Venkata Ponnaganti, PhD
Venkata was a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Institute for Yoga & Consciousness at Andhra University in South India, until he immigrated to the US in May 2006, to join his children.
By virtue of his training, his approach to yoga has been secular and psychological. He believes that yoga is a self-regulation strategy, which deals with body, mind and behavior in a synergistic way. The way of life/values and the set of practices prescribed by yoga for the regulation of the body-mind complex are universal in scope and nature, whether or not one subscribes to its world views. He acknowledges that yoga opened a new vista in his life by providing a means to approach, and to come to terms with the complexities of the mind-body processes on the one hand, and living in the world of the other, through the cultivation of awareness, control and acceptance. He believes that meditation enabled him to progressively develop an attitude of witness to life. Dr. Ponnaganti is a faculty member at Kingwood Yoga in Texas.
Venkata will present (with Marita Gardner-Anopol):
The Psychology and Methodology of Meditation: Sunday, February 19 – 10:15 am – 12:15 pm
