Robert SvobodaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaRobert E.
SvobodaRobert E. Svoboda.jpgRobert E. Svoboda in 2008Born 1953 (age
6162)Texas, United StatesOccupation Author, ayurvedic doctorGenre
Ayurveda, astrologyWebsitewww.drsvoboda.comRobert Edwin Svoboda
(born 1953) is an American author and ayurvedic doctor who gives
lectures and courses around the world, related to the subjects of
ayurveda, jyotish,[1] tantra and Eastern religion. He is author of
eleven books, including Prakriti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution
(1989), and the Aghora trilogy (1986, 1993, 1997) about his mentor,
Vimalananda, and the Aghori sect.[1][2]He also maintains a private
consulting practice with clients in the United States, Canada,
Europe, Australia and India. Svoboda is the first Westerner to
graduate from a college of ayurveda (in 1980) and be licensed to
practice ayurveda in India.[3][4]Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early
life and education 1.2 Grants and awards 1.3 Professional
experience 2 Works 2.1 Bibliography 2.2 Discography 3 Notes 4
External linksBiographyEarly life and educationRobert Edwin Svoboda
was born in 1953 in Texas, United States. He grew up in Texas near
an oil camp,[5] before moving to Oklahoma where he did his
schooling.[6]Svoboda graduated from the University of Oklahoma in
1972 with a B.S. (major in Chemistry, minor in French). In 1973, he
moved to India and stayed on for another 10 years. During this time
he met his mentor Vimalananda and joined Tilak Ayurveda
Mahavidyalaya, an ayuvedic college in Pune. In 1980, he graduated
from Pune University with a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and
Surgery (BAMS), receiving the title Ayurvedacharya. Author and
ayurvedic physician Dr. Vasant Lad was one of his teachers
there.[7]During and after his formal ayurvedic training he was
tutored in ayurveda, yoga, jyotish, tantra and allied subjects by
his mentor, Vimalananda. Svoboda also served as Vimalananda's
"Authorized Racing Agent" (thoroughbred horses) at the Royal
Western India Turf Club in Mumbai and Pune between 1975 and 1985.
He lived in India between 1973 and 1980 and again between 1982 and
1986.[3]Grants and awardsSvoboda received both the National Merit
Scholarship and University of Oklahoma Merit Scholarship in 1970;
the U.S. Office of Education Scholarship in 1973; National
Endowment for the Humanities Youthgrant in 1975; and the Marsden
Foundation Grant in 1978.[3]Between 1975 and 1980 he won all but
one of the University of Pune awards for academic excellence in
ayurveda, including the Ram Narayan Sharma Gold Medal.[3]Svoboda
was ritually initiated into the Pokot tribe of northern Kenya in
June 1973 as its first white member.[3]Professional experienceSince
1985, Svoboda travels the world lecturing, consulting, teaching and
writing. He serves as adjunct faculty at the Ayurvedic Institute,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Dinacharya Institute, New York, New
York[8] and Bastyr University, Kenmore, Washington. Svoboda
authored the new entry on ayurveda for Encyclopdia Britannica,
2000.[citation needed] He sits as an advisor for the National
Ayurvedic Medical Association[9] as well as the California
Association of Ayurvedic Medicine.[10]WorksBibliography Aghora: At
the Left Hand of God, Brotherhood of Life; 1986. ISBN
0-914732-21-8. Aghora II: Kundalini, Brotherhood of Life; 1993.
ISBN 0-914732-31-5. Ayurveda: Life, Health, and Longevity, Penguin;
1993. ISBN 1-883725-09-7. Tao and Dharma: Chinese Medicine and
Ayurveda, (co-author: Arnie Lade) Lotus Press; 1st edition, 1995.
ISBN 0-914955-21-7. Hidden Secret of Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Press;
1996. ISBN 1-883725-04-6. Aghora III: The Law of Karma, Brotherhood
of Life; 1997. ISBN 0-914732-37-4. The Greatness of Saturn, Lotus
Press; 2nd edition, 1997. ISBN 1-57178-032-7. Prakriti: Your
Ayurvedic Constitution, Lotus Press; 2nd Rev ed. 1998. ISBN
81-208-1185-2. Ayurveda for Women: A Guide to Vitality and Health,
Healing Arts Press; 2000. ISBN 1-899434-14-3. Light on
Relationships: The Synastry of Indian Astrology (co-author: Hart de
Fouw) Weiser Books; 2000, ISBN 1-57863-148-3. Light on Life: An
Introduction to the Astrology of India, (co-author: Hart de Fouw)
Lotus Press; New edition, 2003. ISBN 0-14-019507-6. Vastu:
Breathing Life into Space, (contributor: Satya Moses) Namarupa
Publications, Dublin; First edition, 2013. ISBN
0988916908.Discography Varanasi: The City of Light (Audio CD).
Soundwalk/Namarupa, 2005, ISBN 0-9764061-0-1.NotesMeet the
Innovators Lifestyle, yogajournal.com.The AGHORA Trilogy
brotherhoodoflife.com.Svoboda, Robert. Curriculum Vitae. Retrieved
April 11, 2007.Svoboda, Robert (1992). Ayurveda - Life, Health and
Longevity. ARKANA-Penguin Books.Sitting Down With Dr. Robert E.
Svoboda layogamagazine.com, January/February 2003.Colleen Morton.
"Interview with Robert Svoboda". Yoga Journal. Retrieved
2014-07-17.Background Svobda at ayurveda-berkeley.com."Dinaharya
Faculty". Dinacharya Institute."NAMA (Advisors)". National
Ayurvedic Medical Association. "CAAM Advisors". California
Association of Ayurvedic Medicine.External links Official
websiteAuthority control VIAF: 112732178 ISNI: 0000 0001 1005 6268
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