Kundalini Research Network Presents

Spirituality, Psychology, & Healthcare:
On Spiritual Emergence & Evolution

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Presenters' Biographies

Lawrence Edwards, Ph.D. is on the faculty of New York Medical College and maintains a private practice in Bedford Hills, NY. He did his doctoral research on Kundalini in the early 1980's at Temple University. He was the director of a private Jungian psychiatric treatment center in Connecticut. He prepared to become a monk under the guidance of Swami Muktananda and spent years teaching and studying Kundalini yoga in India as well as in the US. He has run ashrams, meditation centers, meditation programs and retreats internationally. He served two terms as chairman of the Kundalini Research Network and is currently on the Board of Directors. His critically acclaimed book, The Soul's Journey: Guidance From The Divine Within, (www.thesoulsjourney.com) brings together his professional background and his extraordinary personal experiences of mystical states unfolded by Kundalini. It enables readers to grasp their potential for the direct experience of Divine in their own lives. He also authored "Meditation as Medicine" in the May 2003 issue of the journal ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners in which he discusses the many health benefits of meditation and his research on the practice of mantra and its effects on heart rate variability.

Linda Greischel, LCSW, has a private practice as a psychotherapist and spiritual counselor in the San Diego area. She previously worked as the counselor for the spirituality program at the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in La Jolla, California, designing both a multi-faith and nondenominational program for participants. Her educational and professional background includes a multicultural perspective, supporting eastern, western, and shamanic traditions, as well as nondenominational viewpoints. Linda has an undergraduate degree in religious studies, graduating summa cum laude, and she will soon complete her Ph.D. in Comparative Religion & Philosophy. Her book, "Divine Eros: The Alchemy of Soul & Spirit: On Yoga, Meditation, Mysticism, & the Kundalini Process", will serve as her doctoral dissertation, representing both scholarly research and personal/collective experiences. Linda's book, "Mythic Memory: Remembering the Feminine Soul & Spirit", is a collection of art and prose that reflect the psychological integration and embodiment that need to accompany the spiritual journey. She is vice president on the board for the Kundalini Research Network.

Jay Lynch, DC is a chiropractor and Qi Gong advanced practitioner in Amherst Massachussets. He has studied Qi Gong with masters in China. He is a member of the Board of Directors of KRN.

Judith Miller, Ph.D. is a psychology professor in the Human Development Dept.at Columbia University. She also has a clinical practice where she guides people to expand their spiritual consciousness and travel a mystical path through the use of Personal Consciousness Integration. Additionally, she is a faculty member at the School of Transpersonal Psychology in Freiburg, Germany. Here, she engages in psycho-spiritual work with children and grandchildren of Nazis from World War 2. She is the author of Direct Connection, Rutledge Books (2000) and Personal Consciousness Integration: The Next Phase of Recovery, (2000), Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, Vol. 23, Number 4, 342-352.

Russell D. Park, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and has been in private practice in Palo Alto and Sonora, California since 1995. He has worked with adults, couples, and children for 16 years. He is also a certified neurotherapist and biofeedback practitioner. Dr. Park is a graduate of the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto, California where he specialized in religious and spiritual crises and the differential diagnosis from mental disorders. He is a founding member of the Kundalini Research Network and for the last 4 years has directed the research efforts for KRN. In addition, Dr. Park holds a degree in laboratory medicine and is a non-denominational minister. For the last 16 years he has taught in South America, Europe and the U.S., together with his wife, Jyoti, on transformational crises and cross-cultural spiritual practices.

Jyoti Prevatt, Ph.D. is internationally known as a spiritual leader and psychological consultant working with spiritual emergence as it manifests through the individual and community. Her consistent focus is to actively affirm our role as guardians of this planet, consciously creating communities through business and social reform that bring heart and divine intention to the forefront. Dr. Prevatt is a member of the Board of Directors of KRN.

Jean Roberts, RN, is a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Quaker group. She had a spontaneous kundalini experience in 1984, which lead her to search for the cause of this powerful experience. When she became involved in KRN, she began to understand her experience. She has written articles for Quaker publications and lead workshops for Quaker gatherings and other organizations on the topic of kundalini experience. She is a member of the Institute for Consciousness Research in Canada and currently serves as secretary and treasurer on the board of KRN.

Dorothy Walters, Ph.D., formerly a professor of English and Women's Studies, has published two books inspired by her spiritual awakening: "Unmasking the Rose: A Record of a Kundalini Initiation," Hampton Roads, 2002, and "Marrow of Flame: Poems of the Spiritual Journey," Hohm Press, 2000 She now lives and writes in San Francisco, where she also helps others on the path.

Barbara Harris Whitfield, RT, CMT is a researcher, therapist and author. She shares a private practice in Atlanta, with her husband Charles Whitfield, MD helping adults who were traumatized as children. She presents workshops on near-death experiences, thanatology (the study of death and dying), and spirituality. Barbara is the author of many articles and books including Full Circle: The Near-death Experience and Beyond (Simon and Schuster 1990), Spiritual Awakenings: Insights of the Near-Death Experience and other Doorways to Our Soul (Health Communications Inc 1995), Final Passage: Sharing the Journey as this Life Ends (HCI 1998), and The Power of Humility: From Conflict to Peace (written with Charles Whitfield, Russell Park and Jyoti, HCI 2004), and Children of the Solution (HCI in process). These books are the result of interviewing hundreds of people on the after effects of their near-death experiences and spiritual awakenings in general. Barbara has been interviewed on Larry King Live, Good Morning America, Unsolved Mysteries, Oprah, Donahue, CNN Medical News, etc. and appeared in many documentaries for Japan, Germany, France, Belgium, Canada and American Television. She is member of the Board of Directors of KRN and has sat on the executive board of the International Association for Near-Death Studies. She is a consulting editor and contributor for the Journal of Near-Death Studies.