Dr. Bhupendra Palan (M.D., D.Clin.Hypno - USA) is the founder of Samatvam Institute of Mind-Body Healing & Healthy Living. He is also the Founder & President of Academy of Hypnosis, India. He is the first doctor in India to have obtained Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis from American Board of Medical Hypnosis, with more than 35 years of clinical, research & teaching experience in the fields hypnosis, stress, psychosomatic medicine & Yoga.

Dr. Palan helped create a one-year P.G. Diploma course in Clinical and Applied Hypnosis at M.S. University, Gujarat, India. He also created an Online P.G. Diploma course in Clinical Hypnosis at CHARUSAT, Gujarat, India. Over the last 30 years, he has developed various stress management & self-development programs, which have helped more than 50,000+ people so far, nationally & internationally.