Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Kirana was first introduced to Integral Yoga in 1982. In 1993 she became a certified Hatha yoga teacher and since 2001 has been the director of the Integral Yoga Center in Barcelona, Spain.

In 2023 she returned to Virginia to be with her mom who was in hospice. Mom’s in There is imbued with the essence of the Integral Yoga teaching “Truth is One, Paths are Many”. Her time with her mother was punctuated by a trip to Yogaville; she also spent a week there after her mother “transitioned”. This helped her integrate and understand both her time with her mom, and her own spiritual practice at a deeper level.