Swami Shivatmananda is currently serving Chinmaya Mission Austin. Before joining the Vedanta course at ‘Sandeepany Sadhanalaya’, he lived and worked in Northern California for over 18 years.

Swami Shivatmananda completed the intensive Vedanta course under the tutelage of Swami Ishwarananda. In 2004, upon completion of the course, Swami Shivatmananda was posted at CM Los Angeles.