{"id":44,"date":"2024-03-26T17:44:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T17:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalayurvedacongress.com\/pune-2025\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2025-11-19T10:58:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T10:58:41","slug":"main-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/internationalayurvedacongress.com\/pune-2025\/main-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Main Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin:0 20px 10px 0; width:130px;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shri Prataprao Jadhav.jpg\" alt=\"The Honourable Shri Prataprao Jadhav\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">The Honourable Shri Prataprao Jadhav<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-title\">Guest of Honour<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Honourable Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of AYUSH and Minister of State of Ministry of Health &#038; Family Welfare, Government of India<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin:0 20px 10px 0; width:130px;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/people_web_rajaram.jpg\" alt=\"Rajaraam\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Tony Nader, MD, PhD, MARR<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-title\">Chief Patron of the Congress<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">President, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, USA; Head of the Transcendental Meditation organizations globally<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dr. P.D. Patil.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. P.D. Patil\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr P.D. Patil, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-title\">Chief Patron of the Congress<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Chancellor, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/people_web_devendra_triguna.jpg\" alt=\"Padma Bhushan Vaidya Devendra Triguna\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Padma Bhushan Vaidya Devendra Triguna, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">President, National Academy of Ayurveda, Ministry of Ayush, Government of India; Chairman, Trust, All India Ayurvedic Congress; recipient of \u201cPadma Shri\u201d &amp; \u201cPadma Bhushan\u201d award for his contribution to Ayurveda<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0; width: 130px;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/people_web_ranade.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Dr. Subhash Ranade\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Prof. Dr Subhash Ranade, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Chairman, International Academy of Ayurved, Pune. One of the foremost experts on Ayurveda. He is leading academician and physician in the field of Ayurveda.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/rainerpicha.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. med. Rainer Picha\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr med Rainer Picha, Austria<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Rainer Picha, MD, senior consultant in cardiology from Austria; former Assistant Director, Department of Cardiology of the State Hospital in Graz, Austria; Chairman of International Maharishi AyurVeda Foundation, The Netherlands, overseeing all Maharishi AyurVeda activities worldwide<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-theme\">Modern Medicine Discovers Ayurvedic Principles<br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"pps-button-popup-244 pps-button-popup \"  title=\"Click here to open Popup\">Read Abstract<\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(\".pps-button-popup-244, a[href=pps-button-popup-244]\").bind(\"click\", function(e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tif(typeof jQuery.fn.flexslider == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#pps-slider-244\").flexslider({\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshow: false,\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshowSpeed: 6000,\n\t\t\t\t\tanimationSpeed: 500,\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrolNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tdirectionNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseOnHover: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespace: \"pps-\",\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(244);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tafter: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\trefreshTopPosition(244);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tselector: \"#slides-244 > li\",\n\t\t\t\t});\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#popuppress-244\").bPopup({\n\t\t\t\tcloseClass: \"pps-close-link\",\n\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\tmodalClose: true,\n\t\t\t\tmodalColor: \"#07aca2\",\n\t\t\t\topacity: 0.7,\n\t\t\t\tpositionStyle: \"absolute\",\n\t\t\t\tposition: [\"auto\",\"auto\"],\n\t\t\t\tspeed: 300,\n\t\t\t\ttransition: \"fadeIn\",\n\t\t\t\tzIndex: 9999,\n\t\t\t\tamsl : 0,\n\t\t\t\tonOpen: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tcontentFromIdPopupPress(244,\"\");\n\t\t\t\t\tupdateViewsPopupPress(244);\n\t\t\t\t\trestoreVideosPopupPress(244);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tonClose: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(244);\n\t\t\t\t\tremoveVideosPopupPress(244);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n});\n<\/script><div id=\"popuppress-244\" class=\"pps-popup pps-light pps-border-true\"><div class=\"pps-wrap\"><div class=\"pps-close\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"pps-close-link-244\" class=\"pps-close-link\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"pps-content\"><div class=\"pps-flexslider\" id=\"pps-slider-244\"><ul id=\"slides-244\" class=\"slides-pps\"><li><div class=\"pps-content-wp-editor\"><h5>Abstract:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Modern Medicine Discovers Ayurvedic Principles<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Dr med Rainer Picha, Austria<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong><br \/>\nRecent scientific research has shown that Ayurveda shouldn&#8217;t be perceived as an outdated traditional healing system, but rather as cutting-edge modern medicine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scientific Research Confirms Ayurvedic Principles<\/strong><br \/>\nSeveral examples from a wide range of research findings highlight the significance of Ayurvedic principles. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The role of cell waste (Ama) in maintaining healthy physiology<\/li>\n<li>The principle of Amapachana and the discovery of autophagy<\/li>\n<li>The role of Apana Vata and the importance of the gut microbiome<\/li>\n<li>The principle of Dinacharya and research on the circadian rhythm, including the circadian clock in our brain<\/li>\n<li>The importance of nutrition<\/li>\n<li>The effects of Nasya on brain health and the discovery of the brain-nose interface<\/li>\n<li>The influence of the healing morning sun on physiology and its relation to near-infrared light<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nAyurveda emphasizes the importance of consciousness, a concept expressed in the Ayurvedic word for health itself, Swasthya, which means being established in the self or consciousness.<\/p>\n<p>Psychosocial stress is not only one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke but also a trigger for all other modifiable cardiovascular risk factors. However, consciousness-based technologies are not as widely utilized in modern medicine as they should be, given their potential to address the leading cause of death in most countries.<\/p>\n<p>A review of recent scientific research on stress management through a traditional Yoga technique called Transcendental Meditation demonstrates its efficacy in preventing heart attacks and strokes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><br \/>\nThis brief review of scientific studies highlights the profound Ayurvedic principles, which should lead to greater appreciation not only by modern medicine but also by those who still doubt the great potential of Ayurvedic medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.pps-wrap--><\/div><!--.pps-popup--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Gunvant_Yeola.png\" alt=\"Prof. Gunvant Yeola\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Prof. Dr Gunvant Yeola MD, PhD (Ayurveda), India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Principal, Dr D. Y. Patil College of Ayurved and Research Centre, Pune<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0; width: 130px;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Acharya.jpg\" alt=\"Dr R. N. Acharya\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr R. N. Acharya, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Director General, CCRAS, Ministry of AYUSH, New Delhi<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Tanuja Nesari.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Tanuja Nesari\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr Tanuja Nesari, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Director, All India Institute of Ayurved, New Delhi<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0; width: 130px;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Kuldip Raj Kohli.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Kuldip Raj Kohli\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr Kuldip Raj Kohli, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Former Director of Ayurveda, Govt of Maharashtra, Mumbai<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Prof. Vaidya Rakesh Sharma.