National Conference on
Yoga and Indian Approaches to Psychology

Pondicherry, India
September 29 - October 1, 2002


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List of Papers


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-- Prof. (Smt.) Adesh Agarwal -- Spritual and Subjective Well-Being in Indian Tradition and Contemporary Psychology

-- Dr. (Ms.) Jamal Akhter -- Indian Psychology and Practical Applications of Yoga

-- Dr. Soumitra Basu -- Evolution of Cognitive Consciousness

-- Prof. Ramesh L. Bijlani -- Yogic View of Life with Special Reference to Medicine

-- Dr. P.N. Chaudhary -- Indigenous Indian Psychology: Whether modulative or generative orientation

-- Prof. Brant Cortright -- The Meeting of East and West: The Fusion of Vedanta and Western Psychology in Integral Psychology

-- Prof. Chittranjan N. Daftuar -- Spirit, Mind and Body Connection (a new field for research in psychology)

-- Dr. Manoj Das -- Human Predicament and Mystic Folklore

-- Chandrani Dasgupta -- A New Approach to Measure Spiritual Quotient (SQ)

-- Prof. A.S. Dash -- Indian Concepts of Personality

-- Ms. Savita Deo -- Addictive Personality and its Counterpart in Indian Psychology

-- Dr. Jay Mangal Deo -- Buddhist Approach to Emotional Management

-- Ms. M. Deuskar -- Yoga Nidra and Stress Reduction

-- Dr. Debdulal Dutta Roy -- Spiritual Health of Organisation: A new vision of organisational change in rural bank development

-- Dr. Ayushman Goswami -- Yogata Karmasu Kaushalam

-- M. Gunusekaran -- Improving the Cognitive Functions in the Language Learning Area of Learning Disability Children through Yoga

-- Ms. Monica Gupta -- Revitalizing Developmental Psychology: Exploring Sri Aurobindo's Discourse on Human Development

-- Prof. R.K. Gupta -- Individualized Familial Self: An Empirically Based Conceptualization of the Evolving Self of Professionally Educated Elite in a Developing Country

-- Prof. Akbar Husain -- Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi's Viewpoint on the Concepts of Normality and Abnormality

-- Dr. Vladimir Iatsenko -- Bhartrihari and the Theory of Sphota

-- Aquib Javed -- Yogic-Force in the Mind and Body Consciousness

-- Prof. Kireet Joshi -- Inaugral Address

-- Prof. R.L. Kashyap -- Psychology in the Rig Veda and Yajur Veda Mantras

-- Dr. Rupashree Khubalkar -- Psycho-Physiological Effects of Integral Meditation

-- Mustafa Nadeem Kirmani -- Rituals as part of Therapeutic Systems in India

-- Dr. (Ms.) Saroj Kothari -- Yoga and Health

-- Dr. B. Krishna Murthy -- Yoga in Promoting Mental Health

-- Mrs. Ranjana Madan -- Indian Approaches to Psychology as a Means to Effect Change and Transformation in the Light of the Teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother

-- P. Mahendran -- Effect of Yoga Practice - "The Art of Living" - on the Subjective Well-being of the General Population

-- Pravir Malik -- Toward Flowering of Aravind Eye Care System

-- Nira S. Manghrani -- A New Approach to Measure Spiritual Quotient (SQ)

-- Dr. N.K. Manjunath -- Changes in the Depression System Scores and Self-rated Sleep of Institutionalised Elderly Persons Following Yoga and Ayurvedic Interventions.

-- Prof. V.George Mathew -- Integrative Approach to Psychology

-- L.S. Minhas -- An Indian Theory of Music and Its Impact on Human Mind

-- Dr. (Mrs.) Kalyani Mishra -- Yoga and Indian Approaches to Psychology as a Means to Effect Change and Transformation.

-- Prof. Girishwar Misra -- Emotion in Modern Psychology and Indian Thought

-- Mrs. Nishi Misra -- Application of Yoga in the Management of Stress-Related Illnesses

-- Prof. B. Mukhopadhay Ð Chakra Meditation in Achieving Altered States of Consciousness

-- Ms. Pannega K. Murthy -- Study of the concepts ahamkara and ego functions

-- A. Madalai Muthu -- Yoga and Stress Management

-- Ms. Annalakshmi N. -- Interventions for Cancer Patients with Integral Psychology

-- Prof. (Ms.) B. Nagarathnamma -- Effect of Yoga in the Alleviation of Psychosomatic Disorders

-- Ms. B. Nalini -- Psychosocial Aspects of Classical Dance Forms of India

-- Prof. S. Narayanan -- Probabilistic Psychotherapy

-- K.V. Naveen -- Yoga and Psychosis: Risks and Therapeautic Potential

-- Dr. Sandhya Ojha -- Yoga: As a Psychological Discipline

-- Prof. M.N. Palsane -- Role of Yamas and Niyamas in Shaping the Attitudes towards the Environment

