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Breath of Fire

1 Seasons | 4 Episodes | TV-MA

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.

1.Episode One

Guru Jagat leverages social media to spread the mysterious teachings of Yogi Bhajan, a leader who brought Kundalini to the U.S. in 1969.

2.Episode Two

Former followers recount physical hardships, unusual rules, and abuse as Kundalini yoga hits the mainstream.

3.Episode Three

Despite increasingly erratic behavior, Guru Jagat continues to defend Yogi Bhajan’s legacy amid the release of a tell-all memoir about him.

4.Episode Four

RA MA members come forward online with stories of abuse, while Guru Jagat’s views become increasingly extreme and her health declines.

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