In 2003, I was a recent college graduate living in the whirlwind intensity of Manhattan and, unsatisfied with other forms of stress-relief that I saw others around me using (alcohol, coffee, recreational drugs, pharmaceutical drugs, etc), I began a practice of yoga, breathing, and meditation thanks to the Art of Living Foundation. Amazed by the results and fascinated by the new developments in meditation research that were beginning to take place at high-end research institutions, I applied to do a Ph.D in Psychology at Stanford. I had heard of work by Richard Davidson, had experienced the benefits of meditation myself, and was keen to find out more about the benefits thereof through scientific research.
5 years later, I have just completed my Ph.D. orals at Stanford and am looking forward to joining Richard Davidson's lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a postdoctoral research scientist. I will be doing research on both meditation in academic settings as well as with adults. I will also be doing systematic research on the effects of yogic breathing exercises on well-being. This blog is dedicated to those who, like myself, appreciate rigorous and systematic investigations of the mind and wish to stay updated on the latest developments in yoga, breathing and meditation research.
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