Swami Vasudevananda met Baba Muktananda and began his practice of the Siddha Yoga teachings in 1974. He took the monastic vows to become a Siddha Yoga Swami in 1980. Through the decades, Swami ji is known as a thoughtful and compassionate teacher, and a wise and inspiring mentor of other teachers, writers, and speakers.

Swami ji is the author and co-author, respectively, of two year-long courses in the Siddha Yoga Home Study Course—The Power of Siddha Yoga Meditation and The Power of Siddha Yoga: Path of the Heart. He is also author of the book Darshan: The Presence Within.