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PRAISE FOR THE BUSINESS CASUAL YOGI
As a successful executive from the business world, having undergone extensive yogic training, Vish offers a very credible, articulate, and thoughtful approach to improving the quality of our professional lives by appropriately leveraging the principle of yoga in a business context.
KASH RANGAN, Managing Director, Bank of America
I loved this book and will read it again. The authors beautifully blend practical and spiritual advice on how to be our best, whole selves. This book is packed with wisdom and is a must-read for my teams.
KAHLA BROUSSARD, Vice President of Retail Operations, Sephora
A few books and thought systems deeply shaped my career and personal choices. The 4-Hour Workweek helped me break some business school habits. Crucial Confrontations helped me navigate challenging personal and professional relationships. Ikkyus poems taught me that spiritualism and fun are not mutually exclusive. The Business Casual Yogi connected all of these dots in a delightful and completely unexpected way. Vish and Vishvketu explain the Vedic knowledge system through relatable personal anecdotes and practical questions that force self-reflection and pierce the veil surrounding yoga as a practice. Read this book if you want to achieve greater balance in your life.
OHAD ZEIRA, Vice President Fleet Ventures, Avis Budget Group
Yogrishi Vishvketu and Vish Chatterji have written an excellent book that makes the ancient wisdom tradition of Yoga accessible to a modern audience who may be engaged in the world of business and technology. They are ideally suited to write this book, given Vish has a background in business, technology entrepreneurship, and executive coaching. Yogarishi is well-steeped in a traditional lineage of yoga teachers based out of Rishikesh, which I often think of as the world capital or Silicon Valley of yoga traditions. The result is this book, which takes an ancient, sophisticated, and very practical wisdom tradition and makes it relevant to a modern-day professional audience that is interested in incorporating different elements of the vast philosophy of yoga into their lives and find success, meaning, and fulfillment in their personal and professional lives.
GOPI KALLAYIL, Chief Evangelist, Brand Marketing, Google, and author of The Internet to the Inner-net and The Happy Human
A thoroughly enjoyable read. As a business professional who has not had much experience in yoga, I was curious to learn the connection. Ultimately, The Business Casual Yogi delivers on its promise of helping one take charge of mind, body, and career. The frameworks practiced in the eight limbs of yoga were extraordinarily helpful in laying out a path for success in business and life!
ERIK MORENO, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Mergers and Acquisitions, Sony Pictures Entertainment
This book is an invaluable guide for anyone seeking to strengthen their mind-body-soul connection in a hyperactive modern world. When I first met Vish, I was chronically fatigued, constantly stressed, and my mind couldnt shut off. After incorporating the principles and techniques into my daily practice, I saw radical improvements to my mental, emotional, and physical health and in my leadership performance. This book has empowered me to take control and live my life from a place of gratitude, grace, and authenticity.
ZEINA CHARARA, Senior Vice President of Finance, FabFitFun
Vish has helped me become a better person and a leader, as our relationship matured from being classmates at Ross, to friends, to family friends, and now coach. The teachings of The BusinessCasual Yogi have helped me become a better person and leader. We all know the whatthat yoga is good for us. For an engineer like me, I needed the why and the how. This book illustrates that and helps create a road map to achieve balance between body, mind, and career success.
TUHIN HALDER, Vice President of Finance and Operations, Comcast Corporation
In todays evolving business climate, we must be balanced and flexible. This book provides a practical and traditionally proven approach to personal and professional transformation from someone who actually lives it.
TOM BAKALY, Chief Executive Officer, Beach Cities Health District
Vish is a true shaman in business clothes. He has provided me with invaluable wisdom over the years, and now he and Vishvketu have written a book that is perfect for our times. The Business Casual Yogi is an easily digestible guide to balancing the pressures of life through yoga. It is an essential read for todays executives.
JORDAN BERKE, Founder, Tomorrow Retail, and Former Vice President, Walmart eCommerce
An absolute treasure! Vish delivers a powerfully eloquent and timely formula for todays business leaders to truly succeed. Utilizing age-old proven methodologies, which Vish articulates in an easy-to-understand manner, business leaders can now easily implement these simple yet profound strategies to design and live a life that provides fulfillment and achievement. This book is a must-have companion for every business professional who wants to experience the most from life, both professionally and personally!
HEIDI LaGUMINA, Master Platinum Results Coach, Robbins Research International, Inc.
This book is a great innovative guide for self-improvement! I would recommend it to everybody who would like to get more balance in their life. Observing our inner state can give us more awareness, joy, and success. If you would like to improve your performance in life and work, this book is a great support to achieve this aim.
GNES KOVCS, Olympic Gold-Medalist Swimmer and Executive Coach
Words do not have the capacity to express my love and respect for Yogrishi Vishvketu and Vish Chatterji. They have the ability to bring the Heavens to the Earth, and the Earth to the Heavens. That Divine balance I have felt every time I have been in Yogrishi Vishvketus class. His sense of humor and his prayerful skills as a yogi are unsurpassed. His gift of Seva to his school for children uplifts and inspires me to serve more.
GURMUKH KHALSA, Cofounder and Director, Golden Bridge Yoga Center, Los Angeles, and Master of Kundalini Yoga
This is a very important read for those interested in merging their yoga practice and spiritual values with the business world. I highly recommend this as another look on how we can cope with the vastly changing landscape of the financial situation worldwide, and being able to apply yogic and ancient Ayurvedic understanding to the mix.
SRIDHAR SILBERFEIN, Founder, Desert Essence; Founder and Executive Producer, Bhakti Fest; Director, Center for Spiritual Studies
The Business Casual Yogi is a perfect template for personal growth, leadership, and transformation. Yogrishi Vishvketu and Vish Chatterji have designed a program that will change your body, mind-set, and decision-making. This is a seamless integration of Vedic sciences for enlightened living. Kudos!
DR. SUHAS KSHIRSAGAR, BAMS, MD (Ayurveda), faculty member at Chopra Center for Well-Being, and author of The Hot Belly Diet and Change Your Schedule, Change Your Life
Eight years ago, when my wine brand was just a figment of my imagination, Vish facilitated a deeper dive into not just the brand but also my existential thrive within the brand. He is indeed a born teacher. This book is a