About Linda Johnsen

ABOUT ME

Linda Johnsen, M.S.

I'm a writer who shuttles back and forth between two universes: the modern Western world and India! I've published over 100 articles on topics related to yoga and Hindu spirituality in many magazines including Yoga International, Yoga Journal, The Mountain Astrologer, Light of Consciousness, the American Council of Vedic Astrology Journal, Hinduism Today and India Currents.

I'm also author of six books so far:

1. Daughters of the Goddess: The Women Saints of India
     Winner of the MBA Award for "Best New Age Book of the Year."
2. The Living Goddess
     A book about the Hindu Goddess tradition, assigned reading in several college courses.
3. Meditation is Boring
     Advice on how to jumpstart your spiritual practice.
4. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Hinduism
     A popular guide to the world's oldest religion.
5. Alpha Teach Yourself Yoga in 24 Hours
     A step-by-step introduction to yoga and meditation practice.
6. A Thousand Suns
     An introduction to the fascinating universe of Vedic Astrology.

My essays have appeared in a half dozen anthologies including The Divine Mosaic, Uncoiling the Snake, Science of Breath, Shree Maa: The Story of a Saint, Hindu Astrology Lessons, Yoga Abenteuer Meditation (in German), and In the Footsteps of the Goddess.

I've lectured throughout the U.S. on Goddess spirituality, yoga, Hinduism, and Vedic Astrology. I've suffered through numerous radio and cable TV interviews. I have a Master's degree in Eastern Studies.

For four years I was Manager of the Center for Holistic Medicine in Glenview, Illinois. Later I served as Administrator of the Program in Eastern Studies, in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. This was a fully accredited Master’s degree program which focused on the many facets of the yoga tradition: hatha yoga postures, stress reduction and breathing exercises, diet, physiology, ethics, philosophy, Sanskrit studies, meditation and research.

These days I'm a Contributing Editor and columnist for Yoga International, and Vedic Astrology Editor for The Mountain Astrologer. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area where my husband, Johnathan Brown, shares my passion for the Vedic tradition.