YANTRA 2020 – An International Conference NIMHANS Convention Centre Bengaluru, India Yoga and Neurosciences: Traditions and Research Approaches Yoga which took its roots in India has spread its branches all over the world and has benefited millions of people around the globe. To understand how this has been possible, we need to approach yoga as a science and not just a mystical practice. The aim of this conference is to bring forward all the traditions of yoga to an international platform, understand the science behind it, and communicate this to other sciences as well. In the backdrop of the 6th International Day of Yoga in 2020, the NIMHANS Integrated center for yoga, NIMHANS, Bengaluru is conducting a two day international conference titled “Yoga And Neuro-sciences : Traditions And Research Approaches” -YANTRA 2020. Introduction to conference th th 26 -27 June 2020
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YANTRA 2020 – An International Conference
NIMHANS Convention Centre Bengaluru, India
Yoga and Neurosciences:
Traditions and Research Approaches
Yoga which took its roots in India has spread its branches all over the world and
has benefited millions of people around the globe. To understand how this has
been possible, we need to approach yoga as a science and not just a mystical practice.
The aim of this conference is to bring forward all the traditions of yoga to an international
platform, understand the science behind it, and communicate this to other sciences as well.
In the backdrop of the 6th International Day of Yoga in 2020, the NIMHANS Integrated
center for yoga, NIMHANS, Bengaluru is conducting a two day international conference
titled “Yoga And Neuro-sciences : Traditions And Research Approaches” -YANTRA 2020.
Introduction to conference
th th26 -27 June 2020
Dr Sat Bir Khalsa, Harvard USA
International Advisory Committee
Dr S K Chaturvedi, Senior Professor of Psychiatry, NIMHANS
Chairperson
Dr Shivarama Varambally, Professor of Psychiatry
Dr Aarti Jagannathan, Associate Professor of Psychiatric Social Work
Dr Rashmi Arasappa, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Organizing Secretaries
Dr Bindu Kutty, Professor and Head of Neurophysiology
Dr B V Kathyayani, Principal, Nursing College
Dr Malla Bhaskara Rao, Professor and Head of Neurosurgery
Dr Sathyaprabha T N, Professor of Neurophysiology
Dr Ameer Hamza, Additional Professor of Psychiatric Social Work
Dr Kaviraj Udupa, Additional Professor of Neurophysiology
Dr Naren P Rao, Professor of Psychiatry
Dr B K Yamini, Additional Professor, Dept of Speech Pathology and Audiology
Additional
Organizing Committee Chairpersons
Patrons
Dr B N Gangadhar, Director, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Dr H R Nagendra, SVYASA Yoga University, Bengaluru
Dr Ishwar Basavaraddi, Director, MDNIY, New Delhi
Director, CCRYN, New Delhi
Dr Pratima Murthy, Head of Psychiatry, NIMHANS
Dr Manjunath NK, Research Director, SVYASA Yoga University
Dr JagadishaThirthalli, Professor of Psychiatry, NIMHANS
National Advisory Committee
Organising Committee
1. Need for Standardized Yoga Programs in Mental Health Care
2. Methodological issues in Yoga studies: Ideal control group,
Randomization and blinding
3. History and philosophy of yoga
4. Funding opportunities in Yoga Research
5. Symposia on Meditation
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Dr B N Gangadhar
Dr H R Nagendra
Dr W Selvamurthy
Dr R Nagarathna
Dr Manoj Naik
Dr Vinod Deshmukh
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Dr Shirley Telles
Dr Vinoda Kochupillai
Dr Narayanan Srinivasan
Dr Santhosh Rai
Dr Madhur Rai
thWill be organized on June 25 2020. National and International faculty will
take part in the Pre-conference workshop. Topics include latest Research
methodology in Yoga and Meditation, funding opportunities, as well as the
status of the ongoing DST funded projects. Preference will be given to
current grant recipients as well as prospective Yoga research applicants.