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: Sep 14 2026
- Time: 9:00 pm - 11:30 pm
The Secret Power of the Yoga Sutras with Nischala Joy Devi
This extraordinary workshop offers an opportunity to learn about and reinterpret Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras through a heart-centered, intuitive approach.
Originally, you may have come to Yoga for its powerful health and strengthening benefits; now it’s time to partake in the unfathomable sense of peace, emotional and spiritual enlightenment that is our birthright. It is time to understand the secrets of this sacred text in ways that resonate with our experience in today’s world.
We will intuitively explore:
- How to rediscover the essential wisdom of the Yoga Sutras from a heart perspective
- The venerable paths of Bhakti Yoga (Devotion), Karma Yoga (Service), Jnana Yoga (Wisdom),
Hatha Yoga (Physical) that are woven into the Yoga Sutras. - How to use the great wisdom of the Yoga Sutras to develop meditations and simple practices,
inviting this sacred text to bring peace and joy into our daily lives - Lively and insightful group discussion
- How to live from our hearts in harmony with others
Whether you are a long-time student of the Sutras or this is your first exposure, you will revel in
discovering your own inner wisdom through The Secret Power of Yoga.