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.
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.
[5] He has produced numerous yoga instructional videos and conducts yoga workshops and teacher training throughout the United States and internationally.
He is married to fellow yoga teacher Leslie Bogart, daughter of film actors Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.