This is a rare opportunity to meet and connect with our gurubhais from Ananda Palo Alto, California. Tyagi Shanti, co-spiritual director of Ananda Palo Alto, will conduct a Satsang followed by an informal tea. We will then have kirtan with Saiganesh and Lakshmi who serve as Ananda Ministers and co-managers. Please join us for this inspiring and devotional evening.

The session will be live-streamed on Zoom and Facebook. Click below to access it.

Shanti is a lifelong devotee and is now a co-spiritual director here at Ananda Palo Alto. She teaches, councils and still maintains a practice of medicine through her coaching practice of “Transformational Medicine.” Her talks are rich with stories from her life as a physician and her many years on the path. With her warmth and wisdom, she is a much-loved counsellor and teacher.

Lakshmi is an Ananda minister and one of the co-managers of Ananda Palo Alto. She also serves as an English teacher and a mediator at a local high school, dedicated to merging mindfulness and academics in a professional setting. She is a thoughtful and delightfully engaging teacher at Ananda, as well. Lakshmi serves Ananda Palo Alto in many ways, with a rare gift for organizing major projects with ease.

Saiganesh is an Ananda minister and one of the co-managers of Ananda Palo Alto. He is a deeply thoughtful, clear speaker, and connects easily with people. He has a passion for sharing the teachings of Kriya yoga and meditation. A world citizen, he grew up in a traditional Hindu family in India and was trained as an Indian Classical musician. Also a tech consultant in silicon valley, he applies his tech acumen to many Ananda projects.