Jeffrey Armstrong, founder of the Vedic Academy of Sciences & Arts, is an award-winning author of numerous books on Vedic knowledge, including Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar. Armstrong is an ayurvedic astrologer, philosopher, practitioner, and teacher of the Vedas for over forty years, with degrees in psychology, history and comparative religions, and literature. He also had a successful career as an executive in Silicon Valley and as corporate speaker for Fortune 500 companies before turning to teaching the philosophy and lifestyle of yoga full time. He lives in Vancouver, BC.