Erich Schiffmann (born 1953 in

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) is an American

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master, known for his 1994 video, ''Yoga Mind & Body'', featuring actress

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. He is the

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of a best-selling book, ''Moving into Stillness''. He has taught yoga for more than forty years. At age 18 Schiffmann sent a handwritten letter to

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and was accepted to study with him in Brockwood Park,

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. He deepened his practice of yoga with Desikachar and

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, and with Dona Holleman and Vanda Scaravelli in

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. ''

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'' called Schiffmann one of the "innovators" of today's yoga and "an accomplished and popular teacher". He has produced numerous yoga instructional videos and conducts yoga workshops and teacher training throughout the United States and internationally. He currently resides in

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. He is married to fellow yoga teacher Leslie Bogart, daughter of film actors Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schiffmann, Erich Living people 1953 births People from Los Angeles American yoga teachers American spiritual writers