sir Paul Dukes, It wasn’t the first time yoga had featured on UK television, and the one-off 30-minute show couldn’t have the ongoing appeal of something long-running like Richard Hittleman’s later Yoga For Health. However, […]
One of the aspects my research considers is the personal collections of yoga practitioners, the items they have retained and what they can contribute to understanding the history and practice of yoga in the UK. This blog post is part of a series which looks at specific items which hold value and meaning for those […]