Kanta Barrios was introduced to the Siddha Yoga path in 1989, on a visit to Shree Muktananda Ashram during Gurumayi’s Birthday celebration. Kanta served on staff in Shree Muktananda Ashram and Gurudev Siddha Peeth from 1991 to 2003. Currently, Kanta lives in Dublin, Ireland with her husband, Ian O’Brian. She is a certified hatha yoga teacher, the coauthor of books on healthful baking, and a project manager for an international publishing firm.