Ambika Devi
Mind-Tamer, Author, Speaker, Mystagogue at AmbikaDevi.com
Conflict Resolution
Education: University of the Arts, NorthStar University - Hindu University of America MA, Yoga-Samskrutham University PHDc
Stuart, FL, USA
Biography
Ambika Devi is a sought-after speaker, visionary guide, and master storyteller who fuses ancient wisdom with modern-day clarity. With 47 years of experience, six published books, and over 20,000 individuals impacted, she teaches audiences to calm mental chaos, deepen emotional intelligence, and connect with their inner truth through the power of story, myth, meditation, and communication mastery.
Awarded Female CEO of the Year for Most Inspirational Workplace Communications Specialist by CEO Monthly and Global AI, Ambika is a trusted consultant for the International Yoga Alliance and a former university professor of Holistic Health. She holds advanced degrees in the Philosophy and Education of Yoga, Astrology, and Fine Arts, and is often described as “a walking university of knowledge.”
Her presence is both grounding and catalytic. She ignites creativity, restores harmony, and offers practical tools that teams and individuals can apply immediately to improve communication, resilience, and emotional well-being.
Whether on a stage, in a boardroom, or leading a retreat, Ambika guides others back to the core of themselves — revealing that happiness is our true nature, and peace is always available within.
Passion
I am in love with the mystery of being alive. My greatest joy is guiding others to rediscover their natural rhythm — that quiet, knowing place beneath the noise of thought.
My passion weaves through every story I tell, every page I write, and every moment I share with an audience. Whether I’m speaking, painting, singing, or teaching, I invite people into a deeper conversation with themselves — one where the mind softens, the heart opens, and peace becomes a lived experience.
I am most fulfilled when someone looks at me with awe and says, “I finally felt stillness.” These moments remind me that the path of guiding others inward is sacred.
What nourishes me? Watching the sky change colors. Digging in the soil with my bare hands. Gliding through antique cities and admiring their architecture. Singing while bouncing on my trampoline. Sharing soulful meals with new friends. Smelling jasmine on the wind and skating like no one is watching.
My life is an offering of presence. My work is an invitation to return to yours.
Best Story
In ninth grade, my English teacher told me I would never amount to anything. I struggled with spelling and was drowning in self-doubt. But what she couldn’t see — and what I hadn’t yet fully realized — was that my superpower had already been awakened.
Meditation entered my life when I was just six years old. It taught me how to witness thought instead of being consumed by it. That single tool — the ability to observe my thoughts and to understand that the mind is external — became the golden thread through everything I do.
Years later, technology gave me the bridge I needed, and I began writing. Today, I am the award-winning, bestselling author of six books released under my indie press. My sixth book reflects on the many faces of love — friendship, family, heartbreak — and the truth that keeps returning to me: to truly feel love from others, we must strengthen the love we hold for ourselves.
This is the work I now share with audiences and coaching clients — helping them unhook from old narratives, reclaim their voices, and live with greater clarity, joy, and peace.
Origin Story
I grew up on a farm, surrounded by horses, open skies, and a family who nurtured my creativity. My earliest teachers were animals and nature — especially the horses I learned to train with patience, intuition, and presence. My parents filled our home with love, music, dance, and encouragement. From a young age, I was immersed in drawing, storytelling, and the magic of asking big questions.
By six, I was already meditating. I didn’t know it would become the cornerstone of my life’s work — only that it helped me understand myself in ways words couldn’t. For a long time, I thought I would become a theoretical physicist. But the deeper I went into study, the more I felt pulled toward the mystery beneath it all — a path that led me to Eastern philosophy, studying the stars, mythology, and eventually to yoga, where I studied in six different schools and two ashram lineages.
Instead of chasing equations, I chose to illuminate consciousness. I turned my love of visual art, sound, and symbolism into a calling: inspiring others to reconnect with their creative spark, tame their minds, and awaken inner peace.
Example talks
Taming the Mind
Empowering Tools to Quiet Mental Chaos and Reclaim Your Focus
Thought is the architect of the mind. Most of us live trapped in subconscious loops, unable to pause the chatter or shift our perspective. In this high-impact talk, Ambika teaches practical methods to back up from thought, observe the loops, and quiet it — using your primordial sound, and awareness.
Tailored for modern professionals, this talk demystifies meditation and offers immediate tools that improve communication, spark creativity, and reduce stress. Participants leave with a deeper understanding of the mind and how to work with it by treating it like a trusted ally, not against it.
Ideal for: Corporate wellness, stress & resilience retreats, leadership training, and TED-style panels.
Takeaways:
• Clear understanding of Thought Loops and how to interrupt them.
• Techniques to access stillness, even during stress.
• Tools to improve communication, creativity, and decision-making.
• A profound felt experience of inner peace.
Your participation in the event was an absolute delight to experience. We were not expecting this amount of engagement and it is all thanks to you. We’re absolutely overwhelmed by the amount of positive feedback we’ve received in the last couple of days. Again, thank you!
