Speaker
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Nischala Joy DeviSWAMI NISCHALA JOY DEVI is a masterful teacher and healer. For many years she has been highly respected as an international advocate for her innovative way of expressing Yoga and its subtle uses for spiritual growth and complete healing. Her dynamic delivery and deep inner conviction empower each individual, allowing the teachings to expand beyond boundaries and limitations of any one tradition enabling her to touch people’s hearts.
She was graced to spend over 25 years as a monastic disciple with the world-renowned Yogiraj Sri Swami Satchidanandaji, receiving his direct guidance and teachings. She also was blessed with teachings from great Yoga masters in US, India and worldwide.
Originally trained in Western medicine, she began to blend western medicine with Yoga, offered her expertise in developing the yoga portion of The Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease, and co-founded the award-winning Commonweal Cancer Help Program. Her book “The Healing Path of Yoga,” and her Abundant WellBeing Audio Series expresses these teachings.
With her knowledge of yoga and her experience in assisting those with life-threatening diseases (particularly people with heart disease and cancer), she created Yoga of the Heart®, a training and certification program for Yoga teachers and health professionals designed to adapt Yoga practices to the special needs of that population.
Local Time
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Date: Jun 29 2025
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Trusting the Voice Within: Women, Dharma & the Bhagavad Gita
What does it mean to teach from inner authority, not charisma or credentials, but lived truth?
In this A Woman’s Gita dialogue for Yoga Gives Back, we explore why so many women hesitate to share the teachings they carry, and how the Bhagavad Gita calls us to rise, citing verses that encourage us to trust what we know. We’ll unpack how spiritual authority is evolving beyond institutions, and how to claim your voice without waiting for permission. Come for a conversation filled with story, scripture, and solidarity.
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Nischala Joy Devi is a beloved teacher and author known for her heart-centered approach to classical yoga. A pioneer in women’s spirituality and therapeutic yoga, she is the author of The Secret Power of Yoga and a celebrated translator of the Yoga Sutras. Nischala has spent decades integrating the wisdom of yoga into health care and is a longtime advocate for the feminine voice in sacred traditions.
Kamala Rose is a former monastic, yoga educator, and co-host of A Woman’s Gita podcast. With over 30 years of experience in Vinyasa Krama and yogic philosophy, she blends textual scholarship with deep embodiment practices. Kamala teaches yoga teachers and seekers how to root their spiritual leadership in lived experience, ritual, and the power of their own voice.
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