In 1970, after the popularity of the legendary Woodstock Festival, CBS-TV decided to learn more about the Swami who opened that Festival and set a tone of peace and hope for the nearly 500,000 young people attending it. CBS produced a documentary on this new movement of young people studying the classical Yoga tradition with the “Woodstock Guru,” Swami Satchidananda. This film, entitled “Swami’s Children,” aired as a television special in New York. This classic film has recently been restored and digitized for all to enjoy. (Our heartfelt thanks to video editor Ishwara Aref.)Stephen Ishwara Futral: Don’t Die Wondering
Stephen Ishwara Futral belonged to that rare first generation of Western seekers who encountered Sri Swami Satchidananda not as an established global teacher, but as a living mystery—one whose presence quietly rearranged the inner lives of those who crossed his path....
