Bija Bennett
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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.
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
teacher and seminar leader with extensive training in yoga
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
, 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
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
native, Bija earned a Master’s Degree in Dance from University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
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
Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra is an Indian medical doctor, public speaker, and writer on subjects such as spirituality, Ayurveda and mind-body medicine. Chopra began his career as an endocrinologist and later shifted his focus to alternative medicine. Chopra now runs his own medical center, with a focus on...
, 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
Young Presidents' Organization
The Young Presidents’ Organization is a global network of young chief executives. With approximately 18,000 members in more than 100 countries, YPO and its graduate organization, WPO share a founding mission: Better Leaders Through Education and Idea Exchange....
. A long-time student and teacher of Viniyoga
Viniyoga
Viniyoga is a Sanskrit word that has multiple meanings. Literal meanings include "separation", "detachment", and "leaving", but the common meanings include "employment", "use", and "application"...
, 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
Holistic health
Holistic health is a concept in medical practice upholding that all aspects of people's needs, psychological, physical and social should be taken into account and seen as a whole. As defined above, the holistic view on treatment is widely accepted in medicine...
being expressed in new ways.
Books
- Emotional Yoga: How the Body Can Heal the Mind (Simon & Schuster, 20022002 in literatureThe year 2002 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*March 16: Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested and jailed poet Abdul Mohsen Musalam and fired a newspaper editor following the publication of Musalam's poem The Corrupt on Earth that criticized the state's Islamic...
) - Breathing into Life: Recovering Wholeness Through Body, Mind, and Breath (HarperCollins, 19931993 in literatureThe year 1993 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Professor Stephen Hawking's book, A Brief History of Time, becomes the longest running book on the bestseller list of The Sunday Times....
)
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)
External links
- Bija's company YogaAway
- Bija's Site Emotional Yoga