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Vaidya Rakesh Sharma\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Prof. Vaidya Rakesh Sharma, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">MD, PhD, President, Board of Ethics and Registration. National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/people_moelk-150x150.png\" alt=\"Dr. med. Walter M\u00f6lk\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr med Walter M\u00f6lk, Austria<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Director, Maharishi College of Perfect Health International, The Netherlands; Director, International Maharishi AyurVeda Foundation, The Netherlands; Director, Stichting Maharishi European Research University \/ Maharishi Vedic University, The Netherlands; Founder Austrian Society for Ayurvedic Medicine (1986)<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-theme\">Consciousness: Ancient and Modern Views Regarding the Source, Course, and Goal of Ayurveda<br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"pps-button-popup-218 pps-button-popup \"  title=\"Click here to open Popup\">Read Abstract<\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(\".pps-button-popup-218, a[href=pps-button-popup-218]\").bind(\"click\", function(e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tif(typeof jQuery.fn.flexslider == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#pps-slider-218\").flexslider({\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshow: false,\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshowSpeed: 6000,\n\t\t\t\t\tanimationSpeed: 500,\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrolNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tdirectionNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseOnHover: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespace: \"pps-\",\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(218);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tafter: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\trefreshTopPosition(218);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tselector: \"#slides-218 > li\",\n\t\t\t\t});\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#popuppress-218\").bPopup({\n\t\t\t\tcloseClass: \"pps-close-link\",\n\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\tmodalClose: true,\n\t\t\t\tmodalColor: \"#07aca2\",\n\t\t\t\topacity: 0.7,\n\t\t\t\tpositionStyle: \"absolute\",\n\t\t\t\tposition: [\"auto\",\"auto\"],\n\t\t\t\tspeed: 300,\n\t\t\t\ttransition: \"fadeIn\",\n\t\t\t\tzIndex: 9999,\n\t\t\t\tamsl : 0,\n\t\t\t\tonOpen: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tcontentFromIdPopupPress(218,\"\");\n\t\t\t\t\tupdateViewsPopupPress(218);\n\t\t\t\t\trestoreVideosPopupPress(218);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tonClose: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(218);\n\t\t\t\t\tremoveVideosPopupPress(218);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n});\n<\/script><div id=\"popuppress-218\" class=\"pps-popup pps-light pps-border-true\"><div class=\"pps-wrap\"><div class=\"pps-close\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"pps-close-link-218\" class=\"pps-close-link\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"pps-content\"><div class=\"pps-flexslider\" id=\"pps-slider-218\"><ul id=\"slides-218\" class=\"slides-pps\"><li><div class=\"pps-content-wp-editor\"><h5>Abstract:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Consciousness: Ancient and Modern Views Regarding the Source, Course, and Goal of Ayurveda<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Dr med Walter M\u00f6lk, Austria<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The current practice and training of Ayurveda typically do not address the role of consciousness in prevention and healing. The origin of Ayurveda and its spiritual aspects are often regarded as mystical and incompatible with modern scientific thinking and research.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the study of consciousness is gaining increasing attention and is considered by some researchers to be the &#8220;last frontier&#8221; of modern science.<\/p>\n<p>Method: In this presentation the role of consciousness with respect to the Source, Course, and Goal of Ayurveda is examined in relation to the Ayurvedic Samhitas, Maharishi&#8217;s Vedic Science and Technology, and the work and research of neuroscientist Tony Nader, MD, PhD.<\/p>\n<p>A) Source of Ayurveda:<br \/>\nAccording to the Ayurvedic texts, the ancient Rishis attained knowledge of Ayurveda through deep meditation (dhyana-cakshusha) within their own consciousness. Furthermore, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi has demonstrated that Ayurvedic concepts such as Tridoshas, Ojas, and Pragya Aparadha etc. are rooted in consciousness. A key aspect for this understanding is Maharishi&#8217;s definition \u2018Consciousness is that which is conscious of itself.\u2019 Dr Tony Nader explains the different theories of consciousness in scientific terms and from the perspective of Advaita Vedanta with the conclusion \u2018Consciousness is all there is\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>B) Course and Practice of Ayurveda:<br \/>\nThe Samhitas contain numerous references to the importance of the development of consciousness. In Naisthiki Chikitsa, which is considered the highest form of therapy, consciousness plays a central role.<\/p>\n<p>C) Goal of Ayurveda:<br \/>\nThe ultimate goal of Ayurveda is the development of higher states of consciousness. In 1985, Maharishi presented his World Plan for Perfect Health, which includes the goal of creating a disease-free society by increasing coherence in collective consciousness.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<br \/>\nThe development of consciousness is essential for the understanding and practice of Ayurveda and should therefore be an integral part of Ayurvedic training. This is also expressed in the Sanskrit word for health, Sva-sthya (established in one&#8217;s own Self).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.pps-wrap--><\/div><!--.pps-popup--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0; width: 130px;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Lothar Pirc.png\" alt=\"Lothar Pirc\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Lothar Pirc, Germany<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">CEO &#038; Owner, Maharishi AyurVeda Health Centre, Bad Ems, Germany; Professor of Practice, DPU Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Centre for Online Learning, Pune; Director, International Maharishi AyurVeda Foundation, The Netherlands<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-theme\">Managing an authentic ayurveda clinic and treating 30,000 patients with panchakarma in the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre in Bad Ems, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"pps-button-popup-196 pps-button-popup \"  title=\"Click here to open Popup\">Read Abstract<\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(\".pps-button-popup-196, a[href=pps-button-popup-196]\").bind(\"click\", function(e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tif(typeof jQuery.fn.flexslider == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#pps-slider-196\").flexslider({\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshow: false,\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshowSpeed: 6000,\n\t\t\t\t\tanimationSpeed: 500,\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrolNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tdirectionNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseOnHover: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespace: \"pps-\",\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(196);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tafter: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\trefreshTopPosition(196);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tselector: \"#slides-196 > li\",\n\t\t\t\t});\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#popuppress-196\").bPopup({\n\t\t\t\tcloseClass: \"pps-close-link\",\n\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\tmodalClose: true,\n\t\t\t\tmodalColor: \"#07aca2\",\n\t\t\t\topacity: 0.7,\n\t\t\t\tpositionStyle: \"absolute\",\n\t\t\t\tposition: [\"auto\",\"auto\"],\n\t\t\t\tspeed: 300,\n\t\t\t\ttransition: \"fadeIn\",\n\t\t\t\tzIndex: 9999,\n\t\t\t\tamsl : 0,\n\t\t\t\tonOpen: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tcontentFromIdPopupPress(196,\"\");\n\t\t\t\t\tupdateViewsPopupPress(196);\n\t\t\t\t\trestoreVideosPopupPress(196);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tonClose: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(196);\n\t\t\t\t\tremoveVideosPopupPress(196);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n});\n<\/script><div id=\"popuppress-196\" class=\"pps-popup pps-light pps-border-true\"><div class=\"pps-wrap\"><div class=\"pps-close\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"pps-close-link-196\" class=\"pps-close-link\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"pps-content\"><div class=\"pps-flexslider\" id=\"pps-slider-196\"><ul id=\"slides-196\" class=\"slides-pps\"><li><div class=\"pps-content-wp-editor\"><h5>Abstract:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Managing an authentic ayurveda clinic and treating 30,000 patients with panchakarma in the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre in Bad Ems, Germany<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Lothar Pirc, Prof. of Practice, Germany<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The ayurvedic principal of the gradual development of imbalances into the six stages of its manifestation into disease and there unique early detection is explained. An overview of major Vedic approaches to create health is presented which include consciousness through Yoga and Transcendental Meditation, health education, diet, daily and seasonal routines, ayurvedic lifestyle, herbs, Panchakarma, Vedic sounds and vibrations, Jyotish, Yagya and even collective health. A short overview of scientific research on the benefits of the Transcendental Meditation technique (TM) shows according to health insurance data a significant reduction of health care costs by up to 50%. TM also has proven to lower high blood pressure.<\/p>\n<p>A brief presentation of published research on the Maharishi Panchakarma programme (though not conducted at our clinic) will include: a 58% elimination of environmental toxins including pesticide residues and heavy metals (which would normally take decades to leave the body), improvements in 16 parameters of physical and mental health, reduction in aggressive oxygen free radicals, and decrease of total cholesterol.<\/p>\n<p>Maharishi AyurVeda Health Centre in Bad Ems Germany has treated more than 30,000 people since it opened 32 years ago, and is probably the largest dedicated residential Ayurveda clinic outside India. It has official status as a private hospital, has 65 staff, has been featured in 1200 favourable press reports and 300 TV appearances; and has received 25 significant awards and honours, from Germany, India, Russia and elsewhere. The average stay in the clinic is 10 days but there are programmes offered for up to 28 days. We will share our experience and insights into what makes a clinic successful, and how to overcome the many challenges faced by any Ayurveda clinic in the West. These include: extremely labour-intensive treatment in countries where labour costs are high; treatments are not yet reimbursed by health insurance; high expenses from consumables and laundry; legal restrictions in some countries preventing the presentation of research to the general public. We offer a lively optional supporting programme at the clinic, which offers added attraction and tends to enhance the patient\u2019s long-term benefit, with health education on diet and daily routine, yoga exercise, gem-light therapy, Gandharva music therapy and Transcendental Meditation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.pps-wrap--><\/div><!