Bija Bennett
Bija Bennett is an American author, yoga teacher and seminar leader with extensive training in yoga, fitness, and mind-body health.
A poet, producer and performer and athlete of the inner self, Bija is a speaker whose healing techniques have helped celebrities, corporate CEOs, professional athletes and thousands of others achieve serenity and health.
A Chicago native, Bija earned a Master’s Degree in Dance from University of California, Los Angeles in 1978, and held positions with the Ravinia Festival and the Chicago City Ballet. For more than a decade, she had a close professional association with Deepak Chopra, MD, which included treating thousands of patients at his Ayurvedic medical center and co-leading his seminars across the United States and Europe. She also appeared regularly at the national and international seminars of the Young Presidents' Organization. A long-time student and teacher of Viniyoga, Bija has studied extensively with T.K.V. Desikachar and Gary Kraftsow.
Bija is also the director/producer of YogaAway’s series of contemporary yoga videos. With her combination of personal charisma, accessible healing skills and distinctive artistic style, she speaks strongly to a cross-generational audience who is interested in holistic health being expressed in new ways.
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[edit] Books
- Emotional Yoga: How the Body Can Heal the Mind (Simon & Schuster, 2002)[1]
- Breathing into Life: Recovering Wholeness Through Body, Mind, and Breath (HarperCollins, 1993)
[edit] Videos (producer)
- The Workout: Feeling Great Again- Strength (strengthening, energizing, invigorating)
- Stress Reduction: Feeling at Home- Relaxation (calming, stabilizing, stress releasing)
- Finding Focus: Feeling Clarity of Mind- Concentration (focusing, clarifying, attention building)
[edit] References
- ^ Hamilton, Sheila (January 4, 2003). "Book reviews - Emotional Yoga". Evening Times (Glasgow): p. 8. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/274293711.html?dids=274293711:274293711&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+04%2C+2003&author=Sheila+Hamilton&pub=Evening+Times&desc=Book+reviews&pqatl=google. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- Walters, Jonathan (December 9, 1987). "No place like `Om';Relaxation may be the best medicine". USA Today: p. 1.D. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/55777045.html?dids=55777045:55777045&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+09%2C+1987&author=Jonathan+Walters&pub=USA+TODAY+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=No+place+like+%60Om%27%3BRelaxation+may+be+the+best+medicine&pqatl=google. Retrieved 8 February 2010.</ref>
- Hey, Barbara (December 15, 2002). "Yoga purists bent out of shape Trendy fitness workouts overlook discipline's spiritual meaning". The Denver Post: pp. L-01. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F7FA2AE4487D217&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 8 February 2010. ""Yoga is about inner strength, not muscles," says Bija Bennett, the Denver author of "Emotional Yoga: How the Body Can Heal the Mind" (Fireside, $15), ..."
[edit] External links
- Bija's company YogaAway
- Bija's Site Emotional Yoga
