Dr Shanida Nataraja has a BSc (First Class
Hons) in Human Science and Neuroscience
and a PhD in Neurophysiology, both from
University College London. Her research
thesis focused on learning and memory
and she continued researching in this
field, holding a post-doctoral research
position at the Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. After
five-years in research, Shanida abandoned the isolation of the laboratory
for the relative comforts of a career
in medical communications. Shanida is
currently Scientific Director at a medical
education agency
producing materials
in the field of neurology, cardiology,
oncology, psychiatry
and women’s health.
Shanida has many
years of experience
in both Christian
mantra meditation and Buddhist mindfulness meditation, and has received
basic instruction in a variety of other
contemplative practices, including Tai
Chi, Chi Gung and Iyengar yoga.
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