Sujata is joined by the wonderful and effervescent company of her good friend Janet Sosna on this edition of Hangout with Sujata. Janet Ruth Sosna, DC, CCSP, is the longest practicing chiropractor in Singapore and is considered one of the pioneers of the chiropractic profession in the Asian region. She is one of the founding professional members and a past-president of The Chiropractic Association (Singapore). She is also considered a leader in the profession in Asia and served as president of the Asia - Pacific Chiropractic Doctors' Federation, a regional grouping of national chiropractic associations, from 2007 -2015.
In 2013, she embarked on a project to open a pioneer clinic in Colombo, Sri Lanka, which began treating patients in May 2014 and is the first full-time chiropractic centre in the country.
As well as her extensive clinical experience, her academic experience includes a 1-year clinical teaching post at Parker College of Chiropractic, Dallas, Texas, USA, and previous adjunct clinical faculty posts for intern supervision with several Australian and American chiropractic institutions. She has been an adjunct clinical lecturer at International Medical University in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
A feminist since the age of 6, she has always been involved in women’s organisations. In Singapore, she is one of the longest active members of Singapore Business & Professional Women’s Organisations, where she is a past president and a current board member. She is the Immediate Past President of the Federation of Business & Professional Women (Singapore).
She is a naturalized Singapore citizen and was born and raised in New York.
She is an experienced public speaker, whose talks on chiropractic and other natural health topics are recognised to be both informative and entertaining.
The following songs form the basis of Janet's unique story:
1. Once in a Lifetime – Talking Heads
2. Right Now – Mocean Worker
3.Feeling Good – Nina Simone