KINDLY Circulate.Thank you.
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WELCOME TO THE SPECIAL INVITED LECTURE SERIES
Lecture sessions open for all. No Charges. All are welcome.
RSVP (Appreciated) to: abhinavd45@hotmail.com , sastry.bvk@gmail.com , vinod38@aol.com
Registration: Through E-mail only – Before Noon, 05 Oct 2012.
Lecture Theme: NEUROSCIENCE OF YOGA
(Special Invited Lecture and Scientific findings Presentations)
Main Speaker: Vinod D Deshmukh MD PhD, Practicing Neurologist, is an Associate Professor of Neurology (Retired) from University of Florida. He has sixty scientific articles including a monograph on Brain Blood Flow. His recent articles in circulation are: The Neuroscience of Meditation, The Multistream Self, Turiya, Prana-Dhyana, Vedic Psychology as a Science of Wisdom. His latest book is "The Astonishing Brain and Holistic Consciousness: Neuroscience and Vedanta Perspectives, published by Nova Science publishers of New York. Poetry, Photography and oil painting are his hobbies. His creative poetry collections are available in four books: Presence: the Key to Mental Excellence, The Last Leaf, A Poet's Walk and Poet's Vision. He is a resident of Jacksonville, lives a simple, creative and insightful life.
Date –Time : Sat, 06 Oct 2012, (10.00 A.M to 05.30 P.M )
10.00 A.M - 01.00 P.M (Part -1) A. Neuroscience of Yoga- 1; B. The Current Status of Yoga/Meditation as a Therapeutic Tool – Dr. Ram P. Agarwal.
02.30 P.M – 05.30 P.M- (Part -2) (Closing Time is Open Ended) C. Neuroscience of Yoga- 2. D. Supplemental Responses Q/A.
Venue : Park Square Homes Auditorium
5200 Vineland Road, Orlando, Florida 32811; www.parksquarehomes.com/ (click on "about us" to find map/direction)
In case you want to be a part of deliberations: If you want to be an active participant / responder in the session, please let us know in advance.
About the Theme: What is Neuroscience of Yoga? How is it beneficial? For whom? Why explore an ancient Hindu Tradition from Modern medical perspective? - These are some of the questions that will be explored in this special invited lecture by Dr.Deshmukh.
Yoga-sutra is a classic text of about 200 formulae in four chapters, by Patanjali (circa 200 B.C.E) on the topic of philosophy and practice of Yoga. Yoga practice guidance is for two goals: a) living a healthy stress free life (Klesha tanukarana) b) to realize an intuitive, selfless, holistic consciousness (Samadhi bhavana). The eight steps guidance ashtanga yoga provides the detailed instruction. An associated deliberation here is about Kundalini shakti – a mystic energy rising and descending in the yogi's body. The physiological imprints of Kundalini awakening have been explored in many ways in medical sciences and yoga-traditions. There is considerable symbolism in these descriptions resulting in misunderstanding, speculation and mysticism. In this lecture, the speaker brings out the neuro-scientific understanding of many aspects of Ashtanga Yoga and Kundalini- chakras –meditation based on modern neuro-anatomy, advanced brain imaging, neurophysiology and cognitive neurosciences. The speaker puts forth new hypotheses for exploratory interdisciplinary -understanding and research with a perceived benefit of practice in the field of medicine and yoga.
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Program Organized by: Dr. BVK Sastry, for: Hindu University of America, 113 N. Econlockhatchee Trail, Orlando, FL 32825-3732
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with high regards,
Abhinav Dwivedi
Vice President,
Hindu University Of America
113 S. Econlockhatchee Trail
Orlando, FL 32825, USA
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