--.pps-popup--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/people_web_schachinger.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. med. Wolfgang Schachinger\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr med Wolfgang Schachinger, Austria<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">President, European Ayurveda Medical Association (EURAMA); Board German Ayurveda Association; CEO and Medical Director, Home of Ayurveda <em>somamed<\/em>, Geboltskirchen, Austria<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-theme\">Improved Mental Wellness and Physical Health through an Online Ayurvedic Purification Treatment<br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"pps-button-popup-210 pps-button-popup \"  title=\"Click here to open Popup\">Read Abstract<\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(\".pps-button-popup-210, a[href=pps-button-popup-210]\").bind(\"click\", function(e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tif(typeof jQuery.fn.flexslider == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#pps-slider-210\").flexslider({\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshow: false,\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshowSpeed: 6000,\n\t\t\t\t\tanimationSpeed: 500,\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrolNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tdirectionNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseOnHover: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespace: \"pps-\",\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(210);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tafter: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\trefreshTopPosition(210);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tselector: \"#slides-210 > li\",\n\t\t\t\t});\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#popuppress-210\").bPopup({\n\t\t\t\tcloseClass: \"pps-close-link\",\n\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\tmodalClose: true,\n\t\t\t\tmodalColor: \"#07aca2\",\n\t\t\t\topacity: 0.7,\n\t\t\t\tpositionStyle: \"absolute\",\n\t\t\t\tposition: [\"auto\",\"auto\"],\n\t\t\t\tspeed: 300,\n\t\t\t\ttransition: \"fadeIn\",\n\t\t\t\tzIndex: 9999,\n\t\t\t\tamsl : 0,\n\t\t\t\tonOpen: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tcontentFromIdPopupPress(210,\"\");\n\t\t\t\t\tupdateViewsPopupPress(210);\n\t\t\t\t\trestoreVideosPopupPress(210);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tonClose: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(210);\n\t\t\t\t\tremoveVideosPopupPress(210);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n});\n<\/script><div id=\"popuppress-210\" class=\"pps-popup pps-light pps-border-true\"><div class=\"pps-wrap\"><div class=\"pps-close\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"pps-close-link-210\" class=\"pps-close-link\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"pps-content\"><div class=\"pps-flexslider\" id=\"pps-slider-210\"><ul id=\"slides-210\" class=\"slides-pps\"><li><div class=\"pps-content-wp-editor\"><h5>Abstract:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Improved Mental Wellness and Physical Health through an Online Ayurvedic Purification Treatment<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Dr Wolfgang Schachinger, Austria<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Natural and functional treatments have a reputation among doctors and the general population for only having an effect after a long period of use. A slow onset of action often has to do with blockages of regulation due to the accumulation of metabolic toxins in the &#8220;extracellular matrix (Pischinger space)&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>For thousands of years, Ayurveda has been offering extremely useful cleansing therapies that are effective in this compartment of the body that is named \u201crasa dhatu\u201d in Ayurveda.<\/p>\n<p>A newly developed Ayurvedic cleansing therapy that can be carried out on an outpatient basis in any practice has scientifically proven effects on physiological and psychological parameters. Results of resent research have been published in Journal of Integrative and complementary Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>The treatment protocol under research supports the rapid onset of action of natural and functional therapies.<br \/>\nWhat will the audience learn:<br \/>\n\u2022 Quick and effective start of any complementary treatment<br \/>\n\u2022 A one week course of cleansing treatment at home<br \/>\n\u2022 Improved patient education and satisfaction<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.pps-wrap--><\/div><!--.pps-popup--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr John Fagan.jpg\" alt=\"Dr med John Fagan\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Prof. John Fagan, PhD Cornell Univ., USA<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">International Director for Food Purity, Safety and Security, Professor of Molecular Biology, Maharishi International University, USA; Exec. 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Earth Open Source, USA &#038; EU<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-theme\">Genomic Signatures of Healing: Impact of Transcendental Meditation on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder<br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"pps-button-popup-200 pps-button-popup \"  title=\"Click here to open Popup\">Read Abstract<\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(\".pps-button-popup-200, a[href=pps-button-popup-200]\").bind(\"click\", function(e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tif(typeof jQuery.fn.flexslider == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#pps-slider-200\").flexslider({\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshow: false,\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshowSpeed: 6000,\n\t\t\t\t\tanimationSpeed: 500,\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrolNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tdirectionNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseOnHover: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespace: \"pps-\",\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(200);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tafter: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\trefreshTopPosition(200);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tselector: \"#slides-200 > li\",\n\t\t\t\t});\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#popuppress-200\").bPopup({\n\t\t\t\tcloseClass: \"pps-close-link\",\n\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\tmodalClose: true,\n\t\t\t\tmodalColor: \"#07aca2\",\n\t\t\t\topacity: 0.7,\n\t\t\t\tpositionStyle: \"absolute\",\n\t\t\t\tposition: [\"auto\",\"auto\"],\n\t\t\t\tspeed: 300,\n\t\t\t\ttransition: \"fadeIn\",\n\t\t\t\tzIndex: 9999,\n\t\t\t\tamsl : 0,\n\t\t\t\tonOpen: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tcontentFromIdPopupPress(200,\"\");\n\t\t\t\t\tupdateViewsPopupPress(200);\n\t\t\t\t\trestoreVideosPopupPress(200);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tonClose: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(200);\n\t\t\t\t\tremoveVideosPopupPress(200);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n});\n<\/script><div id=\"popuppress-200\" class=\"pps-popup pps-light pps-border-true\"><div class=\"pps-wrap\"><div class=\"pps-close\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"pps-close-link-200\" class=\"pps-close-link\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"pps-content\"><div class=\"pps-flexslider\" id=\"pps-slider-200\"><ul id=\"slides-200\" class=\"slides-pps\"><li><div class=\"pps-content-wp-editor\"><h5>Abstract:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Genomic Signatures of Healing: Impact of Transcendental Meditation on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Prof. John Fagan, PhD Cornell Univ., USA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex and heterogeneous disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. However, reliable biomarkers and effective treatments for PTSD are lacking. This study addresses this gap by measuring genomic markers in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 90 patients with PTSD who participated in a randomized trial comparing Transcendental Meditation (TM), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and Health Education (HE). TM and PE are two interventions that have shown promise in reducing PTSD symptoms and improving mental and physical health outcomes. The study uses RNA-sequencing and bioinformatics methods to quantify gene expression changes associated with TM and PE treatment, which may prove useful as diagnostic biomarkers and which may point to potential molecular mechanisms and pathways involved in PTSD recovery.<\/p>\n<p>We found that TM and PE had distinct effects on gene expression in PBMC, especially on genes related to nervous system diseases, heart disease, cancer, and inflammation. Notably, we identified three genes (KCNQ3, CYP4F2, and RNF17) that responded to both TM and PE, but with different response characteristics. The genome-wide transcriptome data obtained in this study provide novel insights into the genomic basis of PTSD and its treatment and offer the potential to enhance patient stratification for specific treatments by developing blood-based gene expression classifiers. These findings provide molecular-level validation of these two PTSD treatment modalities and identify differences in their applicability, contributing to the advancement of precision medicine approaches in PTSD and paving the way for personalized treatment strategies tailored to individual patients.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.pps-wrap--><\/div><!--.pps-popup--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/leiden-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/08\/people_web_oliver_werner.