Ian Arnold was introduced to the Siddha Yoga teachings in 2011. He serves as a writer in the SYDA Foundation Content Department, both as a home sevite and as a visiting sevite at Shree Muktananda Ashram. He also offers seva as an audio engineer and a musician at the Siddha Yoga Meditation Center in New York City.

Ian holds a BA in music and consciousness studies from New York University. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he works as a tutor and freelance musician, composer, and writer.