Satyaki (Kraig) Brockschmidt joined Ananda in Seattle in 1996 and served there in many capacities until moving to the Portland Community in 2004 and then to Ananda Village in 2011. From early on, his love of Ananda Music has had him singing in choirs and as a soloist. He also directed the Portland choir for several years. Since 1998, he has deeply explored Swami Kriyananda’s concept of “music antidotes” and how music affects consciousness. Satyaki worked as a Program Manager and Content Developer for 22 years at Microsoft, during which time he wrote several books and gave many talks on some of Microsoft’s key technologies. In addition to his technical works, he is author of ‘The Harmonium Handbook’ and ‘Solving Stress,’ both published by Crystal Clarity, along with a memoir of his early tech career, ‘Mystic Microsoft: A Journey of Transformation in the Halls of High Technology.’ He is currently working on new writings, primarily fiction and poetry.
