Naamleela F Jones

Dr. Naamleela F. Jones is a scholar-practitioner, educator, and musician. Her interest in religion has been a lifelong personal and intellectual commitment, one that has taken her from the heart of a new religious movement through doctoral studies in religion and teaching in a variety of settings. She was introduced to yoga and meditation at an early age by her father, spiritual teacher and philosopher Adi Da Samraj. After receiving her BA in South and Southeast Asian Studies from UC Berkeley, she completed her PhD in the History of Religions at Rice University where she specialized in contemporary esotericism and Yoga and Tantra under the mentorship of scholar of mysticism, Jeffrey J. Kripal. Her teaching interests include the history and philosophy of yoga, consciousness studies, and comparative world religions. Naamleela is also a lifelong musical composer, producer, and pianist and has performed in private venues across the United States, Europe, and the South Pacific.