MALA KAPADIA

Certifications

• MBTI, Step 1 & 2 (CPI-USA) (1999 & 2004)
• Emotional Intelligence, 6 Seconds, USA (1999) (Refresher 2011)
• EQ MAP, USA (2004)
• Eco-psychology, Online Course, Project Nature Connect, USA
• NLP, Basic (1999)
• Reiki, Grand Master
• Theta Healing, Basic
• Certificate Course in Indian Psychology, IPI, Pondicherry, India (2011)
• Certificate in A to Z of Agroecology and Organic Farming from Navdanya (Vandana Shiva) (2014)

Published Work

• Collection of Literary Essays, 2015
• Invited Guest Editor for IBA Journal, December 2014, Theme: Management, Leadership and Sustainability
• Collection of poems: Adhi Vatta Tran, January 2014
• Revisiting yoga sutras for innovative paradigms in OD for creating human model for organizations, International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior, published by PrAcademics Press, 21760 Mountain Sugar Lane, Boca Raton, FL 33433, published in March 2013 issue
• Chapter: ‘Hanuman: Unleashing Hidden Potential’, in Stories To Tell Your Students, Transforming Towards Organizational Growth, Palgrave McMillan, USA, 2011
• Chapter: “Perception & Vipassana” in Managing in the 21st Century: Transforming Toward Mutual Growth, Palgrave McMillan, USA, 2010
• Chapter: “Managing performance” Powerful Skills for Today’s Leaders & Managers from World Leading EQ Practitioners Six Seconds, USA, 2009
• Published Book on ‘Heart Skills - Emotional Intelligence for work and life’ awarded by ISTD Best Books In 2008-2009
• Book: Emotional intelligence (2003)

Keynote Addresses & Invited Talks

Management

• Emerging Challenges of Human Resources - Asia-Pacific HR Conference, 1999
• Managerial Effectiveness and Raja yoga, Shankara Darshana Conference, 1999
• Emotional Intelligence through Yoga, Nexus EQ Conference, Orlando, USA, 2004
• Messages in Management from Aadi Shankaracharya at 15th Shankara Darshana conference at Cochin, India, 2004
• Women in Management & Development, WISDOM, Banasthali, Rajasthan, India, 2006
• Chaired the session & presented paper on Spirituality at Workplace, IBA Bangalore and Greater Noida, India, 2007 & 2008
• Chaired the session & presented paper on “Management Wisdom from Mahabharata - Mahabharata to Copenhagen”, IBA Bangalore, India, 2009
• Lessons from Vipassana for OB, presented paper at OBTC, 10th conference at Charleston, USA, 2009
• Global Impact of Indian Management, Oxford Engineering Group of Colleges, Bengaluru, India, 2011
• Business Governance in Global Economy: Patanjali Yoga Sutras, IBA, Bangalore, India, 2012
• Nature, Mind and Technology Insights from Patanjali Yoga Sutras, IBA Bangalore, India, 2013
• Human Re-sourcing, Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute of Financial Management, University of Mumbai, India, 2014
• Bridging Western Efficiency with Eastern Ethos, Sustainable Leadership Summit, 2014
• Aligning Cosmic Intelligence with Leadership, IBA Bangalore, India 2014
• Case study – Sustainable Business through Heart Intelligence: Mumbai Dabbawalas. FLAME Case Conference, Pune, India, 2015

Ayurveda, Vedic Sciences and Yoga

• Emotional Intelligence & Ayurveda at World Ayurveda Congress 2002, Kochi, India
• Yoga and Value Education at International Yoga Conference at Kaivalyadhama, India, 2002
• Globalisation of Ayurveda, 4th International Conference, Jamnagar, India, 2003
• Chaired the first session & presented paper on Obesity, Psychology & Ayurveda at 1st International Ayurveda Conference, Tapovan, France, 2003
• Ecology Yoga at 1st International Ecology Conference, Normandy, France, 2003
• Universal Psychological Health (Dhatu, Agni & Mental Health), Tapovan, 2nd International Ayurveda Conference, France, 2004
• Atharva Veda as Applied Science for Emotional Intelligence, World Vedic Congress, Bangalore, India, 2004
• Indian Insights on Health, Conference at University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, 2005
• Psychometric Profiling through Ayurveda, Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, Centenary Celebrations and International Conference, Coimbatore, India, 2008
• Spiritual world conference, 2012, Revisiting Ayurveda and Yoga: 9 Possibilities, Indian foundation for Vedic science (India), In collaboration with Higher Education Department, Government of Haryana, India

Awards & Recognition

• Maharashtra Gujarati Sahitya Academy First prize for Essays ‘Bhitar No Ujaas’ (The Light Within), 2015
• Maharashtra Gujarati Sahitya Academy First prize for poem collection ‘Adhi Vatta Tran’, 2014
• Maharashtra Gujarati Sahitya Academy grant for publishing collection of essays ‘Bhitar No Ujaas’
• Kala Gurjari First Award, Adhi Vatta Tran, 2014
• ISTD Award for Book Heart Skills - Emotional Intelligence for work and life, 2009