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[10/09/24 - 10:00 AM]
HBO Original Four-Part Documentary Series "Breath of Fire" Debuts October 23
In 2013, Katie Griggs, a millennial YouTube astrologer, rose to fame as the face of Kundalini yoga, opening the RA MA Institute in Los Angeles, donning a white turban, and reinventing herself as Guru Jagat.

[09/23/24 - 11:04 AM]
What's New on Max This October
Highlights include the competition series "Roller Jam," films "Caddo Lake" and "Salem's Lot," and the documentary "Louder: The Soundtrack of Change."

[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)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
10/23/24 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (fall 2024)
TIME SLOT:
wednesdays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (4 episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
limited series
DESCRIPTION:
(from HBO's web site, October 2024) YouTube astrologer Katie Griggs rose to fame as the face of Kundalini yoga and reinvented herself as Guru Jagat, attracting followers — including celebrities and fee-paying devotees — with promises of prosperity, physical health, and spiritual fulfillment. Breath of Fire offers a multi-decade examination of the corruption within Kundalini yoga and a portrait of a misguided guru and master manipulator, spotlighting the uneasy nexus of the American dream, self-invention, and fanatical ideology. HBO Documentary Films presents Breath of Fire. Directors, Hayley Pappas and Smiley Stevens; executive producers, Matt Ippolito, Hayley Pappas, Smiley Stevens, Agnus Chu, Helen Estabrook, Sarah Amos, Lexy Altman, Sonia Slutsky, Jennifer O’Connell, and Lizzie Fox; co-executive producer, Hayley Phelan.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Agnus Chu as EP
· Hayley Pappas as DIR/EP
· Hayley Phelan as CO-EP
· Helen Estabrook as EP
· Jennifer O'Connell as EP
· Lexy Altman as EP
· Lizzie Fox as EP
· Matt Ippolito as EP
· Sarah Amos as EP
· Smiley Stevens as DIR/EP
· Sonia Slutsky as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (documentary)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Condé Nast Entertainment
· SecondNature
· Vanity Fair Studios