21st Century Geek

An organizational psychologist and intellectual visionary, Atma is a provocative, colorful personality whose commentary on the subjects of wellness ranges from opening yourself to compassion and empathy to the absolute need for personal discipline and courage. As a leadership mentor his methodology derives from his study in India of the ancient Vedic teachings to post-modern, high-tech, street level savvy.   Atma brings a unique and cutting perspective to the little-understood world of industrial/organizational psychology.

Trained from childhood to the present, by an unusually long string of masters and experts, to become a scientist who would blend the best of western science and eastern practices and make them available to the public.

Atma is the unique product of university education (8 yrs) business experience, (20 yrs) and eastern practices and studies  (38yrs). Current Resume

His expertise has been drawn on by one of the big three motor companies, start up firms, non-profits and municipal programs. He has trained Yoga teachers all over the world and given countless workshops and seminars on stress management, wellness, presentation skills, leadership training, and the history of yoga and eastern practices.

He is currently pursuing his PhD in Industrial Psychology.

These are some of the events and places Atma has spoken at  over the last 10 years:

• Society for Advancement of Management  – Cal State University Long Beach
• LA Hackers – Los Angeles
• Ford Motor executive retreat – Los Angeles
• Film Studios – Hollywood, The Lot
• Digitaria (fka Console) – San Diego
• Yoga Association – Taiwan R.O.C.
• Australian/New Zealand Yoga teacher convention – Auckland, New Zealand
• American Vedic Association – Ojai, California
• Annual Teachers Convention – Govinda Yoga – Swansea, Wales
• International Yoga Society – Kuala Lumpur Malayasia
• International Yoga Retreat – Abentuer, Germany
• Veden Academie – Berlin Germany
• Centro de Yoga – Ceuta Spain
• Annual yoga and Vedic Convention – Dubuy, Belgium
• Annual Balkan Convention of Yogis and Vedantists – Rijeka, Croatia
• Yoga Teacher training – Zagreb Croatia (included Television interviews and talk in other cities)
• Serbian Bhakti Yoga Summer Camp – Serbia
• Vedanta Society – U.C. Irvine
• Fischer Mansion – Detroit, Michigan
• Annual Vaisnava Convention – Mound, West Virginia
• Self Discovery Center – Atlanta, Georgia
• Yoga Association – Greensboro, NC
• Stress Management Convention – Toronto, Canada
• European Yoga and Vedantic Communication Conference – Milan, Rome (in subsequent years in Belgium and Germany)
• Minds Matter Annual Youth Convention – Federal Building – Los Angeles, Ca
• LAUSD – Numerous high school speaking engagements
• Stress Management Seminars, – Santa Rosa, CA

When asked about his influences Atma provided the following: