Pranamaya, Inc. is a company that collaborates with the world’s best teachers to create compelling mind-body media products that inspire vibrant, integral health and self-transformation.

The company was founded in 2002 by Mark Holmes and Ian Albert, who have utilized their years of professional film and television production experience to create a company that produces authentic, top-quality yoga and mind-body DVDs.

Friends for over twenty-five years, Mark and Ian both achieved success in the film and television industries before discovering yoga and deciding to form Pranamaya. Mark has created computer graphics and visual effects for the print, television and film industries for over twenty years. He received an Emmy Award for his work on a popular television series, and he created effects for feature films at both Industrial Light and Magic and Sony Pictures Imageworks in Los Angeles. Since he began practicing in 1997, yoga has benefited Mark on many levels: not only has he found a livelihood that reflects his core values, he was also lucky enough to meet his wife in a yoga class.

Ian has more than seventeen years experience in the production of broadcast television and educational video programs. Until recently he was the Producer/Director of the program Uncommon Knowledge, broadcast weekly by more than eighty PBS stations across the country. Although he was exposed to conscious living as a child, Ian began a consistent practice of yoga in 2000.

Pranamaya was formed when Ian and Mark realized that their deepening commitment to yoga combined with their professional experience gave them a unique opportunity to share these powerful practices with the world.

Pranamaya's vision is to be a leading, trusted resource for effective tools that inspire authentic and lasting physical, emotional and spiritual transformation. To this end, Ian and Mark have developed a roster featuring some of the most respected and forward-thinking teachers in the world, including Paul Grilley, Gary Kraftsow, Sarah Powers, Sri Dharma Mittra, Edward Clark, Andrey Lappa, Nischala Joy Devi, and Jill Miller. The Pranamaya library of releases features unparalleled richness and depth of instruction for everyone from the beginner exploring yoga for the first time, to the experienced yogi who wants to expand their practice and knowledge base.

Pranamaya DVDs are now sold not only in English-speaking countries like the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand, but also in Indonesia, Singapore and other locations around the world. Some of the titles will soon be translated into foreign languages and will have English subtitles for the hearing impaired.

As the company grows, Mark and Ian will ensure that every program meets their high standards of authenticity and production quality. Their greatest joy is hearing from people how their DVDs have changed their lives.