Bhagavati (Sharon Brooks) Nani received her Master of Music in flute performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. For many years she performed and recorded with a number of orchestras and chamber ensembles in the greater Bay Area, including the San Francisco Opera and The Women’s Philharmonic. She began focusing on music as a ministry after finding Ananda and being initiated in Kriya Yoga in the late 90’s. Bhagavati plays and sings on various Ananda CDs (Secrets of Love, Relax: for Flute and Cello, I Came From Joy, and Scegli la gioia), as well her own CD, Illuminating Grace: Songs of Joy and Devotion. In 2002, she moved to Ananda Assisi (Italy), where she toured for two years as part of the Ananda Singers. Later, she and her husband, Ramesha—who are both Ananda ministers—helped lead the meditation group in Lugano (Switzerland), where they also taught meditation classes to adults and children. They returned to the United States in 2006 and currently live at Ananda Village near Nevada City, California. Bhagavati particularly loves when listeners share their stories of how deeply they were affected by the experience of listening to Ananda Music.