Maitreya Cutright came upon the Siddha Yoga path in 2013 when he happened to visit The Arati Store in South Fallsburg, New York, and took home a CD of Gurumayi Chidvilasananda reciting Kundalini Stavaha. Two years later, he participated in a Shaktipat Intensive at the Siddha Yoga Ashram in Oakland, California. When he relocated to New York the following year, Maitreya began offering seva in the Siddha Yoga Meditation Center in New York City. In February 2025, Maitreya and his husband, Michael Frishman, became full-time staff members in the SYDA Foundation.

Maitreya has a BA from Princeton University in New Jersey. Prior to joining staff in the SYDA Foundation, he worked as an administrator and analyst at a financial firm in New York City..