Catherine Heriza
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Nirmala Catherine Heriza is an Award winning bestselling Author "DrYoga" (PenguinTarcher),and writer,
Singer/songwriter & Recording Artist, "Heriza and Ford"
(Homecoming/Neon Dreams)Amazon; Actor, and a Senior disciple and
Spokesperson for Renowned Ecumenical Leader, Spiritual Master,
Legendary "Woodstock" Guru, H.H. Sri Swami Satchidananda. She is known
professionally and personally as Nirmala Heriza. Her maternal cousin
is renowned British Shakespearean,Award winning stage and film
(Tony/BAFTA)nominated Actress, Dame Dorothy Tutin. She is Author, of the bestselling "Dr.
Yoga, Medical Benefits of Yoga".(Penguin/Tarcher) a medical adaptation of legendary Guru and Yoga Master Sri Swami Satchidananda's Traditional Yoga Teachings (Foreward by Dean
Ornish,M.D., Preface by Dr.C Noel Merz,M.D., Director of the Cedars
Sinai Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center. She graduated with a Bachelor
of Arts Degree in Theater and English with honors from Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles, Ca. Later
she completed postgraduate studies in Holistic medicine with an
endorsement from the President of the American Academy of Osteopathy.
In the mid-80's she designed a clinical adaptation of Sri Swami Satchidananda's
medically verified traditional Integral Yoga Hatha for stress and physical strain exclusive for
Legendary Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, Academy Award winning
Actress, Fitness Icon and Bestselling.Author, Jane Fonda's Beverly
Hills,"Workout"Studio and was a Yoga Instructor and stress consultant there for 4 1/2 years.
Later, she created and implemented the Yoga Cardiac Program for
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center that provided the foundation of her book on
the medical benefits of Yoga for Penguin/Tarcher. During her undergraduate studies as
a Theatre Arts Major at Immaculate Heart College she was cast as one of
the 3 Tommy's in Obie Award winning playwright/director,Bestselling
Author, Megan Terry's West Coast theatrical production of "Tommy
Allen", and continued to mentor and work with Ms.Terry (who along with
Joe Chaikin was a founder of the renowned "Open Theater") in various
stage productions in New York City. Studied and performed at the
venerated La Mama Playhouse, NYC. In 1970 she was cast in Legendary Award winning (Czech) Director, (Amadeus et
al) Milos Forman's "Taking Off" in which she performed an original song "Lessons in Love". During that time she was also performing at various clubs in NYC's WestVillage,including "The Bitter End " and WestBeth Theatre
Group. She wrote the theme song, "She's a Woman, and it's Fine", for the
first Women's Rights's march in Washington D.C. She signed with Grammy
winning (Kingston Trio)folk Legend (the late) John Stewart's label,
Homecoming Records, in the late 80s as the recording duo,"Heriza and
Ford", with her singing/songwriting partner, Buffy Ford Stewart, wife
of John Stewart ("Daydream Believer","Gold") with whom Ford recorded
several hit albums including "California Bloodlines", before releasing
her own solo CD, "Same Old Heart". (Amazon). In 2007, Heriza and Ford's
album, "Hearts Together" released as a CD also on Stewart's Neon Dreams
Records.(Amazon) In 2003 at the invitation of venerated Publisher,
Jeremy Tarcher, (Ram Dass, Timothy Leary; "Aquarian Conspiracy"; "Women
Who Love Too Much") Heriza signed a 6-figure book deal with
PenguinGroup(Tarcher), for "Dr. Yoga", the Medical Benefits of
Yoga'(Nautilus Award top 5 finalist and recipient with Bestselling Author,
Deepak Chopra) (prepping for second printing), featuring
Legendary Oscar nominated, Award winning actress, director, producer
and Bestselling Author, Diane Ladd, Legendary Emmy winning TV
director/producer Hal Cooper, Bestselling Authors and Award winning
Executive Producers, Amanda and WendyGoldberg, Oscar nominated Actress
Lindsay Crouse, Buffy Stewart,Michael Moisant and Luke Stewart. In addition to conducting a Licensed Holistic medical practice in Santa Monica Ca She co-develops and writes film and television projects with her creative
partner, Buffy Ford Stewart,Lindsay Crouse, and other Industry
associates for the Ananda Productions Artists' Co-op in Los Angeles,
California. She and Buffy Stewart are in development on the biopic of
their legendary, venerated Guru, H.H. Sri Swami Satchidananda.
with co-executive producer, famed 60's pop Artist, Peter Max. OscarWinning Producer/Director,Jerry Zucker and Golden Globe winning Actress Sally Kirkland are a creative consultants on the project. Legendary Oscar Win Producer Director Oliver Stone is an unofficial Consultant. Other Ananda Production projects in development, the "Fixers with Dr. Yoga", Reality Show, for Discovery Channel a TV
series adjunct to her book "DrYoga" focused on Integrative Medicine and affordable HealthCare options., that she co-created with Buffy
Ford Stewart and PBS' award winning Producer Jim Boyd; and is
co-producing with Buffy Ford Stewart in association with Natural9
Entertainment's award winning Executive Producer, Carol Sherman.
Nirmala Heriza is featured expert Yoga Consultant/spokesperson and
Buffy Stewart, Cancer survivor and recovering benign brain tumor patient , is the featured patient spokesperson,
for the Show that will also star Lindsay Crouse,as a Celebrity co-host.
(collaborating Celebrity co-host TBA). Human rights attorney Trudie Scott recovering from Lyme disease is a featured patient contributor Dean Ornish, MD, Bestselling Author and former White House physician for President Bill Clinton,
featured in CNN's Sanjay Gupta's "The Last Heart Attack", has signed on
as a featured medical guest expert. Premiere Oncology Foundation has
signed on as primary Medical Consultants. Award winning
Producer/Director Jerry Zucker is creative consultant for the show. The
Yoga elements of the "Fixers with Dr Yoga" are a clinical adaptation of
Swami Satchidananda's Integral Yoga (tm). Also In development with Ananda
Productions and Coltrane Music a Tribute Centennial compilation CD
for Verve Records and MCA Music in honor of Legendary "Woodstock Guru" H.H Sri Swami
Satchidananda's 100th birth year *2014 featuring his Message of
Hope Peace and Love for the New Millelium also featuring music of
Legendary Alice Coltrane, Carole King, Santana, John Stewart and other
Artists including Heriza and Ford, others tba. Producers: Alice
Coltrane/Nirmala Heriza.