About

Jamila

is a modern mystic, writing new myths through poetry, visual artist, sound healing and dance. She is committed to both light and shadow work... and everything in between. Daily rituals ground her creative practice, and she creates in devotion to the earth. She hopes to inspire others to connect with nature's rhythms and foster the rewilding of our planetary consciousness.

She grew up in the North Shore of Boston, MA and has lived in New York City, New Mexico and throughout the U.S. as a nomad. She earned her Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English & American Literature from New York University in 2004. In 2014, she acquired her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher (YTT-200) certification from Yogaspirit and Reiki level II certification in the Usui Shiki Ryoho tradition. She graduated from Kerala Ayurveda Academy’s 625 Hour Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor program (AHC) in 2016.

From 2006-2015 she ran a freelance marketing business and showed her visual art in New York City, Albuquerque, NM and Boston, MA. She later served Kerala Ayurveda USA as Creative Communications Manager from 2016-2024, channeling her marketing skills and ancient wisdom to inspire practitioners in the West to embrace the Vedic arts.

In her dedication to preserving and sharing the Vedas, she advocates for respect of indigenous wisdom, decolonization, cultural sensitivity and intercommunication. Her debut publication Moonlight and Shadows: A Poetic Discourse on Ayurveda and Yoga in the West was released in June 2023 to support yoga and ayurvedic students, professionals and enthusiasts on the Vedic path. Learn more here →

A followup volume to Moonlight and Shadows is in the works, as well as her debut collection of poetry – companion verses for yogis and Veda-lovers. She's currently focused on her first novel, roaming the New England rivers, orchards and pumpkin patches.

Stay tuned for more writing, meditations, courses and sound journeys.