Hi! I'm Dhanyo Scholten, people also know me as Dharmananda.

I was born and raised in the heart of Amsterdam and when I was a child we had a temple at home dedicated to Hairakhan Baba, where we held weekly gatherings.

I’ve also been connected to the dutch ashram ‘Sada Shiva Dham’ ever since it was founded in 1991.

In 2007, the founders and owners of the Svaha Yoga studio in Amsterdam invited me to come and sing kirtan at their studio and I’ve been singing kirtan with people weekly since then.

Apart of that I organise many other kirtan events in Amsterdam and other places.

I’ve dedicated a big part of my life to bringing people together, sing and open hearts and I feel blessed for it.