Joseph Meador, PhD
Joseph, is the founder of Anandamaya Yoga Meditation, and is the founding director of the Anandamaya Institute. He studied Maha Kundalini Yoga in the 1970's and received Shaktipat from Yogi Amrit Desai. He teaches courses in Yoga Philosophy, Yoga Meditation, as well as classes in Esoteric Arts
Educated in the U.S. and in Israel (M.Sc., M.Th., Ph.D.). Ordained as a minister in 1981; served for 23 years as a professor of religion; travelled widely as a guest lecturer and teacher (to 27 states and several foreign countries). A Gestalt theorist, he served on faculty at the Gestalt Institute of New Orleans, as well as the Gestalt Institute of Austin.
An author and text editor; he served on the editorial staff of several religious journals; listed in the 1993 edition of Who's Who in Religion (standard Marquis reference edition). A former professional member of the American Academy of Religion, and the American Philosophical Association.
