Swami and Artist

Featured Lifestyle, Interfaith

In this video, Avi Gordon (director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association) interviews Swami Jyotirmayananda, who was initiated as a sannyasin (monastic) in 1986. She has served at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville in various capacities, including designing and installing displays at the Light Of Truth Universal Shrine. She currently serves as the director of the LOTUS Center for All Faiths (LCAF). The podcast focuses on interfaith inspiration, her children’s book Sparkling Together, the watercolor paintings and art she creates.

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