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. med. Oliver Werner\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr med Oliver Werner, Switzerland<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">President, Swiss Physicians Society for Ayurveda;<br \/>President, Swiss Association for Maharishi Ayurveda;<br \/>Founder, Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre, Seelisberg, Switzerland<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-theme\">Scientific verification of the Vedic concept: Consciousness is all there is<br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"pps-button-popup-202 pps-button-popup \"  title=\"Click here to open Popup\">Read Abstract<\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(\".pps-button-popup-202, a[href=pps-button-popup-202]\").bind(\"click\", function(e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tif(typeof jQuery.fn.flexslider == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#pps-slider-202\").flexslider({\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshow: false,\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshowSpeed: 6000,\n\t\t\t\t\tanimationSpeed: 500,\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrolNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tdirectionNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseOnHover: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespace: \"pps-\",\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(202);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tafter: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\trefreshTopPosition(202);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tselector: \"#slides-202 > li\",\n\t\t\t\t});\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#popuppress-202\").bPopup({\n\t\t\t\tcloseClass: \"pps-close-link\",\n\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\tmodalClose: true,\n\t\t\t\tmodalColor: \"#07aca2\",\n\t\t\t\topacity: 0.7,\n\t\t\t\tpositionStyle: \"absolute\",\n\t\t\t\tposition: [\"auto\",\"auto\"],\n\t\t\t\tspeed: 300,\n\t\t\t\ttransition: \"fadeIn\",\n\t\t\t\tzIndex: 9999,\n\t\t\t\tamsl : 0,\n\t\t\t\tonOpen: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tcontentFromIdPopupPress(202,\"\");\n\t\t\t\t\tupdateViewsPopupPress(202);\n\t\t\t\t\trestoreVideosPopupPress(202);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tonClose: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(202);\n\t\t\t\t\tremoveVideosPopupPress(202);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n});\n<\/script><div id=\"popuppress-202\" class=\"pps-popup pps-light pps-border-true\"><div class=\"pps-wrap\"><div class=\"pps-close\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"pps-close-link-202\" class=\"pps-close-link\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"pps-content\"><div class=\"pps-flexslider\" id=\"pps-slider-202\"><ul id=\"slides-202\" class=\"slides-pps\"><li><div class=\"pps-content-wp-editor\"><h5>Abstract:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Scientific verification of the Vedic concept: Consciousness is all there is<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Dr Oliver Werner, Switzerland<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Vedic concept of consciousness is that there is at the basis of creation a unified field of natural law and that this field has the nature of consciousness. Consciousness is therefore basic, and the entire creation is based on it.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, many in the scientific community (including the neuroscience community) believe that consciousness is somehow created through biochemical and physiological interactions in the material brain. Is this contrast a purely philosophical matter, or can it be resolved scientifically, through experiment?<\/p>\n<p>If consciousness were created through material interactions in the brain, then distance interactions between individuals, groups, or individuals and inanimate objects could take place only through the 5 senses, the organs of the body, social interaction or any other means mediated by the well-known 4 basic forces in nature.<\/p>\n<p>Do other types of interactions exist?<\/p>\n<p>Decades of scientific research have provided substantial evidence that interactions such as<br \/>\n\u2022 Telepathy (direct mental connection between individuals)<br \/>\n\u2022 Clairvoyance (remote cognition of objects)<br \/>\n\u2022 Psychokinesis (direct mental effects on objects)<br \/>\n\u2022 Group effects of consciousness: the Maharishi Effect<br \/>\ndo exist. The likely existence of these phenomena is evidence against the materialist theories that consciousness is created by the material physiology of the brain, as no materialist theory of consciousness can explain these effects.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the scientific research on the effects of consciousness mentioned above provides strong support to the concept that consciousness is basic in creation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.pps-wrap--><\/div><!--.pps-popup--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Gordana Markovic.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Gordana Markovi\u0107, PhD\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr Gordana Markovi\u0107, Serbia<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Medical doctor, specialist of Social medicine and Public Health; Member of the State Expert Committee on Complementary Medicine, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia; Principal Professor, Alma Mater Europaea University, Slovenia<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-theme\">The Contribution of Ayurveda to the treatment of infertility<br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"pps-button-popup-205 pps-button-popup \"  title=\"Click here to open Popup\">Read Abstract<\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(\".pps-button-popup-205, a[href=pps-button-popup-205]\").bind(\"click\", function(e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tif(typeof jQuery.fn.flexslider == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#pps-slider-205\").flexslider({\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshow: false,\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshowSpeed: 6000,\n\t\t\t\t\tanimationSpeed: 500,\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrolNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tdirectionNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseOnHover: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespace: \"pps-\",\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(205);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tafter: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\trefreshTopPosition(205);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tselector: \"#slides-205 > li\",\n\t\t\t\t});\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#popuppress-205\").bPopup({\n\t\t\t\tcloseClass: \"pps-close-link\",\n\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\tmodalClose: true,\n\t\t\t\tmodalColor: \"#07aca2\",\n\t\t\t\topacity: 0.7,\n\t\t\t\tpositionStyle: \"absolute\",\n\t\t\t\tposition: [\"auto\",\"auto\"],\n\t\t\t\tspeed: 300,\n\t\t\t\ttransition: \"fadeIn\",\n\t\t\t\tzIndex: 9999,\n\t\t\t\tamsl : 0,\n\t\t\t\tonOpen: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tcontentFromIdPopupPress(205,\"\");\n\t\t\t\t\tupdateViewsPopupPress(205);\n\t\t\t\t\trestoreVideosPopupPress(205);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tonClose: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(205);\n\t\t\t\t\tremoveVideosPopupPress(205);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n});\n<\/script><div id=\"popuppress-205\" class=\"pps-popup pps-light pps-border-true\"><div class=\"pps-wrap\"><div class=\"pps-close\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"pps-close-link-205\" class=\"pps-close-link\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"pps-content\"><div class=\"pps-flexslider\" id=\"pps-slider-205\"><ul id=\"slides-205\" class=\"slides-pps\"><li><div class=\"pps-content-wp-editor\"><h5>Abstract:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>The Contribution of Ayurveda to the treatment of infertility<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Dr Gordana Markovi\u0107, Serbia<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Infertility has become a significant health issue worldwide, and according to WHO, around 17.5% of the adult population, roughly 1 in 6, experience infertility. Various diseases of the reproductive system reduce the possibility of conception, healthy pregnancy and timely delivery of a healthy child. Despite continuous improvements in Western medical treatment of infertility, efforts to obtain healthy progeny are uncertain and often unsuccessful. Many patients are looking for solutions in complementary medicine methods, including Ayurveda.<\/p>\n<p>Maharishi Ayurveda gives clear guidelines for identifying etiological factors that endanger female and male health today, contribute to the rise of infertility worldwide and creating a lifestyle, diet and herbal treatment that leads to restoring balance in physiology, regenerating the reproductive system, and eliminating disease symptoms. The following case studies present the effect of the Maharishi Ayurveda treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Case study 1: A Lady lost her menstrual cycle at age 39. After one and half years of unsuccessful Western medical treatment, she started with Ayurvedic treatment. The elimination of risk factors, regular meditation, detoxification treatment, change of diet and lifestyle, and herbal therapy helped her significantly to improve her hormonal state. The FSH dropped from 83,5 to 14,27 mlU\/ml, and LH dropped from 55,3 to 10,34 mlU\/ml. Estradiol increased from less than 18,35 to 265,5 pmol\/L. She got her period again and, in the following years, became a mother of two boys.<\/p>\n<p>Case study 2: Lady, 32 years old, tried to conceive for two years. After finding a very low level of AMH, only IVF with a donor egg was recommended by a gynaecologist. She decided to start with ayurvedic treatment, and after 4 months of therapy, which included a pre-conception diet, change of lifestyle, use of ayurvedic herbal supplements and psychotherapy, pregnancy by natural conception was confirmed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.pps-wrap--><\/div><!