Sister Ishpriya

is the founder-chairperson of the I.S.A. and continues as its spiritual animator and guide. She is also an English member of an international Catholic religious congregation, the Society of the Sacred Heart. She left Europe for India in 1971 and since 1974 she has lived in the foothills of the Himalayas, a Christian presence among Hindu Sanyasis, committed to Inter-faith dialogue in a spirit of mutual understanding and common search.

During these years, as well as developing the I.S.A., she has travelled continually conducting retreats, Satsangs and seminars in many countries across 5 continents. She holds a doctorate in psychology from the University of London and brings insights from this academic East and West well adjusted to daily life in global times. People from all over the word seek her compassionate and perceptive spiritual guidance.