Lilavati Stewart Sutcliffe began following the Siddha Yoga path as a child in 1970, when her mother opened a Siddha Yoga meditation center in their home in Melbourne, Australia.

Over the years, Lilavati has facilitated and hosted many Siddha Yoga teaching and learning events, including Siddha Yoga Shaktipat Intensives, family retreats, and satsangs. As a speaker, Lilavati inspires enthusiasm for applying the Siddha Yoga teachings in daily life by sharing experiences from her lifetime of Siddha Yoga sadhana.

In her professional life, Lilavati is the owner of a national commercial interior design business and also works as an executive coach, supporting leaders in business. She lives in South Yarra, Australia, and is a mother of two children.