Jaimal Yogis is an award-winning journalist and photographer who spends a good deal of his spare time surfing and traveling the globe. He has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University in New York City and his work has been published in The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Toronto Star, Beliefnet, Tricycle, and many more. He lives in San Francisco and is a regular contributor for San Francisco Magazine.
"A journalist, photographer, and surfer, Yogis began the life of a
roving seeker his junior year of high school, when he ran away from
his Sacramento, Calif. home to learn how to surf in Hawaii. His
subsequent travels include a handful of prime surfing spots, but
Yogis's more arresting journey is spiritual, taking him to
monasteries in France and Berkley, Calif., and deep into the living
tradition of Zen Buddhism. Captured here in short chapters and
wonderful, visual prose, Yogis's coming-of-age odyssey also takes
readers into the culture of indigenous Hawaiians, who believe the
gods were surfers. Yogis's long-time surfing mentor Rom provides
insight into the science of surfing, ocean swells, the bathymetry
of the continental shelf, deep water canyons and sea mounts. Even
land lovers will find Yogis's lessons resonant and entertaining,
but surfers will find this a quick, surprisingly deep tribute to
the quest for surf and serenity."-- "Publishers Weekly"
"Jaimal's story is, in part, an adventure story in which the sea is
a powerful antagonist, at once the siren and the ogre, irresistible
and terrifying in its sheer, monstrous power. For this author, it's
a voracious and demanding lover, and he is skilled at summoning its
ever-changing presence."-- "The Huffington Post"
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