Ishan Shivanand Wins Nautilus Gold for Memoir

Ishan Shivanand, founder of Compassion Unites and Yoga of Immortals, has won Gold at the 2026 Nautilus Book Awards for his memoir, The Practice of Immortality. The award was given in the Spirituality of Eastern Thought category. Shivanand’s meditation and breathwork protocols are used by Google, Rutgers University, and more than 100,000 people worldwide each day, Compassion Unites says. The book was published in May 2025 and is available in 15 countries and seven languages.

Award Recognition

The Nautilus award places Shivanand among past honorees including the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Brené Brown, and Eckhart Tolle. The recognition follows his Literary Titan Gold Book Award in December 2025, marking his second international honor within 12 months.

Meditation Research

Yoga of Immortals has been the subject of six PubMed-indexed studies with the University of Cincinnati, the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, and Rutgers University.

Ishan Shivanand, Founder at Compassion Unites

Ishan Shivanand, Founder at Compassion Unites, said:

“Many executives built their careers in environments where experience was a dependable guide. AI is changing the pace and shape of work so quickly that old playbooks don’t always hold. The result is a fatigue that comes from leading through a transformation they do not understand. The only way to succeed is by staying anchored, strengthening the practices that sustain clear judgment, and leading with steadiness and integrity even as conditions change,”

Book Availability

The Practice of Immortality is a USA TODAY National Bestseller and reached No. 1 on Amazon India within one week of its launch. It has been published by Hachette Book Group in the United States and Penguin Random House in the United Kingdom and India.

Compassion Unites

Compassion Unites describes itself as a cross-sector mental health alliance bringing together corporates, governments, faith institutions, academic centers, and community networks. Shivanand also maintains a research affiliation with Stanford University and the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar.