The Business of Boutique Fitness
154: Nischala Joy Devi, A Yoga Teacher and Healer Whose Groundbreaking Medical Work Combining Medicine and Mindfulness Has Changed The World
I met Nischala Joy Devi in the aisles of Barnes and Noble in 2004.
As I pulled book after book off the shelves, one stayed in my lap and ultimately journeyed home with me.
The Healing Path of Yoga, wasn’t just a healing path for me.
It was my first modern primer as a yoga teacher, one I journey back to so many times that my now three battered, dog-eared, and highlighted copies could tell my journey in themselves.
Her meditations, her thoughts on mindfulness, her teaching on the wholeness of yoga laid the foundation for how I view my practice {and how I teach} even today.
It is an honor to speak with her, to share her wisdom, her experience, and her teachings with y’all. I hope her extraordinary voice touches you as much as it touches me…
In today’s episode you’ll learn:
- How Nischala got started in Western medicine and yoga back in the 1980’s – and hasn’t stopped!
- Why Western medicine just wasn’t enough for her…
- What her work with cancer patients looks like for both the patient and his or her family members
- Why Western medicine and yoga is much more powerful as a pair
- All parts of yoga are essential for an instructor to learn and practice themselves
- Bring back the knowing of who you truly are
- What happened when she brought yoga into the school system
With grit + gratitude,
Lisé