--.pps-popup--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Jon Lipman.jpg\" alt=\"Jon Lipman\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Jon Lipman, AIA, USA<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Adjunct Faculty, Institute for Vedic Architecture, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-theme\">Vastu Vidya as a Key Element of Ayurveda: Maharishi Vastu Understood in the Light of Medical Research &#038; Consciousness<br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"pps-button-popup-227 pps-button-popup \"  title=\"Click here to open Popup\">Read Abstract<\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(\".pps-button-popup-227, a[href=pps-button-popup-227]\").bind(\"click\", function(e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tif(typeof jQuery.fn.flexslider == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#pps-slider-227\").flexslider({\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshow: false,\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshowSpeed: 6000,\n\t\t\t\t\tanimationSpeed: 500,\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrolNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tdirectionNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseOnHover: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespace: \"pps-\",\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(227);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tafter: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\trefreshTopPosition(227);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tselector: \"#slides-227 > li\",\n\t\t\t\t});\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#popuppress-227\").bPopup({\n\t\t\t\tcloseClass: \"pps-close-link\",\n\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\tmodalClose: true,\n\t\t\t\tmodalColor: \"#07aca2\",\n\t\t\t\topacity: 0.7,\n\t\t\t\tpositionStyle: \"absolute\",\n\t\t\t\tposition: [\"auto\",\"auto\"],\n\t\t\t\tspeed: 300,\n\t\t\t\ttransition: \"fadeIn\",\n\t\t\t\tzIndex: 9999,\n\t\t\t\tamsl : 0,\n\t\t\t\tonOpen: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tcontentFromIdPopupPress(227,\"\");\n\t\t\t\t\tupdateViewsPopupPress(227);\n\t\t\t\t\trestoreVideosPopupPress(227);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tonClose: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(227);\n\t\t\t\t\tremoveVideosPopupPress(227);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n});\n<\/script><div id=\"popuppress-227\" class=\"pps-popup pps-light pps-border-true\"><div class=\"pps-wrap\"><div class=\"pps-close\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"pps-close-link-227\" class=\"pps-close-link\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"pps-content\"><div class=\"pps-flexslider\" id=\"pps-slider-227\"><ul id=\"slides-227\" class=\"slides-pps\"><li><div class=\"pps-content-wp-editor\"><h5>Abstract:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Can Ayurveda save the NHS?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Jon Lipman, AIA, USA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ashtanga Sangraha of V\u0101gbhat states, \u201cOne should not even live one day in a building that is not according to Vastu\u201d (Sutrasthanam III, 113). Vastu Vidya\u2019s benefits are understood to span good physical and mental health, family harmony, success, and growth towards enlightenment. Vastu Vidya is the applied technology of Sthapatya Veda. Its most central elements are right orientation, right placement, right proportion and measurement, and influences of the site. It was restored to its full authenticity and effectiveness under the direction of His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi as a comprehensive, integrated system of architecture and city planning in harmony with Natural Law. This practice incorporates strategies to combat the uniquehealth hazards of the 21 st century urban environment, including contemporary construction materials and practices. At its core Maharishi Vastu architecture is a consciousness-based technology that aligns individual intelligence with Cosmic Intelligence. Based on the published research, assess the potential for the contribution of Vastu Vidya, and in particular Maharishi Vastu, to Ayurveda.<\/p>\n<p>A review of the findings of all peer-reviewed, published studies conducted worldwide over 40 years and indexed in PubMed that address Vastu Vidya or its elements.<\/p>\n<p>The published research on the subject finds statistically significant associations between Maharishi Vastu and its elements with improved physical and mental health, family harmony, success, and growth towards enlightenment. For example, the studies find that living in an Maharishi Vastu home is associated with reduced stress and better health, and that sleeping in the recommended directions is associated with a superior scores on a wide variety of health markers; and that house orientation is associated with superior mental health and mood as expected from the Maharishi Vastu guidelines. The findings of all studies are consonant with the predictions of Maharishi Vastu, which therefore may now be considered by 21st century methodologies to be an essential, medically valid health protocol. The findings substantiate that Vastu Vidya, and in particular, Maharishi Vastu, are a unique and important limb of Maharishi\u2019s Vedic Approach to Health. Therefore, we assess how to successfully apply Maharishi Vastu for medical diagnosis and treatment. Gaps in existing research and recommended further research are also addressed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.pps-wrap--><\/div><!--.pps-popup--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hari Sharma.jpg\" alt=\"Hari Sharma, MD\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Hari Sharma, MD, USA<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Professor Emeritus, former Director, Cancer Prevention and Natural Products Research, Ohio State University<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-theme\">Ayurveda, Dynamic DNA &#038; Epigenetics<br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"pps-button-popup-212 pps-button-popup \"  title=\"Click here to open Popup\">Read Abstract<\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(\".pps-button-popup-212, a[href=pps-button-popup-212]\").bind(\"click\", function(e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tif(typeof jQuery.fn.flexslider == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#pps-slider-212\").flexslider({\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshow: false,\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshowSpeed: 6000,\n\t\t\t\t\tanimationSpeed: 500,\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrolNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tdirectionNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseOnHover: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespace: \"pps-\",\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(212);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tafter: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\trefreshTopPosition(212);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tselector: \"#slides-212 > li\",\n\t\t\t\t});\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#popuppress-212\").bPopup({\n\t\t\t\tcloseClass: \"pps-close-link\",\n\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\tmodalClose: true,\n\t\t\t\tmodalColor: \"#07aca2\",\n\t\t\t\topacity: 0.7,\n\t\t\t\tpositionStyle: \"absolute\",\n\t\t\t\tposition: [\"auto\",\"auto\"],\n\t\t\t\tspeed: 300,\n\t\t\t\ttransition: \"fadeIn\",\n\t\t\t\tzIndex: 9999,\n\t\t\t\tamsl : 0,\n\t\t\t\tonOpen: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tcontentFromIdPopupPress(212,\"\");\n\t\t\t\t\tupdateViewsPopupPress(212);\n\t\t\t\t\trestoreVideosPopupPress(212);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tonClose: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(212);\n\t\t\t\t\tremoveVideosPopupPress(212);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n});\n<\/script><div id=\"popuppress-212\" class=\"pps-popup pps-light pps-border-true\"><div class=\"pps-wrap\"><div class=\"pps-close\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"pps-close-link-212\" class=\"pps-close-link\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"pps-content\"><div class=\"pps-flexslider\" id=\"pps-slider-212\"><ul id=\"slides-212\" class=\"slides-pps\"><li><div class=\"pps-content-wp-editor\"><h5>Abstract:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Ayurveda, Dynamic DNA &#038; Epigenetics<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Hari Sharma, MD, USA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For Ayurveda to be utilized on a global scale it must be understood in terms of the current medical system. The field of genetics and epigenetics provides an opportunity to correlate the ancient knowledge of Ayurveda with modern scientific knowledge. In this respect, birth Prakriti (constitution) and psychophysiological constitution relate to genotype and phenotype, respectively. The inherited genes from parents consist of DNA which contains two strands, representing Purusha (consciousness) and Para Prakriti (unmanifest Prakriti). During expression of DNA, part of DNA is reflected to produce messenger RNA, then transfer RNA, and finally amino acids and proteins, corresponding to the three organizing principles of the physiology in Ayurveda \u2013 Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. DNA is stable (rarely mutated), full of knowledge, nonchanging, and forms the genotype \u2013 Ayurvedic Janam Prakriti, or birth constitution. The expressed part of the genotype manifests the body \u2013 the phenotype \u2013 known as psychophysiological constitution in Ayurveda. This is always changing, evolving, takes birth and dies. The phenotype is affected by lifestyle, diet, stress, and environment. These factors affect the expression of DNA through the feedback loop of epigenetics \u2013 in a positive or negative way.<\/p>\n<p>Ayurveda includes recommendations for prevention of disease and maintenance of health which affect the process of epigenetics in a positive way. The modified phenotype qualities can also be transmitted to the progeny by the process of epigenetics. The majority of life \u2013 approximately 90% \u2013 is under our control through epigenetic factors. In conclusion, epigenetics is an important mechanism of Ayurveda. This understanding will lead to better communication with the current medical system and better integration of both sciences in the management of optimal health. In addition, research on Ayurvedic modalities affecting gene expression will increase understanding between the current medical system and Ayurveda and contribute to the global acceptance and widespread utilization of Ayurveda.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.pps-wrap--><\/div><!--.pps-popup--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Jose Rugue.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Jose Rugue\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr Jose Rugue, Brazil<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">President, Suddha Dharma Mandala and Yoga Brahma Vidyalaya, Brazil<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Deepak Baskota.png\" alt=\"Deepak Prakash Baskota\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Deepak Prakash Baskota, Nepal<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Chairman, Nepal Maharishi Vedic Foundation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ram Shrivastava.jpg\" alt=\"Ram Shrivastava\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Ram Shrivastava, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Director and Head of Global Expansion, Maharishi Ayurveda Products<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Lakshman Shrivastava.jpg\" alt=\"Lakshman Shrivastava\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Lakshman Shrivastava, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Managing Director, Maharishi Ayurveda Hospital, New Delhi; Executive Director, Maharishi Ayurveda Boutique Wellness Retreat Rishikesh; Director, Maharishi Ayurveda Products<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Partap Chauhan.