Swami (Allan) Ajaya, PhD
About the Author
Swami (Allan) Ajaya, PhD, is both a licensed clinical psychologist and a Swami. Allan Ajaya, or Swami Ajaya as he is also known, received his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley and was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Wisconsin Department of Psychiatry. He has served on the graduate faculties of the University of Wisconsin and the Himalayan Institute. He has apprenticed and studied with leading innovators of experiential psychotherapy including Carl Whitaker, Ron Kurtz (the developer of Hakomi therapy), Arnold Mindell and David Grove. Dr. Ajaya is an innovator in the practice of enhancing western psychology with eastern spiritual practice. As Swami Ajaya, he spent years in India studying and teaching yoga and meditation. He authored, co-authored, compiled, and edited several landmark texts that integrate Eastern and Western approaches to healing the whole person.
