“Yogis believe that in the deepest quiet of our true self is an already illumined being. At our very core, we are wide awake, conscious and aware of our own sacred nature.”
SWAMI JAYA DEVI
author
mindfulness teacher
urban yogi
Embodied: An Urban Yogi's Memoir + Manifesto for Modern Living
Enter into the wild wisdom-experience of a modern urban yogi who used her life as fuel for radical personal transformation - for both herself and her students. Honing the ancient tools of yoga’s philosophy in entirely modern ways, this book is part memoir, part thought leadership, part toolkit for modern living. Accessible, deep, darkly humorous and inspiring.
Swami Jaya Devi is a mindfulness teacher, author, meditation facilitator and urban yogi. She is an authorized Swami, or revered spiritual teacher and is an insightful guide and mentor. By gleaning yoga’s ancient wisdom teachings in modern, accessible ways, Swami brings joyful depth to the process of radical personal transformation, for both herself and her students.
Swami is the author of Embodied: An Urban Yogi's Memoir + Manifesto for Modern Living and The Classical Yoga Teachers Training Manual. She has trained hundreds of teachers, many of whom teach worldwide. Swami Jaya Devi has led mindfulness and meditation trainings at the CDC, CNN, Coca Cola, Georgia Tech, the Fetzer Institute, Ft. Lauderdale Yoga Festival, Upswell Conference, Atlanta PRIDE and Tassajara Zen Monastery. She has been inspiring people to use non-denominational spiritual practice to “drink as they pour” for over 30 years. Swami offers dharma talks, meditation sessions, leadership training, embodied breathwork, retreats and workshops globally.