Desislava Arnaudova, TEDx AUBG Speakers Team
Testimonies of participants from Sivananda Ashram, Bahamas https://youtu.be/8ETNH9spTgw
TEDx AUBG panel discussion of me talking about taming the mind https://youtu.be/SjCAv4iNrWA
Mythic Alchemy
Transformational Storytelling to Embody the Nine Emotions and Awaken Inner Peace
Using the Nine Rasas — the nine classical emotions from Vedic philosophy —Ambika leads audiences on a journey of emotional intelligence through symbolic storytelling. Drawing from myths and personal insights, she creates a vibrant experience that bypasses the intellect and speaks directly to the soul.
Ambika doesn’t ask you to write. She brings the story alive, embodying its essence so that your nervous system can remember what wisdom feels like. Her voice and presence offer medicine for teams, communities, and individuals seeking deeper self-awareness and peace.
Ideal for: Leadership events, DEI & emotional intelligence training, mindfulness-based programming, and women empowerment events.
Takeaways:
• A visceral experience of the Nine Rasas — the 9 sacred human emotions.
• Emotional literacy through the story as a path to connection and clarity.
•How myth bypasses resistance and heals the inner narrative.
•Renewed harmony, intuition, and presence.
Ambika’s storytelling is a ceremony. Her presence opens a portal that you feel in your entire being.
A participant
Thank you for the amazing experience you created for the LMHS Lean Transformation Team for our team-building retreat. You far surpassed the goals I had for a team-building stress management workshop. Your ability to integrate the philosophy and practice of yoga and meditation while making it accessible to novice and experienced students at the same time is truly masterful. The team and I are enjoying the ripple effects of the bliss that we felt as we went through the day. You are a consummate professional, devoted teacher, and caring guide on our path up the mountain. I am grateful for our partnership in the weekend spent with you.
Lee Memorial Healthcare Systems, hired by Roger Chen, VP of Organization and Management
Interview of Ambika on the Coach Wayne Brown show https://youtu.be/TDDQsGqfl_I?si=-QmMIkmK0mmAoI-y
Unfolding Happiness
Practical Wisdom Rooted in Ayurveda and Yogic Philosophy for Real Wellbeing
Based on her award-winning second book, Unfolding Happiness, this talk blends Vedic wisdom with modern practicality. Ambika guides audiences to understand and embody the Three Pillars of Life: Lifestyle, Diet, and Sleep — all seen through the lens of energy, mindset, and emotional balance.
She demystifies Yoga’s sister philosophies of Ayurveda and cosmology sharing personal stories, ancient truths, and research-backed insights that help participants feel more grounded, vital, and joyfully aligned. Perfect for wellness events, healthcare systems, and conscious companies seeking lasting tools for better relationships, communication, and well-being.
Ideal for: Health and wellness retreats, higher education, women's conferences, and holistic lifestyle expos.
Takeaways:
•The Three Pillars of Life: Lifestyle, Diet, and Sleep.
• How your thoughts and environment shape your health.
• Vedic tools for cultivating sustained energy, clarity, and peace.
• A renewed commitment to self-love and inner happiness.
You gave our team tools to experience bliss — and the ripple effects continue to this day. —Corporate Wellness Retreat Participant
On behalf of SUSS and NLB, we would like to express our gratitude for your informative and exciting sharing on 31st October. We appreciate your contribution to the Time of Your Life Celebration 2020 and the SUSS Gerontology 10th Anniversary Celebration. Our attendees and industry partners found your presentation to be insightful.
Time of Your Life Celebration 2020 and the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the SUSS' Gerontology Program Writing your Memoir for Silver Voices for the Singapore Library conference.
Interview of Ambika on the Adulting with Autism podcast https://youtu.be/-oDAp5FRu_U
Speaking Engagements
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Best Story
In ninth grade, my English teacher told me I would never amount to anything. I struggled with spelling and was drowning in self-doubt. But what she couldn’t see — and what I hadn’t yet fully realized — was that my superpower had already been awakened.
Meditation entered my life when I was just six years old. It taught me how to witness thought instead of being consumed by it. That single tool — the ability to observe my thoughts and to understand that the mind is external — became the golden thread through everything I do.
Years later, technology gave me the bridge I needed, and I began writing. Today, I am the award-winning, bestselling author of six books released under my indie press. My sixth book reflects on the many faces of love — friendship, family, heartbreak — and the truth that keeps returning to me: to truly feel love from others, we must strengthen the love we hold for ourselves.
This is the work I now share with audiences and coaching clients — helping them unhook from old narratives, reclaim their voices, and live with greater clarity, joy, and peace.
Origin Story
I grew up on a farm, surrounded by horses, open skies, and a family who nurtured my creativity. My earliest teachers were animals and nature — especially the horses I learned to train with patience, intuition, and presence. My parents filled our home with love, music, dance, and encouragement. From a young age, I was immersed in drawing, storytelling, and the magic of asking big questions.
By six, I was already meditating. I didn’t know it would become the cornerstone of my life’s work — only that it helped me understand myself in ways words couldn’t. For a long time, I thought I would become a theoretical physicist. But the deeper I went into study, the more I felt pulled toward the mystery beneath it all — a path that led me to Eastern philosophy, studying the stars, mythology, and eventually to yoga, where I studied in six different schools and two ashram lineages.
