ABOUT MARGARET SARASWATI

Margaret (Saraswati) Kruszewska founded and ran Yoginis Yogic Arts Studio in the Eagle Rock area of Los Angeles from 2001-2005. She is currently developing a yoga web site inspired by her 20 years of experience as yoga practitioner and teacher. She received her training as yoga instructor, and the spiritual name of Saraswati, while in India at the Sivananda Center (Kerala) in 1990.

She holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy and Religion of Asian and Comparative Studies and has presented her research on women in spiritual practices at the American Academy of Religion and as guest lecturer at Cal State Northridge, Claremont Graduate University, California Institute of Integral Studies and New College of California.

She is also a poet, director and playwright with New York and Los Angeles productions of her plays Daddy Meets Durga, Suicide Notes and MotherGhost. She is currently teaching Comparative Mythology and Religious Studies at Santa Rosa College.