What is Lotus Life?
Space dedicated to the creation of high quality written word with the ultimate goal to cultivate holistic health on a personal, communal, and global level.
Founded by Ananda Lo, Head Writer
Ananda Lo
Ananda has been a professional writer and administrator for nearly 20 years. While her first love is poetry, she is trained in television scriptwriting, creative non-fiction, essays, journalism, short stories, and more. She holds degrees and certifications from Howard University, Clark Atlanta University, and Bridge 17 scriptwriters’ studio. And has edited and assisted in the publication of 5 books, including her own, SYNTHESIS: A Meditative Book of Poetry and Prose.
As a trainer and teacher, Ananda has over 15 years’ experience, working with every grade level including: Pre-K, college, and TOT (training of teachers). She has taught internationally in China and Jamaica. And has served as a professor on the academic level at Morehouse College and Savannah State University. Her work has led her to develop specific techniques for Black writers and other communities whose language is marginalized due to cultural discrimination.
Ananda began her work in the wellness space with yoga and raw vegan food in 2012. She is trained in Kundalini Yoga and Hatha Yoga and received her 200 HR YTT in 2020. She has studied under various vegan chefs, food scientists, and herbalists where she learned the sacred art of mindful consumption and digestion. Ananda is currently studying herbs and wild foraging with the Geechee descendants in Georgia’s low country.
Ananda is a southern girl, with roots in the Blackbelt and the Caribbean. She is currently involved in cultural research and archival projects, uncovering and documenting ancient indigenous ways of living and healing that are much needed in the modern world.