Jagadeesh (Robert) Franklin
Certified Ananda Meditation instructor
Jagadeesh grew up with a great love of music and enthusiasm for performing. As a teenager, he became a student director in his high school music department.
In 1971 he earned a B.S. degree in medical technology from the University of Washington in Seattle, where he worked as a clinical laboratory scientist for twenty-four years, helping train lab scientist interns at the University of Washington Medical Center. During this time, because of a growing interest in his spiritual life and a desire to help others more directly, he earned an M.A. degree in psychology from Antioch University, and became a certified mental health counselor, working as a therapist in a mental health agency for four years.
Since 1984 Jagadeesh has been studying and practicing daily Yogananda’s techniques of Kriya Yoga meditation and his system of Raja Yoga, which offers guidance for a joyful, loving, and fulfilling life. Having served at various Ananda centers, retreats, and communities in the U.S., he was ordained as a minister by Swami Kriyananda in 2003.
As a certified Ananda Meditation® instructor, he says, “One of the greatest gifts of this lifetime has been the joy of sharing the precious techniques of meditation with others.”
He has recently combined his musical talent and his desire to share inspiration with others by providing background instrumental music for some of the inspirational programs that he and his wife, Shanta, lead together.
