Nayaswami Jaya Helin, is one of the founding members of Ananda Sangha Worldwide.
For many years Jaya served as the general manager of Ananda Village, overseeing the development of housing and business clusters, roads, water and phone systems, and other infrastructure that supports the Village residents and guests.
Later, he helped start an Ananda Centre on the East Coast of the U.S., and from there, it was only a short “jump” to Ananda India!
Jaya is an Ananda Light Bearer and Kriya Acharya (authorized to initiate devotees into Kriya Yoga). For the past several years he has often traveled around India, providing help and advice to the leaders and devotees with their duties and spiritual growth.