Sarah Tomlinson

Author, artist, yantrica, and mother, Sarah Tomlinson draws inspiration from the mystical energy of India, women, and motherhood. Tomlinson is a pioneer in the field of Ayurveda and Healing with Yantras. She is author of Nine Designs for Inner Peace: The Ultimate Guide to Meditating with Color, Shape and Sound(Inner Traditions Publishing, 2008) currently published in four languages, and the Yantra Bliss Oracle Deck: 44 Exquisite Cards For Daily Healing.  Her Yantra paintings grace the homes and businesses of celebrities such as Willem Dafoe and Grammy nominated recording artist Krishna Das. Tomlinson’s Yantra art has also been featured in renowned Yoga teacher, Shiva Rea’s latest book. The Oxford, England-born Tomlinson followed her mother’s interest in yoga and in 1990 left England to pursue her MFA. She later became one of the first teachers certified in the Jivamukti Yoga Method by David Life and Sharon Gannon. Subsequently, she embarked to India where she extensively worked with her mentor and teacher, Harish Johari who initiated her to the spiritual practice of painting Yantras. Ever since, Tomlinson had led countless trainings, painting workshops and classes at home and abroad, including at Jivamukti, NYC, Om Factory, New York Open Center, Ananda Ashram, Laughing Lotus (NYC and San Francisco), and the esteemed Johari residence, in Hardiwar, India. Tomlinson developed the internationally acclaimed DVD, the Ancient Ayurvedic Yoga Series. She has developed an international client-list that takes her from her home in New York to Southern California, the Hamptons, India and everywhere in between.