Lila Lolling

For over a decade, Lila Lolling has, and continues, to be deeply touched by the classical texts and is an advocate for their preservation and propagation. Yogic texts such as the Viveka Chudamani, Bhagavad Gita, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Srimad Bhagavatum and other teachings have offered tremendous wisdom, insights and revelations to the human psyche through centuries. “Every classical text I study deeply touches my heart, sublimates the ego and illuminates the soul. For that reason, I practice and present the ancient yogas and in their original form,” Lila says quite simply.

Lila believes in educational empowerment, thus ensuring all peoples have access to the same yoga wisdoms that have been part of the oral tradition for many millennia. That is the reason she is a strong advocate for the translation of classical yoga teachings into American Sign Language (ASL). She is the founder of the DeafYoga Foundation (DYF), a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to doing just that.

Lila has been featured in Yoga Journal, Yoga International, ABC News as well as a long list of other publications and media channels. She has written for India's newspaper "Ability News" and has a monthly yoga column in SIGNews publication.