Swami Kripananda has been practicing the Siddha Yoga teachings for more than fifty years. She took the vows of monkhood in 1978 to become a Siddha Yoga Swami. Over the years, Swami Kripananda has authored three books—The Sacred Power, The Guru’s Sandals: Threshold of the Formless, and Jnaneshwar’s Gita: A Rendering of the Jnaneshvari.

Swami ji has extensively studied Kundalini Shakti and has often presented this subject in Siddha Yoga satsangs, courses, and Shaktipat Intensives. Among Siddha Yogis, Swami Kripananda is known for her brilliant intellect and beloved for her heartwarming sense of humor and her effervescent laughter.