-- Mr. M.R. Panwar -- Effects of Yogic Exercises on Mental Functions at High-Altitude Acclimatization

-- Prof. Anand Paranjpe -- Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Psychology in a Rapidly Globalizing Post-modern World

-- Dr. Chandrakant P. Patel -- Tics and Suicidal Proneness Treated with Integral Psychology

-- Prof. Aster Patel -- Psychology in India: A future perspective

-- Dr. R.S. Pirta -- A Holisitc Model of Sustainable Development: An Indian approach to environmental psychology

-- Prof. R.C. Pradhan -- Rising upto the Supramental Consciousness: Need for a new psychology

-- Prof. Anand Prakash -- An Indigenous Perspective on Organizational Behavior in India

-- Dr. (Ms.) G.P. Prakash -- Effect of Yoga on Blood Pressure and Moods of Grassland Scientists of Jhansi

-- Dr. Usha Ram -- Personality discussed in Bhagwad Gita

-- Panch Ramalingam -- Challenging Dimensions of Indian Psychology

-- Mr. Sraddhalu Ranade -- Parapsychological Phenomena in the Light of Yogic Science

-- Dr. N. Jhansi Rani -- Effect of Enhancement of Oxygen Supply through Yogic Procedure on Cognitive Task Performance

Mrinalini Rao -- Karma Yoga as Preventive Therapy

Prof. Ramakrishna Rao -- The Centrality of Consciousness in Classical Indian Psychology

-- Dr. (Ms.) Usha Rao -- Yoga and Indian Approaches to Psychology as a Means to Effect Change and Transformation

-- Arshi Raza Naqvi -- Siddha System of Medicine: The South Indian Alchemy

-- Dr. Anand Reddy -- The Silent Mind

-- Dr. Kittu Reddy -- Organisational psychology in the Indian Context

-- Uma Remella -- Transformational Leadership

-- Mr. S. Robinson -- Yoga and Indian Approaches to Psychology

-- Deepti Sachdev -- Yoga and Indian Approaches to Psychology as a Means to Effect Change and Transformation

-- Dr. Vijendra Sahai -- Yoga Psychology: An Indian Approach to Psychology

-- Prof. Pragya Sahay -- Psycho-Philosophical Basis of Yoga

-- Dr. Sujata Satapathy -- Combined Effect of Art of Living, Counselling and Medical Treatment on Specific Mental Disorders: Some interventional case studies

-- Ms. Sarvesh Satija -- Srimad Bhagawat Geeta- A Resource Book for Parenting

-- Dr. K.A. Sebastian -- Some Reflections on Meditation and Intimacy

-- Shivantika Sharad -- Contemporary application and practices of indian Psychology as taught by Lord Krishna in Geeta

-- Ms. Anamika Sharma -- Yoga as an Intervention Strategy for Augmenting Spiritual Intelligence

-- Aradhana Shukla -- Concept of Person in Indian Psychology

-- Kundan Singh -- Relativism and its Relevance for Indian Psychology

-- Prof. Stuart Sovatsky -- Spiritual Depths of Admiration in Family Therapy: Grihasta-Family Life as a Spiritual Path

-- Dr. K. Srinivas -- Mind in Orthodox Indian Thought: Its Implications for Modern Psychology

-- Prof. (Ms.) Usha Srivastava -- Indian Concepts of Personality and Higher Levels of Mind

-- Ms. P. Sudha -- A Comparative Study of Psychological Distress Among Practicioners and Non-Practicioners of Yoga

-- Ms. Puja Taneja -- Triguna as Mediating Variable in Stress and Well-being Relationship: A theoretical model

-- Dr. Shirley Telles -- Yoga and Psychology: A Brief Overview of Research at Swami Vivekanand Yoga Research Foundation

-- Mr. Nutankumar S. Thingujam -- Death Anxiety among People of Peaceful and Disturbed Areas: A comparative study

-- Dr. K.M. Tripathi -- Indian Approach to Psychotherapy: Sattvavajaya-Concept and Application

-- Dr. Vimla Vagrecha -- Yoga for Householders

-- Prof. Y.S. Vagrecha -- Causes of Violence and Unity of Consciousness

-- Prof. Prabhaker Vaidya -- An Information Theoretic Approach to Issues of Collective Unconscious and Superconscious

-- Dr. Suneet Varma -- Academic Psychology in India: Past Trends and Future Possibilities

-- Prof. Dr. S. Viswanathan -- Yoga Education in Annamali University: A role model centre, funded by UGC and approved by NAAC

-- Ananda Wood -- Old ideas of mind

-- Keikhashan Yaqub -- Yoga: A Holisitc Approach to Spiritual Health and Well-Being

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