Satya Consulting provides professional consulting services in project management, scientific research, IT and software development, as well as study and practice courses in "Mind and Body Wellness" disciplines (e.g., Qigong and Tai Chi, Yoga, Meditation). Biography of Dr. Adina Riposan-Taylor
Dr. Adina Riposan-Taylor is an active researcher in Biomedical Informatics, with extensive experience in
both research and translational activities. Dr. Adina Riposan-Taylor is currently based in the USA, she lives on Amelia Island (Fernandina Beach town, FL) and performs professional activities in Fernandina and Jacksonville area, maintaining collaborations with a number of research institutions in the USA and Europe. Adina is married and is the happy mother of a 5 years old son. Since 2007, Adina acted as an Expert Evaluator at the European Commission in Brussels for evaluating EU R&D grant proposals. Since 2004, Adina was selected as a Government consultant for structural funds research and development programs in Italy and Romania (national grant facility programme). Adina has completed her Post-Doctoral program as a Senior Scientist at Cardiff University, UK (where she held the position of Research Associate). During her post doctoral research, she has specialised in advancing biomedical applications and infrastructures for individualised healthcare - such as computational workflows for disease prevention and ethical prioritization of preventive screening services, ambient assisted living and patient risk management, as well as new paradigms in biomedical data discovery and distributed decision support processes. At present, Adina has a new research interest in Integrative Medicine and the integration of Complementary and Alternative practices with mainstream medical research, being enthusiastic about the new approach and the advancements that holistic medicine could bring to the overall medical practice and patient care. She is also committed to the field of Contemplative Neurosciences, and the new approach to understanding the mind and how the contemplative disciplines help developing the human brain, as well as the connection between the mind and body for the overall health improvement and maintenance. Adina is actively involved in acknowledging the contributions that Contemplative Neurosciences have brought to the mainstream brain research area, and the understanding of how Contemplative disciplines and personal development practices (like meditation, yoga, qigong and tai chi) can radically improve people's lives and wellbeing, overall health level and mental health at any age, as well as the awakening of the "Healer Within". Dr. Adina Riposan-Taylor currently provides consulting services and holds the position of Research Director at the Pediatric Associates of Jacksonville, coordinating biomedical research studies in Integrative Healthcare that address new pediatric approaches for supporting children with special needs, such as Autism Spectrum Disorders patients and children with persistent behavioural problems (http://www.doctorojax.com/index-2/biomedical-research/research-projects). Adina is also the coordinator of the Mind-and-Body Center at the Pediatric Associates of Jacksonville (http://www.doctorojax.com/index-2/services/mind-and-body). Dr. Adina Riposan-Taylor has co-ordinated several international and national R&D projects during the past 10 years and had active roles in preparing and participating in EU IST research projects. Adina has co-authored and published scientific research papers and articles since 2000, and has written and contributed to the writing of research grants for both the European Commission IST funding framework, as well as for the national development programs in UK, France, Italy and Romania. See List of Scientific Publications (http://www.contact-net.ro/adinariposan_papers-articles.php)
Previous Research Work:
Adina had completed her Ph.D program at the Military Technical Academy (MTA) in Romania (as an Associate Lecturer), where she conducted research activities for distributed data management and network architectures for military-supervised operations in case of catastrophic events (such as evacuation strategies and large-scale rescue operations, and workflow management for paramedical emergency operations within mobile-static distributed environments, requiring intelligent complex infrastructures that could respond to crisis situations). Adina had also conducted research work in the area of free and open Information Technologies, and has extensive knowledge and experience in the development and management of Open-Source Library Software. During her initial professional career in Romania (her country of origin), Adina had run her own SME company Contact Net for over 10 years (www.contact-net.ro), during which she conducted ITC research and development activities, software development, and provided consulting and project management services that led to developing long-term collaborations with many universities and research centers across Europe and the USA (http://www.contact-net.ro/adinariposan.php). International Work Experience:
During 2002-2007, Adina had gradually migrated her work base from Romania to the Western countries, where she maintained project-based collaborations, at present having accumulated work experience and project partnerships in France, Italy, UK, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Japan, and the USA. Mind-and-Body practices, Contemplative studies, and self development discipline:
Adina is life-time committed to self-development practice and study, such as Yoga and Meditation, Qigong and Tai Chi, philosophy and contemplative comparative studies in Buddhism, Hinduism, Shivaism, Sufism, Taoism, and Christianity, as well as the general approach of Transpersonal Psychology. She is particularly interested in the impact of such activating and contemplative practices on the human nervous system, mind and body integrated approaches to health and development, and the impact on the ageing process. Adina is a certified IIQTC Community Qigong Practice Leader, certification provided by The Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC) (http://instituteofintegralqigongandtaichi.org/). Adina has practiced Meditation and Yoga for over 15 years, in several countries in Europe as well as in the USA. Her study and practice experience covers a wide variety of yoga branches and styles, such as Hatha Yoga, Kriya Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Raja Yoga, Ta**ra Yoga, Vinyasa and Ashtanga Yoga. She currently undergoes the 200-hr Yoga Teacher Certification Program at Ananda Kula, Jacksonville FL (http://www.ananda-kula.com/). Adina is a member of the Buddhist Palchen Study Group, Jacksonville FL, affiliated to Kunzang Palchen Ling (KPL) Tibetan Buddhist Center (http://www.kunzang.org/), and she has received the Empowerment in Vajrayana Buddhism with Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. The Buddhist name she received on this occasion is Sarasvati Devi. Dr. Adina Riposan-Taylor provides classes and workshops in Qigong and Tai Chi, modern & traditional Yoga, Meditation, Buddhist and other Eastern philosophy teachings, at her own Satya Sattva studio, as well as in multiple locations across Jacksonville, Fernandina Beach and St Augustine area (FL) where she establishes collaborations with mind-and-body wellness centers and studios. See Satya Sattva page for more details, up-coming events and classes schedule:
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