About Hansa Devi

Hansa Devi has her heart in nature and deep silence. Her personal sadhana is to embody yogic values and living a sattvic, conscious, sustainable and simple life. She practices Ashtanga yoga, studies vedic and yogic philosophies at depth, and lives by the principles of Advaita Vedanta and Kashmir Shaivism. She has nurtured a steady sadhana for decades. She lives in the beautiful Colorado mountain town Ridgway, with her husband Jyoti and husky Satya. She has been teaching in Ridgway since 2010.

Her journey started with studies in Buddhism and mindfulness, slowly merging with the teachings of the Vedas and Advaita Vedanta (non-dualism). As a student of Vedanta in the lineage of Shankaracharya, Ramana Maharshi, Swami Dayananda Saraswati, Mooji, and others, what she share is undoubtedly infused with the Vedanta perspective, but she is all-inclusive in her approach and with her heart open to all traditions.

Hansa’s personal physical practice is rooted in Ashtanga Yoga, as of the Patanjali Yoga Sutras and Ashtanga Yoga in the lineage of Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya and Sri K Pattabhi Jois. But her journey has over time has been infused with blessings from other lineages as well – such as Vipassana meditation in the lineage of S.N. Goenka, as well as consistent sadhana and study for numerous years, prior to Ashtanga, in the lineage of Sivananda Saraswati and Satyananda Saraswati.

The past decade has brought about a deep dive into Kashmir Shaivism, which energetically tied up loose ends and made the past two decades of study come together as a cohesive whole. She is eternally grateful for Rupert Spira, Swami Muktananda, Jaideva Singh, and others, for having shared the traditional tantric teachings in such an eloquent and transformative way.