Barrie Risman began practicing the teachings of the Siddha Yoga path in 1993. For eight years, beginning in 1996, she offered seva on staff in the SYDA Foundation. Much of her time on staff was spent serving as a hatha yoga teacher. In the more than two decades since, Barrie has been a professional hatha yoga teacher, both leading classes and as a mentor to others in her field. She has a BA in anthropology from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She lives in Sutton, Quebec, Canada, with her husband and their teenage daughter.