Positive Psychology, Psychotherapy & Cognitive Behavioral Sciences

Biography

Jigar Parikh did his Doctorate in Psychology. He has been an enterprising and purposeful Associate Professor of Psychology, since 23 years. He currently serves at Shri P H G Municipal Arts & Science College, Kalol, affiliated to Gujarat University. He runs suicide prevention project with Indian Police and Government, since last 2 years. He delivers counselling services across the academic year to promote healthy psychological well-being of youth. Furthermore, he serves Guide ship in more than four universities and seven of his students are waiting to be awarded for the Doctorate degree. He aims at spreading knowledge with gist of his experiences to youth especially and society at large. For the same, he has been conducting seminars for audiences of all age groups on the themes interwoven to Psychology. Adding to his achievements, he has published seven research papers in national and international journals. He has successfully completed a minor research project on Child Labor under UGC. 

Abstract

Abstract : Yoga and meditation as effective tools for mental and physical wellness