Carla was introduced to the Siddha Yoga path by her mother in 1984 in Perth, Australia, at age four. Throughout her childhood she composed songs, dances, and poems, which she offered to Gurumayi.

Carla offers seva as a visiting sevite in the Siddha Yoga Music Department in Shree Muktananda Ashram. She also offers seva as a musician and speaker in the Siddha Yoga Meditation Center in New York, and supported the Siddha Yoga Chanting Tour: Australia 2014 as a vocalist and speaker.

Carla studied acting and earned a bachelor’s degree in dramatic art from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2009. She lives in New York City with her husband, Matthew, where she is pursuing a career as an actor.