Podcast Episode 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

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