About me
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 25 years as a monastic disciple with the world-renowned Yoga Master Sri Swami Satchidanandaji, receiving his direct guidance and teachings. Nischala was also blessed with teachings from many great Yoga masters in the US, India, and worldwide.
Originally trained in Western medicine, she began blending Western medicine with Yoga, offering 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.
She serves on the Advisory Council for the International Association of Yoga Therapists and Yoga Gives Back. Author of instructional recordings and books, including the definitive guide to Yoga Therapy, The Healing Path of Yoga. The Namaste Effect explores a heart-centered way of living through the mystical chakras, while Meditation in the Yoga Tradition encourages a deep meditation practice culminating in the experience of the light within.
Her landmark interpretations of the Yoga Sutras, The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman’s Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras, have inspired many to delve deeply into the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, enhancing their own Yoga practice.
Her latest venture is to make the Bhagavad Gita more accessible and relatable for Western Women. Applying the same principles as she used in the Yoga Sutras, The Woman’s Gita podcast is heart-centered with feminine-based parables. Nischala Devi’s teachings reflect a heart-centered perspective of spirituality and scripture.
