Robert Butera, PhD

Robert Butera, M.Div., Ph.D., is the director of The YogaLife Institute, which trains Yoga and Meditation Teachers and Yoga Therapists. He published the holistic magazine “Yoga Living” in the Philadelphia Area for 20 years. His PhD in Yoga Therapy from The California Institute of Integral Studies (1998) and training at The Yoga Institute, Mumbai, India (1989) certified him as a Yoga Therapist.

His books include Classical Yoga Study Guide (2001), The Pure Heart of Yoga, 10 Steps to Transformation (Llewellyn 2009), Meditation for Your Life: Creating a Plan That Suits Your Style, (Llewellyn, 2012), Yoga Therapy for Stress and Anxiety: Create a Personalized Holistic Plan to Balance Your Life (Llewellyn, 2015), and Body Mindful: Create a Powerful and Affirming Relationship with Your Body  (Llewellyn, 2018), The Yoga Life (Llewellyn, 2021).

Certified by The Yoga Institute, Bombay, India, where he lived for six months in 1989, his Ph.D. dissertation for The California Institute of Integral Studies (1998) concerned a Yoga healing program for the immune system. Bob has a Masters of Divinity from The Earlham School of Religion (1993) and has lived in and studied meditation and personal growth in Japan, Taiwan, India, Costa Rica and the United States. He studied foreign languages and is fluent in French, Japanese, Chinese. His years living abroad offers sensitivity to various cultures.