Shalini Davies began following the Siddha Yoga path in 1983 in Melbourne, Australia, and has offered seva as a Siddha Yoga meditation teacher for twenty-seven years. She has taught in Siddha Yoga courses, Sadhana Retreats, and Shaktipat Intensives throughout Australia, as well as in Pilgrimage to the Heart Retreats in Gurudev Siddha Peeth, India. Shalini also served as the Siddha Yoga meditation teacher for the Siddha Yoga Chanting Tour: Australia 2014—Satyam Shivam Sundaram. She and her husband, Doug, hosted a Siddha Yoga chanting and meditation group for many years in Melbourne, and at present she offers seva from home with the SYDA Foundation Global Live Events Department.

Shalini is a freelance writer and former schoolteacher who taught in Australia’s indigenous communities. She and her husband live in Melbourne, and they have four adult children.