Swami Saradananda is an internationally renowned yoga and meditation instructor who has been teaching for more than 40 years. She is the author of a range of internationally successful books, including Mudras for Modern Life, Chakra Meditation and The Essential Guide to Chakras. Formerly editor of Yoga Life and director of Sivananda Yoga Centres in New York, London and Delhi, she now teaches meditation and yoga around the world, leads frequent pilgrimages to India and writes extensively.