John Jyotish Novak

Nayaswami Jyotish was named by Swami Kriyananda as his spiritual successor after decades of helping him build Ananda's work around the world. Jyotish began taking classes from Swami Kriyananda in 1967 and together they moved to the rural property in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California in 1969 that is now a model spiritual community, Ananda Village. Jyotish has lectured throughout the world and has helped establish Ananda's work in Italy and India. He has also written several books: Touch of Light, Touch of Joy, Touch of Love, and Touch of Peace series, Lessons in Meditation, How to Meditate, Thirty-Day Essentials for Marriage, and 30-Day Essentials for Career.