Hawah Kasat (he/him) is an award-winning author, educator, non-profit leader, podcast host, TEDx speaker, and yogi. He has been studying movement, meditation, and philosophy since childhood. With a lineage tracing back to India, his life has been split between schooling in New Jersey and Washington, D.C., while spending long summers in Mumbai. From birth, he has been immersed in the living traditions, culture, philosophy, and practices of his ancestral homeland.

For over 20 years, Hawah has taught yoga, mindfulness, social-emotional literacy, conflict transformation, the healing arts, and trauma-informed care to a diverse range of students. His work spans various settings, including the Washington Post, law firms, yoga studios, public schools, international festivals, youth recreation centers, and prisons. A Vipassana meditation practitioner, he recently completed a 20-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat.

Over the years, he has authored four books, produced four documentary films, and released two music albums. He is the founding editor of The Poetry of Yoga book anthology (published by White Cloud Press), and his documentary project Fly By Light