Heather Williams was introduced to the Siddha Yoga path by her parents when she was nine months old. Heather grew up in Shree Muktananda Ashram where her parents were serving as SYDA Foundation staff members, and when she was a young child she began serving Gurumayi Chidvilasananda as a darshan assistant. Throughout her life, Heather has offered seva in Shree Muktananda Ashram, Gurudev Siddha Peeth, and on Gurumayi’s Teachings Visits, contributing her skills as a Siddha Yoga musician, writer, design consultant, and trainer. In 2014, she and her husband, Jason Lester, began serving on staff in the SYDA Foundation.

Heather holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and studio art from the University of Rochester in New York. She lives in Shree Muktananda Ashram with her husband and their young son, Rohit Lester.