Naamleela Free Jones

Naamleela Free Jones, PhD, is a scholar-practitioner, educator, and musician deeply informed by the world’s esoteric and mystical traditions. Introduced to the study of comparative religion, yoga, and meditation at an early age by her father, spiritual philosopher and artist, Adi Da Samraj, Naamleela has cultivated a deeply inside-out approach to scholarship. Her research explores the personal and intellectual dimensions of yoga and tantra, nonduality, Gnostic spirituality, and consciousness studies. Alongside her academic work, Naamleela is also a musical composer, producer, and pianist, and has performed in private venues across North America, Europe, and the South Pacific. As an educator, she has taught at the University of Houston, the Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance, the Jung Center of Houston, Naropa University, and the Holmes Institute. She currently resides in Western Washington, on the ancestral homeland of the Nooksack, Lummi, and other Coast Salish peoples. www.naamleelafreejones.com