
Didi Ananda Devapriya has been a dedicated meditation teacher since 1996 and the president of AMURTEL Romania since 2005, overseeing various projects including a children’s home, organic farm, kindergarten, and refugee support initiatives. She is an international teacher trainer with the Global Association of Neohumanist Educators, conducting teacher trainings globally, reaching countries such as Romania, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Italy, Australia, the USA, and Haiti. She serves as a professor specializing in Neohumanist Philosophy at the Neohumanist College of Asheville.Didi has co-authored the manual “Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share in Education” for teaching permaculture in educational settings and has published numerous therapeutic children’s stories and make regular contributions to the Gurukul Network journal. In response to the Ukraine refugee crisis in Romania, Didi developed a “Resiliency Workshop” for parents and educators, impacting over 7,500 individuals with mental health services. She is a motivational speaker on the YouTube channel “Meditation Steps” in both English and Romanian. Her extensive experience in yoga and meditation informs her training programs, empowering individuals to build resilience in challenging circumstances.