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Partap Chauhan\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr Partap Chauhan, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Director, Jiva Ayurved, New Delhi<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ranjit Anand Puranik.png\" alt=\"Ranjit Anand Puranik\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Ranjit Anand Puranik, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Executive Director and CEO, Shree Dhootapapeshwar Ltd, Mumbai; Advisor, Herbal and AYUSH Panel at PHARMEXCI<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Gangadharan.jpg\" alt=\"Dr G. G. Gangadharan\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr G. G. Gangadharan, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">BAMS, FAIP (USA), PhD, MoM (McGill, Canada) Ayurveda Consultant, Bengaluru<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr P. Ram Manohar.jpg\" alt=\"Dr P. Ram Manohar\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr P. Ram Manohar, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Research Director of Amrita School of Ayurveda, Kerala<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Kishor Patwardhan.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Kishor Patwardhan\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr Kishor Patwardhan, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Department of Kriya Sharir (Ayurveda Physiology), Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Balendu Prakash.jpg\" alt=\"Padma Shri Dr Balendu Prakash\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Padma Shri Dr Balendu Prakash, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Former physician to the President of India and Founder of Paadav, a specialty Ayurvedic hospital in Dehradun, Uttarakhand<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Prof. Dr S. N. Gupta.jpg\" alt=\"Dr S. N. Gupta\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Prof. Dr S. N. Gupta, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Professor, Post-graduate Department of Kayachikitsa, J. S. Ayurveda College, Nadiad, Gujarat<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Somit Kumar.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Somit Kumar\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr Somit Kumar, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Director &#038; CSO, AVP Research Foundation, Speciality in Kerala based Panchakarma technique<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Hemant Baviskar.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Hemant Baviskar\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr Hemant Baviskar, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Renowned Ayurvedic Ophthalmologist, Founder, Netrayu Ayurvedic Eye care clinic, Jalgaon, Maharashtra<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Gaurang Joshi.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Gaurang Joshi, BAMS\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr Gaurang Joshi, BAMS, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Director Atharva Multispecialty Ayurveda Hospital, Rajkot<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Vineeta Deshmukh.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Vineeta Deshmukh, MD, PhD\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr Vineeta Deshmukh, MD, PhD, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Ayurvedic Physician, Integrated Cancer Treatment and Research Center, Wagholi, Pune<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Narayan Shahane.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Narayan Shahane\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr Narayan Shahane, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Ayurvedic Urologist &#038; Medical Director, Bramha Ayurved, Nadiad<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Rohit Sane.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Rohit Sane\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr Rohit Sane, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Managing Director, Madhav Baug, multidisciplinary cardiac care centres and hospitals<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Narayanan Nambi.jpg\" alt=\"Ashtavaidyan A N Narayanan Nambi\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Prof. Dr Ashtavaidyan A N Narayanan Nambi, MD (Ay), India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Director of academic and clinical services of SNA, Oushadhasala<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr KVGS Murty.jpg\" alt=\"Dr K.V.G.S. Murty\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr K.V.G.S. Murty, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Principal Director of Research, and Co-founder of Kalaga Herbal Research Limited, Hyderabad<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ravi Mooss.jpg\" alt=\"Dr E.T. Ravi Mooss\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Ashtavaidyan Dr E.T. Ravi Mooss, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Aatma Ayurvedic Centre, Kerala<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Prerak Shah.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Prerak Shah\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr Prerak Shah, India<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Ayurveda Consultant, Ahmedabad<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mas Vidal.jpg\" alt=\"Mas Vidal\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Mas Vidal, USA<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Founder, Dancing Shiva Ayurved and Yoga School, CA, USA<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-theme\">Traya Upastambha: Food, Sleep and Sex, Ayurveda\u2019s Three Sub-Pillars for Overcoming Chronic Diseases, Promoting Longevity and Happiness<br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"pps-button-popup-220 pps-button-popup \"  title=\"Click here to open Popup\">Read Abstract<\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(\".pps-button-popup-220, a[href=pps-button-popup-220]\").bind(\"click\", function(e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tif(typeof jQuery.fn.flexslider == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#pps-slider-220\").flexslider({\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshow: false,\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshowSpeed: 6000,\n\t\t\t\t\tanimationSpeed: 500,\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrolNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tdirectionNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseOnHover: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespace: \"pps-\",\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(220);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tafter: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\trefreshTopPosition(220);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tselector: \"#slides-220 > li\",\n\t\t\t\t});\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#popuppress-220\").bPopup({\n\t\t\t\tcloseClass: \"pps-close-link\",\n\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\tmodalClose: true,\n\t\t\t\tmodalColor: \"#07aca2\",\n\t\t\t\topacity: 0.7,\n\t\t\t\tpositionStyle: \"absolute\",\n\t\t\t\tposition: [\"auto\",\"auto\"],\n\t\t\t\tspeed: 300,\n\t\t\t\ttransition: \"fadeIn\",\n\t\t\t\tzIndex: 9999,\n\t\t\t\tamsl : 0,\n\t\t\t\tonOpen: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tcontentFromIdPopupPress(220,\"\");\n\t\t\t\t\tupdateViewsPopupPress(220);\n\t\t\t\t\trestoreVideosPopupPress(220);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tonClose: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(220);\n\t\t\t\t\tremoveVideosPopupPress(220);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n});\n<\/script><div id=\"popuppress-220\" class=\"pps-popup pps-light pps-border-true\"><div class=\"pps-wrap\"><div class=\"pps-close\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"pps-close-link-220\" class=\"pps-close-link\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"pps-content\"><div class=\"pps-flexslider\" id=\"pps-slider-220\"><ul id=\"slides-220\" class=\"slides-pps\"><li><div class=\"pps-content-wp-editor\"><h5>Abstract:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Traya Upastambha: Food, Sleep and Sex, Ayurveda\u2019s Three Sub-Pillars for Overcoming Chronic Diseases, Promoting Longevity and Happiness<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Mas Vidal, USA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Discover the crucial role Ayurveda\u2019s 3 sub pillars, diet and superfoods, deep sleep and the balance of creative (sexual) energy have at eradicating chronic disease, promoting wholeness of life and creating a new life expectancy of 100 years of age. Explore a new perspective between Traya Upastambha and the doshas, prana, mind, karma and dharma.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.pps-wrap--><\/div><!--.pps-popup--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Carl Camelia.