I met Swami Sivananda Radha through her book, Radha, Diary of a Woman’s Search. Her deep love and devotion, discipline for her practices seemed to reach out to me through the words printed on pages within a humble book. Yet, I cannot deny the experience. She taught me the true value of guru to the student, the purity of that profound connection untethered to the illusions of the Hollywood, media world. Curious, I bought more of her books, delved more deeply into the meaning and energy behind yoga, meditations, and mantra practices.