Swami Chidvilasananda (born Malti Shetty - June 24, 1955 in Mumbai, India) is the current guru of the Siddha Yoga lineage (parampara) established by Swami Muktananda.
Swami Chidvilasananda met her guru Swami Muktananda at a very early age and became one of his devotees. Muktananda soon made her his official English language translator and she accompanied him on his three world tours. Chidvilasananda, (literally, "bliss of the play of consciousness") is her formal name. She is also called Gurumayi by her devotees. Chidvilasananda acquired the title Swami in 1982 when she was initiated as a sannyasin into the Saraswati order and took the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. At this time Muktananda formally designated her as one of his successors, along with her brother Subhash Shetty, by this time known as Swami Nityanand. Nityanand stepped down as guru in 1985 and Swami Chidvilasananda continued as the sole guru of Siddha Yoga.
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