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Carl Camelia\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Prof. Carl Camelia, Cura\u00e7ao<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Principal Founder and Academic Vice President, University of Maharishi for Latin America and the Caribbean (UMLAC); Founder and CEO, Integral University of the Caribbean and Latin America (UNICAL)<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-theme\">Development and Implementation of Integrative Ayurveda Programs in Latina America and the Caribbean<br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"pps-button-popup-230 pps-button-popup \"  title=\"Click here to open Popup\">Read Abstract<\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(\".pps-button-popup-230, a[href=pps-button-popup-230]\").bind(\"click\", function(e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tif(typeof jQuery.fn.flexslider == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#pps-slider-230\").flexslider({\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshow: false,\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshowSpeed: 6000,\n\t\t\t\t\tanimationSpeed: 500,\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrolNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tdirectionNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseOnHover: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespace: \"pps-\",\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(230);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tafter: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\trefreshTopPosition(230);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tselector: \"#slides-230 > li\",\n\t\t\t\t});\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#popuppress-230\").bPopup({\n\t\t\t\tcloseClass: \"pps-close-link\",\n\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\tmodalClose: true,\n\t\t\t\tmodalColor: \"#07aca2\",\n\t\t\t\topacity: 0.7,\n\t\t\t\tpositionStyle: \"absolute\",\n\t\t\t\tposition: [\"auto\",\"auto\"],\n\t\t\t\tspeed: 300,\n\t\t\t\ttransition: \"fadeIn\",\n\t\t\t\tzIndex: 9999,\n\t\t\t\tamsl : 0,\n\t\t\t\tonOpen: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tcontentFromIdPopupPress(230,\"\");\n\t\t\t\t\tupdateViewsPopupPress(230);\n\t\t\t\t\trestoreVideosPopupPress(230);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tonClose: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(230);\n\t\t\t\t\tremoveVideosPopupPress(230);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n});\n<\/script><div id=\"popuppress-230\" class=\"pps-popup pps-light pps-border-true\"><div class=\"pps-wrap\"><div class=\"pps-close\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"pps-close-link-230\" class=\"pps-close-link\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"pps-content\"><div class=\"pps-flexslider\" id=\"pps-slider-230\"><ul id=\"slides-230\" class=\"slides-pps\"><li><div class=\"pps-content-wp-editor\"><h5>Abstract:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Development and Implementation of Integrative Ayurveda Programs in Latina America and the Caribbean<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Prof. Carl Camelia, Cura\u00e7ao &#038; Dr German Martina, Argentina<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An Integrative Ayurveda program has been developed and implemented at the University of Maharishi for Latin America and the Caribbean (UMLAC). UMLAC offers consciousness-based education, an approach to learning that emphasizes the development of the knower, the consciousness or mind of the student, besides the other two traditional elements necessary to acquire knowledge, the object and the process of knowing.<\/p>\n<p>UMLAC\u2019s Integrative Ayurveda is a prevention-based approach to health that integrates conventional medicine with authentic ayurvedic practices that awaken the natural healing responses of the body\u2019s innate intelligence and repair mechanisms in order to rejuvenate and revitalize mind and body and restore ideal health and wellness.<\/p>\n<p>A unique integrative medicine curriculum for the training of Medical Doctors has been developed, that integrates Modern Medicine and Ayurveda twofold, on the level of the content based on the organ systems and on the level of teaching, by the principles of competence-based education.<\/p>\n<p>The program is taught in three phases, the stage of balance traditionally called physiology, the stage of imbalance or pathology, and the stage of restoration, traditionally taught as pharmacology.<\/p>\n<p>UMLAC\u2019s Integrative Ayurveda program provides to practitioners a comprehensive understanding of health and not merely the cure of diseases.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.pps-wrap--><\/div><!--.pps-popup--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr German Martina.jpg\" alt=\"Dr German Martina\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr German Martina, Argentina<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Director, Health Programs at Maharishi University of Latin America and the Caribbean (UMLAC); President, Argentine Association for Transcendenatal Meditation and Vedic Science<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-theme\">Development and Implementation of Integrative Ayurveda Programs in Latina America and the Caribbean<br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"pps-button-popup-230 pps-button-popup \"  title=\"Click here to open Popup\">Read Abstract<\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(\".pps-button-popup-230, a[href=pps-button-popup-230]\").bind(\"click\", function(e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tif(typeof jQuery.fn.flexslider == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#pps-slider-230\").flexslider({\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshow: false,\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshowSpeed: 6000,\n\t\t\t\t\tanimationSpeed: 500,\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrolNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tdirectionNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseOnHover: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespace: \"pps-\",\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(230);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tafter: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\trefreshTopPosition(230);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tselector: \"#slides-230 > li\",\n\t\t\t\t});\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#popuppress-230\").bPopup({\n\t\t\t\tcloseClass: \"pps-close-link\",\n\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\tmodalClose: true,\n\t\t\t\tmodalColor: \"#07aca2\",\n\t\t\t\topacity: 0.7,\n\t\t\t\tpositionStyle: \"absolute\",\n\t\t\t\tposition: [\"auto\",\"auto\"],\n\t\t\t\tspeed: 300,\n\t\t\t\ttransition: \"fadeIn\",\n\t\t\t\tzIndex: 9999,\n\t\t\t\tamsl : 0,\n\t\t\t\tonOpen: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tcontentFromIdPopupPress(230,\"\");\n\t\t\t\t\tupdateViewsPopupPress(230);\n\t\t\t\t\trestoreVideosPopupPress(230);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tonClose: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(230);\n\t\t\t\t\tremoveVideosPopupPress(230);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n});\n<\/script><div id=\"popuppress-230\" class=\"pps-popup pps-light pps-border-true\"><div class=\"pps-wrap\"><div class=\"pps-close\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"pps-close-link-230\" class=\"pps-close-link\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"pps-content\"><div class=\"pps-flexslider\" id=\"pps-slider-230\"><ul id=\"slides-230\" class=\"slides-pps\"><li><div class=\"pps-content-wp-editor\"><h5>Abstract:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Development and Implementation of Integrative Ayurveda Programs in Latina America and the Caribbean<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Prof. Carl Camelia, Cura\u00e7ao &#038; Dr German Martina, Argentina<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An Integrative Ayurveda program has been developed and implemented at the University of Maharishi for Latin America and the Caribbean (UMLAC). UMLAC offers consciousness-based education, an approach to learning that emphasizes the development of the knower, the consciousness or mind of the student, besides the other two traditional elements necessary to acquire knowledge, the object and the process of knowing.<\/p>\n<p>UMLAC\u2019s Integrative Ayurveda is a prevention-based approach to health that integrates conventional medicine with authentic ayurvedic practices that awaken the natural healing responses of the body\u2019s innate intelligence and repair mechanisms in order to rejuvenate and revitalize mind and body and restore ideal health and wellness.<\/p>\n<p>A unique integrative medicine curriculum for the training of Medical Doctors has been developed, that integrates Modern Medicine and Ayurveda twofold, on the level of the content based on the organ systems and on the level of teaching, by the principles of competence-based education.<\/p>\n<p>The program is taught in three phases, the stage of balance traditionally called physiology, the stage of imbalance or pathology, and the stage of restoration, traditionally taught as pharmacology.<\/p>\n<p>UMLAC\u2019s Integrative Ayurveda program provides to practitioners a comprehensive understanding of health and not merely the cure of diseases.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.pps-wrap--><\/div><!--.pps-popup--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr James Meade.jpg\" alt=\"Dr James Meade\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr James Meade, USA<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Author of more than 30 published books<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-theme\">Disallowing Dementia<br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"pps-button-popup-234 pps-button-popup \"  title=\"Click here to open Popup\">Read Abstract<\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(\".pps-button-popup-234, a[href=pps-button-popup-234]\").bind(\"click\", function(e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tif(typeof jQuery.fn.flexslider == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#pps-slider-234\").flexslider({\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshow: false,\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshowSpeed: 6000,\n\t\t\t\t\tanimationSpeed: 500,\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrolNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tdirectionNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseOnHover: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespace: \"pps-\",\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(234);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tafter: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\trefreshTopPosition(234);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tselector: \"#slides-234 > li\",\n\t\t\t\t});\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#popuppress-234\").bPopup({\n\t\t\t\tcloseClass: \"pps-close-link\",\n\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\tmodalClose: true,\n\t\t\t\tmodalColor: \"#07aca2\",\n\t\t\t\topacity: 0.7,\n\t\t\t\tpositionStyle: \"absolute\",\n\t\t\t\tposition: [\"auto\",\"auto\"],\n\t\t\t\tspeed: 300,\n\t\t\t\ttransition: \"fadeIn\",\n\t\t\t\tzIndex: 9999,\n\t\t\t\tamsl : 0,\n\t\t\t\tonOpen: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tcontentFromIdPopupPress(234,\"\");\n\t\t\t\t\tupdateViewsPopupPress(234);\n\t\t\t\t\trestoreVideosPopupPress(234);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tonClose: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(234);\n\t\t\t\t\tremoveVideosPopupPress(234);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n});\n<\/script><div id=\"popuppress-234\" class=\"pps-popup pps-light pps-border-true\"><div class=\"pps-wrap\"><div class=\"pps-close\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"pps-close-link-234\" class=\"pps-close-link\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"pps-content\"><div class=\"pps-flexslider\" id=\"pps-slider-234\"><ul id=\"slides-234\" class=\"slides-pps\"><li><div class=\"pps-content-wp-editor\"><h5>Abstract:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Disallowing Dementia<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Dr James Meade, USA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dementia. Western medicine faces perplexing problems treating this condition, which affects more than 7 million people in the U.S. over age 65 and comparable numbers in India and around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Western medicine\u2019s approaches are the standard ones \u2013 pharmaceuticals, surgery, and palliative care. In this presentation, based on their book Disallowing Dementia, scheduled for publication with SelectBooks of New York, Meade and Raju present an alternative method for diagnosing and treating Dementia. Ayurveda.