Ma Radha Bharati, American name Donna-Marie Anderson, has extensive experience in teaching ethics and East-West Comparative Philosophy (University of Hawaii) as well as in administrative planning and policy development. She was initiated by Swami Veda Bharati and Swami Rama of the Himalayas in 1971. Since then, she has studied and practiced the Himalayan Tradition in the United States and India. Swami Radha travels widely teaching, guiding, and inspiring aspirants with her gentle power of commitment to practice and study. She serves as the Academic Director at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama in India and as spiritual guide at the Meditation Center in Minneapolis Minnesota. She took vows of renunciation (sannyas) Nov 29, 2007