Jayadev Jaerschky, of German origin, started practicing yoga and meditation from age 15. After having worked as a social worker, he went to India in 1987 and remained there for several months. Soon he decided to devote his life fully to the spiritual search. In 1989 he went to live in the Ananda Assisi community in Italy. In 2000 he received his certification diploma at the Ananda Yoga School in California and now is the director of the Ananda Yoga Teachers Training Program. Today Jayadev holds regularly seminars and courses throughout Italy and abroad. He has published nine books on yoga, among which the bestseller Respira che ti passa!, and he has published many CD of devotional music. In 2014 he has been named Kriyacharya, which means he is authorized to give the sacred initiation of Kriya Yoga. Every year he leads pilgrimages to the sacred Himalayas.