UMA KRISHNAMURTHY, Dr.

Dr. Uma Krishnamurthy has been exposed to spiritual teachers and yoga philosophy from early childhood. She is a psychiatrist by training from India with many years of experience in the field of healing, yoga psychology, and transformation of emotions that are currently her main areas of interest and research. She is the author of an upcoming book on Yoga Psychology.

Dr. Krishnamurthy has been traveling worldwide for the past ten years leading workshops and spiritual retreats on yoga psychology; in particular, she regularly conducts workshops at the Yoga Biomedical Trust in London, at Sivananda Yoga and Vednta Centers worldwide, and at Krotona Theosophical Society, Ojai, California.

Dr. Krishnamurthy has also received formal training in classical Indian dance. Her research on the similarities of yoga and classical Indian dance has received much acclaim.

Workshop:

QUANTUM CONSCIOUSNESS, YOGA PSYCHOLOGY, AND TRANSFORMATION

Presenters: Amit Goswami, Ph. D and Dr. Uma Krishnamurthy

Format of presentation: Lecture/discussion, experiential/exercises.

Target Audience and Prerequisites: beginning, intermediate, and advanced, all are welcome. No prior training required.

Course Description: Amit Goswami, Ph. D and Dr. Uma Krishnamurthy will introduce quantum consciousness and downward causation and integrate science and spirituality, Darwinism and intelligent design, and conventional and alternative medicine. They will experientially demonstrate the efficacy of vital energy and mental meaning. They also will introduce the basic concepts of the yoga psychology of transformation and experientially demonstrate methods of transforming negative emotions into positive emotions.