Research & Teaching 

Research Focus

Swati Rao Shiv's research over the past two decades is grounded in principles of  Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) and neurophysiology, examining how vibrational frequency patterns generated by dominant thoughts and emotions influence subconscious mind activity, action potentials, hormonal signalling, para-sympathetic nerves, and long-term mental & physical health. Her work investigates both how these mind–body mechanisms operate and why specific emotional-cognitive states produce measurable changes across neuroendocrine, psychophysiological, and behavioural systems.

Five key dimensions of this research include:

1. Psychoneuroimmunology and Neurophysiology of Emotional Focus
   How emotionally charged thought patterns alter neurotransmission, endocrine pathways, autonomic regulation, immune responses, motivational circuits, therapeutic receptivity, and other psychoneuroimmunological processes.

2. Internal Dominant Focus (IDF) and Neurocognitive Modulation
   How IDF shapes anxiety, decision-making, behaviour, health outcomes, and performance by influencing cognitive filtering, insight, attention, and rapid neurophysiological reactions.

3. Mindfulness and Positive Emotional Focus
   Their impact on happiness, subjective well-being, resilience, and everyday emotional regulation through modulation of neural oscillations, affective processing, and parasympathetic balance.

4. Integrated Psychological Interventions
   How combined approaches—mindfulness, positivity training, insight development, and emotional awareness—can reduce depression, burnout, chronic stress, and emotional dysregulation. These strategies can be adapted into psychotherapies, medical treatment plans, and educational emotional-skills frameworks.

5. Mind–Body Healing Pathways
   Frameworks that map the cause-and-effect relationship between thought patterns, autonomic nervous system shifts, and parasympathetic functioning, offering pathways for long-term emotional stability, behavioural change, and overal

Current Work

She has recently completed research on: 

• Impact of IDF of Positivity & Mindfulness on Well-Being on a sample of 385 adults
  
  

• Using psychometric tools SWLS, PANAS, MAAS, WHO-5, HAM-A, as IDF scales
  
  

• Employing correlation, multiple regression, ANOVA, and predictive modelling
  
  

• Investigating how positivity and mindfulness explain significant variance in well-being and anxiety
  
  

• Developing a framework connecting IDF → neurophysiological activation →  impact of  positivity, mindfulness  with variants of income, age & gender  on well-being
  
  

Teaching Experience

I have over two decades of teaching and training experience across educational institutions, counselling settings, and organizational environments. My teaching integrates pyschoneuroimmunology,  psychology, neurophysiology, mindfulness, and the concept of Internal Dominant Focus (IDF) to help learners understand how thought patterns, their underlying emotional vibrational frequencies, and neurophysiological processes influence behaviour and well-being.

Areas of Teaching

• Mindfulness & Emotional Regulation
Structured modules on mindfulness, breathwork, attention training, and emotional balance.

• Applied Psychology & Therapeutic Skills
Instruction in understanding Psychoineuroimmunology , CBT, DBT, Behaviour Analysis, NLP, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Regression Therapy, and Progressive Muscle Relaxation.

• Neurophysiology of Emotions
Teaching the science of neurotransmitters, action potentials, autonomic functioning, and psychoneuroimmunology related to stress and self -healing.

• Internal Dominant Focus (IDF)
Training in identifying, understanding, and shifting underlying dominant emotional focus patterns that influence health, decisions, anxiety, motivation, and performance.

• Mind–Body Healing Frameworks
Teaching the relationship between thoughts, emotions, parasympathetic activity, and long-term mental and physical well-being.

• Academic & Institutional Workshops
Sessions delivered in schools, universities, and organizations on motivation, resilience, positive thinking, behavioural transformation, and emotional mastery.

Modes of Delivery

• Online & offline teaching

• One-to-one coaching

• Group workshops

• Training adults,psychology  & psychiatric students

• Books on applied self help

• Applied therapeutic learning modules

Professional Experience : 2005-Present

With more than twenty years of integrated work in psychoneuroimmunology, positive psychology, emotional management, neurophysiology, and therapeutic sciences, I combine research, applied intervention, and mind–body healing to support individuals, mental health, and educational systems. My professional experience spans clinical practice, behavioural transformation, emotional management,writing books, bolgs  and scientific papers.

Integrated Mindfulness, IDF & Neurophysiology Research (2015–Present)

• Conduct research on mindfulness, positivity, Internal Dominant Focus (IDF), well-being, anxiety, and Subjective Well-Being (SWB) using large quantitative samples.
  
  

• Use psychometric tools (PANAS, MAAS, SWLS, WHO-5, HAM-A, BDI-II, PHQ-9) and statistical models (correlations, regression, ANOVA).
  
  

• Examine neurophysiological mechanisms linking thought patterns to emotional states, autonomic regulation, motivation, and psychoneuroimmunology.
  
  

• Develop conceptual frameworks connecting IDF with neurotransmitter activation, stress hormones, and behavioural outcome
  
  

• Present research at academic conferences and publish in international journals.