Jaya Lakshmi began leading kirtan and writing her own devotional songs on the Big Island of Hawaii in the early 1990′s shortly after receiving harinam initiation from Srila Govinda Maharaj, a great Vaisnava saint from West Bengal, India.   She went on to create 4 solo chant albums on Sequoia Records as well as became the lead singer of the live techno-trance band Lost at Last (1997-2004).  In 2010 she joined forces with Ananda Yogiji and their offerings have since blossomed, producing 10 albums together.  After years of touring the West Coast USA and Hawaii, Jaya Lakshmi is coming to Europe to share her music and devotional spirit in public performances in London, Glastonbury, Barcelona and Ibiza this fall.  A mother and dedicated yogi, she has devoted much of her life to creating sacred music and healing others through the divine sound current.

Jaya Lakshmi has regularly practiced hatha-based yoga since 1996. Since 2010 she has integrated Kundalini yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan into her daily practice, regularly attending the Summer Solstice Sadhana in Espanola, NM. She and Ananda frequently provide live music and mantra for numerous Kundalini teachers in their classes and retreats, as well as teaching and leading their own yoga-based retreats. Her most influential teachers have been Kia Miller, Sianna Sherman and Saul David Raye.