Instead of chasing equations, I chose to illuminate consciousness. I turned my love of visual art, sound, and symbolism into a calling: inspiring others to reconnect with their creative spark, tame their minds, and awaken inner peace.
Example talks
Taming the Mind
Empowering Tools to Quiet Mental Chaos and Reclaim Your Focus
Thought is the architect of the mind. Most of us live trapped in subconscious loops, unable to pause the chatter or shift our perspective. In this high-impact talk, Ambika teaches practical methods to back up from thought, observe the loops, and quiet it — using your primordial sound, and awareness.
Tailored for modern professionals, this talk demystifies meditation and offers immediate tools that improve communication, spark creativity, and reduce stress. Participants leave with a deeper understanding of the mind and how to work with it by treating it like a trusted ally, not against it.
Ideal for: Corporate wellness, stress & resilience retreats, leadership training, and TED-style panels.
Takeaways:
• Clear understanding of Thought Loops and how to interrupt them.
• Techniques to access stillness, even during stress.
• Tools to improve communication, creativity, and decision-making.
• A profound felt experience of inner peace.
Your participation in the event was an absolute delight to experience. We were not expecting this amount of engagement and it is all thanks to you. We’re absolutely overwhelmed by the amount of positive feedback we’ve received in the last couple of days. Again, thank you!
Desislava Arnaudova, TEDx AUBG Speakers Team
Testimonies of participants from Sivananda Ashram, Bahamas https://youtu.be/8ETNH9spTgw
TEDx AUBG panel discussion of me talking about taming the mind https://youtu.be/SjCAv4iNrWA
Mythic Alchemy
Transformational Storytelling to Embody the Nine Emotions and Awaken Inner Peace
Using the Nine Rasas — the nine classical emotions from Vedic philosophy —Ambika leads audiences on a journey of emotional intelligence through symbolic storytelling. Drawing from myths and personal insights, she creates a vibrant experience that bypasses the intellect and speaks directly to the soul.
Ambika doesn’t ask you to write. She brings the story alive, embodying its essence so that your nervous system can remember what wisdom feels like. Her voice and presence offer medicine for teams, communities, and individuals seeking deeper self-awareness and peace.
Ideal for: Leadership events, DEI & emotional intelligence training, mindfulness-based programming, and women empowerment events.
Takeaways:
• A visceral experience of the Nine Rasas — the 9 sacred human emotions.
• Emotional literacy through the story as a path to connection and clarity.
•How myth bypasses resistance and heals the inner narrative.
•Renewed harmony, intuition, and presence.
Ambika’s storytelling is a ceremony. Her presence opens a portal that you feel in your entire being.
A participant
Thank you for the amazing experience you created for the LMHS Lean Transformation Team for our team-building retreat. You far surpassed the goals I had for a team-building stress management workshop. Your ability to integrate the philosophy and practice of yoga and meditation while making it accessible to novice and experienced students at the same time is truly masterful. The team and I are enjoying the ripple effects of the bliss that we felt as we went through the day. You are a consummate professional, devoted teacher, and caring guide on our path up the mountain. I am grateful for our partnership in the weekend spent with you.
Lee Memorial Healthcare Systems, hired by Roger Chen, VP of Organization and Management
Interview of Ambika on the Coach Wayne Brown show https://youtu.be/TDDQsGqfl_I?si=-QmMIkmK0mmAoI-y
Unfolding Happiness
Practical Wisdom Rooted in Ayurveda and Yogic Philosophy for Real Wellbeing
Based on her award-winning second book, Unfolding Happiness, this talk blends Vedic wisdom with modern practicality. Ambika guides audiences to understand and embody the Three Pillars of Life: Lifestyle, Diet, and Sleep — all seen through the lens of energy, mindset, and emotional balance.
She demystifies Yoga’s sister philosophies of Ayurveda and cosmology sharing personal stories, ancient truths, and research-backed insights that help participants feel more grounded, vital, and joyfully aligned. Perfect for wellness events, healthcare systems, and conscious companies seeking lasting tools for better relationships, communication, and well-being.
Ideal for: Health and wellness retreats, higher education, women's conferences, and holistic lifestyle expos.
Takeaways:
•The Three Pillars of Life: Lifestyle, Diet, and Sleep.
• How your thoughts and environment shape your health.
• Vedic tools for cultivating sustained energy, clarity, and peace.
• A renewed commitment to self-love and inner happiness.
You gave our team tools to experience bliss — and the ripple effects continue to this day. —Corporate Wellness Retreat Participant
On behalf of SUSS and NLB, we would like to express our gratitude for your informative and exciting sharing on 31st October. We appreciate your contribution to the Time of Your Life Celebration 2020 and the SUSS Gerontology 10th Anniversary Celebration. Our attendees and industry partners found your presentation to be insightful.
Time of Your Life Celebration 2020 and the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the SUSS' Gerontology Program Writing your Memoir for Silver Voices for the Singapore Library conference.
Interview of Ambika on the Adulting with Autism podcast https://youtu.be/-oDAp5FRu_U