Jaime Carlo-Casellas, Ph.D. (a.k.a. Yogi Kabir), is the Founding Director of the Stress Management & Prevention Center and Tantric Yoga for Men in Rancho Mirage, California.
His reason for founding the Center was to help those who suffer from physical and emotional conditions, who feel depressed, and who are stuck and do not know which way to turn. To this end, he works closely with physicians and psychotherapists who treat stress-mediated conditions.
Unlike some traditional yoga teachers, Jaime focuses on the neurobiological changes that take place in the brain when the student concentrates on the sensations perceived in the body and the state of mind while meditating and practicing yoga.
As to his Tantric Yoga for Men, his mission is to welcome and guide the mosaic of men interested in sharing their Tantric, sensual energy with like-minded men and to help them sketch out the blueprint for achieving happiness and acceptance
By training, he is and Experimental Immunopathology, a Certified Yoga Instructor (registered under the Yoga Alliance), a Certified Life Coach, a Certified Thai Massage Therapist, and a Reiki Practitioner.
He received his training in mindfulness-based stress reduction while on the faculty at the University of Massachusetts Medical School at the Center for Mindfulness established by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. He pursued his training in yoga at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. At the present moment, he specializes in Trauma-Sensitive Yoga for the management of PTSD and other forms of emotional trauma.
He is a sought-out leader in the science of mindfulness, has spoken at national and international conferences, and has held retreats on Tantric Yoga and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in an outside the United States.
As a prolific writer, he has published over 45 peer-reviewed scientific articles, and his editorials appear in LA Yoga Ayurveda and Health magazine, Healthy Times Newspaper, Health and Fitness, and Desert Health News.
His acclaimed book, Chaos & Bliss - A Journey to Happiness, is a collection of verse and poetry that address the chaos in our lives that interfere with our happiness, healing and empowerment. The book is available at Amazon.com.
