Nischala Joy Devi - a highly respected and sought after internationally-known teacher specializing in the subtle use of body and mind in healing and stress management, has been teaching all over the world for more than twenty-five years. Along with her yoga and stress management experience, Nischala was trained in traditional medicine and has worked extensively in the field. She is co-founder of the award-winning Commonweal Cancer Help Program and was an early collaborator for the yoga portion of Dr. Dean Ornish's Revolutionary Program for Reversing Heart Disease. She served as Director of Stress Management for the program's hospital-based version.

In 1992 and 1993 Nischala Devi was awarded grants from the Hale Fund and the Rockefeller Flow Fund for her continuing service in yoga and life-threatening diseases. She helped develop, and was the primary instructor for, the Teachers Training Program for Integral Yoga International for over ten years. She is currently involved in establishing the American Yoga College, a national teachers training program.

With her knowledge of yoga, and her experience assisting those with heart disease, she developed Yoga of the Heart™, a training and certification program for yoga teachers in adapting yoga practices to the special needs of cardiac patients. Her new book on the subject, The Healing Path of Yoga, published by Harmony/Random House Inc. is available at bookstores everywhere. The Abundant Well-Being Series of relaxation tapes for healing was produced by Nischala to allow these yoga and stress-relieving techniques to touch more people.

Nischala Devi's gentle and profound wisdom, along with her realistic approach, serves as a bridge to merge the ancient science of yoga with modern medical techniques. This special gift gives her the freedom to expand beyond the boundaries and limitations of any one tradition or technique, enabling her to touch people's hearts.