Erich Schiffmann (born 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is an American yoga master,[1] known for his 1994 video, Yoga Mind & Body, featuring actress Ali MacGraw.[2] He is the author of a best-selling book, Moving into Stillness.[3] He has taught yoga for more than forty years.
At age 18 Schiffmann sent a handwritten letter to Krishnamurti and was accepted to study with him in Brockwood Park, England.[not specific enough to verify] He deepened his practice of yoga with Desikachar and Iyengar in India, and with Dona Holleman and Vanda Scaravelli in Europe.[4]
Yoga Journal called Schiffmann one of the "innovators" of today's yoga and "an accomplished and popular teacher".[5] He has produced numerous yoga instructional videos and conducts yoga workshops and teacher training throughout the United States and internationally. He currently resides in Santa Monica, California.
He is married to fellow yoga teacher Leslie Bogart, daughter of film actors Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.[6]
Books and videos edit
- Schiffmann, Erich (1996). Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-53480-7.
- Schiffmann, Erich (Yoga Master); and MacGraw, Ali (Performer) (1994). Yoga, Mind & Body (Videotape). Burbank, Calif.: Warner Home Video.
References edit
- ^ Anon (2 July 2008). "21 Famous Top Yoga Teachers in America". Yoga Journal.
[Kira] Ryder, who names renowned yoga teacher Erich Schiffmann as her main asana influence, encourages students tofeel their way into poses, inviting a sense of formlessness within the forms.
- ^ Steffens, Daneet (21 October 1994). "Video Review: 'Ali MacGraw's Yoga Mind and Body'". EW.
- ^ Views Archived 2006-09-10 at the Wayback Machine yogajournal.com. Accessed July 6, 2006
- ^ Sitting down with Erich Schiffman layogamagazine.com. Accessed July 6, 2006
- ^ Hammond, Holly (28 August 2007). "Meet the Innovators: Erich Schiffmann". Yoga Journal.
- ^ "Leslie Bogart – Actress Lauren Bacall's Daughter". Daily Entertainment News. Retrieved 25 July 2019.