Studying of the Manner of the Influence of Yoga on the Acting Methods (With the emphasis on the ideas of Stanislavski, Strasberg, Copeau, and Grotowski)

The actors should regularly and continuously release their mind and body from tensions and contractions in the rehearsal process. In this article has been tried to investigate the reflection of Yoga in the opinions and experiences of four acting masters called Stanislavski, Grotowski, Jacques Copeau, and Strasberg. The investigation is based on the Yoga teachings and trainings, especially release, concentration, and breathe practices. This research that is descriptive-analytical by using the sources from library and internet for editing it will discussing these questions:1. How the Yoga teachings and trainings, especially release, concentration, and breathe practices have reflected in the methods and experiences of the acting masters?2. How had been the positive and the negative opinions of these four masters around the realm of using Yoga (In theatre)? 3. How these masters could take advantage of the concepts that are retrieved from Yoga -such as: release, breathe, and the relation of mind and body- in developing of their theoretical and practical knowledge? Finally the article has been proposed like this: The mentioned masters despite of their positive and negative view points to Yoga, had been all affected by it. They had all taken advantage of Yoga trainings, especially release and breathe practices of Yoga. These trainings would create a kind of harmony and balance between body and mind that would be effective in the process of body and mind release of actors and actresses.