About Me
Baba KaMau is a licensed clinical psychologist, adjunct university professor, psychotherapist, forensic evaluator, school teacher, substance abuse specialist, certified hypnotherapist, yoga instructor, author, musician, & educational consultant to schools and government agencies. Within the past 3 years he has become a film maker, and is the writer/director/producer of the newly released independent feature film, "21 DOORS of LEGBA's DREAMS". At this time he is working on a new sci-fi film, "The VOICE of SA RA" which is expected to be released in the Summer of 2008.Currently, he is the program director & co-founder of the Aakhet Center For Human Development (a mental & holistic health community center) and the Sakkara Youth Institute Independent School (African-centered advanced education) where he is a part-time instructor of yoga, humanities and fine arts. He is a co-founder/owner of Amen-Ra's Book Shop & Gallery, The Aakhet Press publishing company, and the co-creator (along with his wife) of the Sma Em-Abu Male/Female Relationship Retreats .In addition to these duties, he is a consultant to the State of Florida's Office of Disability Determination. He was an adjunct instructor of psychology at Tallahassee Junior College and Florida A&M University from 1987 - 1989, and assistant professor at FAMU from 1990 - 1996. He returned to FAMU as an adjunct instructor of psychology in 1998 and has also taught courses in the Black Studies and Social Work departments at Florida State University.He is the director of the Aakhet chapter of the HAWK Federation of Perfected Manhood Training (a rites of passage program for black adolescents). He was initiated into a kundalini yoga discipline by Shri Amrit Desai and is a teacher of various yoga and meditation techniques.He has been consulted by news media for commentary on issues relevant to the black community and has been quoted in Ebony magazine, Ebony Man, Jet magazine, Journey magazine, Quest magazine, USA Today, and many newspaper articles. He has operated two live talk-radio shows along with his wife and has appeared on national television programs such as CNN news and BET, and local programs such as "Your Voice" at WFSU/TV. Currently, he is the guest psychologist on "AGENDA", the monthly talk show hosted by his wife Dr. Sharon Ames-Dennard, which is recorded live at the Aakhet Center.Baba KaMau is a member and past President of the National Association of Black Psychologists (1998). He has several published articles and is the author of the book, "The Re-Ascension of the Black Man's Mind: Coming Forth By Ra" published by The Aakhet Press (1998). Currently, he is writing a how-to book on parenting for black parents, based on his 7-step intergrative model (mind-body-spirit) of optimal maturation and development. His third book, which is being written at this time, is a dream interpretation manual for people of African descent.
