ICCR Distinguished Indologist 2021 | CHCC Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 | Bestselling Author, Speaker, Scholar, Linguist & Poet

Jeffrey Armstrong | Kavindra Rishi is the founder of VASA — the Vedic Academy of Sciences & Arts — and the author of numerous books on Eastern philosophy and Vedic wisdom.

A philosopher, relationship expert, and practitioner and teacher of the Vedas for more than 50 years, Jeffrey has followed an unusually diverse path. He spent five years living in an ashram as a brahmachari and later enjoyed a successful 15-year career as a corporate executive in Silicon Valley.

He also became a sought-after speaker for Fortune 500 companies and a frequent guest expert on television and talk radio. His work and ideas have been featured in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, San Jose Mercury News, Discover Magazine, CNN, Germany’s Stern, and many other media outlets.

Since the age of 50, Jeffrey has dedicated his life exclusively to teaching and writing about the Vedic Sanatana Dharma and Yoga philosophy. Today, his books, teachings, lectures, and videos reach millions of people around the world.