Diana Lorenz (Dhyana-kunda devi dasi) was born in 1967 in Poland. She received her diploma in psychology from Poznan University in 1990. Her thesis was, "Personality and mental Health of Bhakti-Yoga Practitioners." She became a member of ISKCON in 1987 and served in the Poznan center
until 1992. Between 1992-95 she worked as a translator and editor for the North European Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, situated in Sweden. She has been a psychological-consultant and coordinator for Family Affairs at the ISKCON Moscow temple. Ms. Lorenz formally left ISKCON in 2000.