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.
Books
*Emotional Yoga: How the Body Can Heal the Mind (Simon & Schuster, 2002)
*Breathing into Life: Recovering Wholeness Through Body, Mind, and Breath (HarperCollins, 1993)
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)

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