Śrīsārā’s first visit to Aryaloka was in the winter of 2003 to attend a meditation retreat; she was hooked and has visited regularly since then. Śrīsārā became a Mitra in 2004, and from there, a rich time of practice and deepening, leading to her ordination in the summer of 2018. The name Śrīsārā (pronounced Sree-saw-rah) means ‘she who radiates strength.’ 
 

Singhashri (she/her or they/them) is a queer, Latinx-American-British Buddhist teacher and writer. They teach mindfulness and compassion as means to awakening to love, beauty and truth and have committed their life to supporting collective liberation for all and the joy and freedom found there.
 

Saricitta first came to Aryaloka in 1991 and knew she had found her spiritual home.  She became a mitra in 1995 and was ordained in 2008.  Her name means "She who has the heart/mind like a waterfall which flows with compassion to all beings." Saricitta retired from her successful psychotherapy practice in 2019 and now that her daughters are young adults, she is happy to spend her time sharing the Dharma with others. 

Dayapradipa, whose name means "beacon of kindness" has been part of the Aryaloka sangha for nearly twenty years. She was ordained in Mexico in Oct. of 2023 into the Triratna Buddhist Order. She is on the council of the Portsmouth Buddhist Center and has lived in Portsmouth NH for almost 30 years, where she is a leader in the nonprofit sector. In recent years, she has focused on fundraising for great causes like Karuna-USA, a Buddhist-inspired nonprofit that assists communities whose lives are impeded by caste, race, or ethnic discrimination.