<\/p>\n<p>Where Western medicine finds dementia ultimately incurable, Dr, Raju\u2019s ayurveda explains that often what is considered dementia is simply natural aging. From the point of view of Ayurveda, nothing is incurable, certainly not memory loss due to aging.<\/p>\n<p>Seen in terms of Ayurveda, \u201cdementia\u201d is a vata imbalance caused by a \u201cdried up brain.\u201d Treatments include Panchakarma, diet including appropriate amounts of ghee, life style, herbs (including the Raju Smriti formula), and more.<\/p>\n<p>In this presentation, drawing upon his lifelong training and his experience with thousands of patients, renowned Vaidya Raju provides in-depth explanations of the most effective treatments for memory and memory loss.<\/p>\n<p>The presenters also confront the problem of preparing scientific research studies on memory, memory loss, and ayurveda. Dementia and Ayurveda have been difficult for research so far. How do you effectively measure memory? What do you look at in the body to evaluate progress?<\/p>\n<p>Ayurveda, of course, uses pulse diagnosis for both diagnosis and measuring progress but is open to verifying the effectiveness with standard research methods used in the West. Now is the time for opening the gates for Western scientific research methods applied to this technology (Ayurveda) that has earned heartfelt testimonials from thousands of those helped with memory loss.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.pps-wrap--><\/div><!--.pps-popup--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Mauricio Arley Fonseca.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Mauricio Arley Fonseca\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr Mauricio Arley Fonseca, Costa Rica<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Psychoanalyst; Chair Professor of Literature, Department of Humanities, University of Costa Rica<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-theme\">Surfing Receding Waves as a Practice of Resilience When Experiencing Suicidal Ideas<br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"pps-button-popup-233 pps-button-popup \"  title=\"Click here to open Popup\">Read Abstract<\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(\".pps-button-popup-233, a[href=pps-button-popup-233]\").bind(\"click\", function(e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tif(typeof jQuery.fn.flexslider == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#pps-slider-233\").flexslider({\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshow: false,\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshowSpeed: 6000,\n\t\t\t\t\tanimationSpeed: 500,\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrolNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tdirectionNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseOnHover: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespace: \"pps-\",\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(233);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tafter: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\trefreshTopPosition(233);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tselector: \"#slides-233 > li\",\n\t\t\t\t});\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#popuppress-233\").bPopup({\n\t\t\t\tcloseClass: \"pps-close-link\",\n\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\tmodalClose: true,\n\t\t\t\tmodalColor: \"#07aca2\",\n\t\t\t\topacity: 0.7,\n\t\t\t\tpositionStyle: \"absolute\",\n\t\t\t\tposition: [\"auto\",\"auto\"],\n\t\t\t\tspeed: 300,\n\t\t\t\ttransition: \"fadeIn\",\n\t\t\t\tzIndex: 9999,\n\t\t\t\tamsl : 0,\n\t\t\t\tonOpen: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tcontentFromIdPopupPress(233,\"\");\n\t\t\t\t\tupdateViewsPopupPress(233);\n\t\t\t\t\trestoreVideosPopupPress(233);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tonClose: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(233);\n\t\t\t\t\tremoveVideosPopupPress(233);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n});\n<\/script><div id=\"popuppress-233\" class=\"pps-popup pps-light pps-border-true\"><div class=\"pps-wrap\"><div class=\"pps-close\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"pps-close-link-233\" class=\"pps-close-link\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"pps-content\"><div class=\"pps-flexslider\" id=\"pps-slider-233\"><ul id=\"slides-233\" class=\"slides-pps\"><li><div class=\"pps-content-wp-editor\"><h5>Abstract:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Surfing Receding Waves as a Practice of Resilience When Experiencing Suicidal Ideas<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Dr Mauricio Arley Fonseca, Costa Rica<\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to the World Health Organization, in 2023, suicide was the fourth cause of death for people from 15-29 years old. Besides this, there is an increment of children who attempt a suicide, or they complete the act.<\/p>\n<p>The studies have been analyzed from different methodologies: Phenomenology (\u010cepulien\u0117, 2023, p.5; Wagani, 2018, p.3), autoethnography (\u010cepulien\u0117, 2022, p.2), observational quantitative study with a cross-sectional approach (Sulistiyowati, 2022, p.15; Esan, 2021,p.2548). But other studies have demonstrated that there is a correlation between spirituality and lower indicators about depression (one factor related to suicide): \u201c\u2026in eleventh grade students at Al-Hidayat Islamic Boarding School Krasak Demak. Most students who have a high spiritual level are not depressed\u201d (Sulistiyowati, 2022, p.20).<\/p>\n<p>A problem that we can consider is what people understand about religion and spirituality: \u201cAt the social level, lack of support from family, no feeling of belongingness, orthodox systems of society, social disapproval, peer group pressure, or parents\u2019 expectation were mentioned frequently as the precursors for suicide.\u201d (Wagani, Colucci, 2018, p.11). Depending on the culture, a suicide is a condemnation (Judas in Christianity) or there will be a goddess waiting in a merciful gesture (Ixtab in Mayan tradition). Finally, the relevance of sharing ideas about spirituality, resilience, yoga, meditation, and related practices is because this can create a feeling of interconnection, which is a strong force when a person experiences difficulties: \u201cIn a cross-cultural study involving 5,512 participants from China, India, and the United States, \u2026 the dimensions high awareness of unifying interconnectedness, high experience of love, and altruism were inversely correlated with the risk of depression and suicidal ideation.\u201d (Stefa-Missagli, 2020, p.535).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.pps-wrap--><\/div><!--.pps-popup--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Supaya Wenuganen.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Supaya Wenuganen\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr Supaya Wenuganen, USA<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Professor (Assistant) Maharishi International University<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-theme\">A Symphony of the Integration of Life: Exploring Consciousness Based Medicine and Maharishi Ayurveda<br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"pps-button-popup-216 pps-button-popup \"  title=\"Click here to open Popup\">Read Abstract<\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(\".pps-button-popup-216, a[href=pps-button-popup-216]\").bind(\"click\", function(e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tif(typeof jQuery.fn.flexslider == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#pps-slider-216\").flexslider({\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshow: false,\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshowSpeed: 6000,\n\t\t\t\t\tanimationSpeed: 500,\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrolNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tdirectionNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseOnHover: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespace: \"pps-\",\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(216);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tafter: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\trefreshTopPosition(216);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tselector: \"#slides-216 > li\",\n\t\t\t\t});\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#popuppress-216\").bPopup({\n\t\t\t\tcloseClass: \"pps-close-link\",\n\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\tmodalClose: true,\n\t\t\t\tmodalColor: \"#07aca2\",\n\t\t\t\topacity: 0.7,\n\t\t\t\tpositionStyle: \"absolute\",\n\t\t\t\tposition: [\"auto\",\"auto\"],\n\t\t\t\tspeed: 300,\n\t\t\t\ttransition: \"fadeIn\",\n\t\t\t\tzIndex: 9999,\n\t\t\t\tamsl : 0,\n\t\t\t\tonOpen: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tcontentFromIdPopupPress(216,\"\");\n\t\t\t\t\tupdateViewsPopupPress(216);\n\t\t\t\t\trestoreVideosPopupPress(216);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tonClose: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(216);\n\t\t\t\t\tremoveVideosPopupPress(216);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n});\n<\/script><div id=\"popuppress-216\" class=\"pps-popup pps-light pps-border-true\"><div class=\"pps-wrap\"><div class=\"pps-close\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"pps-close-link-216\" class=\"pps-close-link\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"pps-content\"><div class=\"pps-flexslider\" id=\"pps-slider-216\"><ul id=\"slides-216\" class=\"slides-pps\"><li><div class=\"pps-content-wp-editor\"><h5>Abstract:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>A Symphony of the Integration of Life: Exploring Consciousness Based Medicine and Maharishi Ayurveda<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Dr Supaya Wenuganen, USA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ayurveda, an ancient system of medicine, emphasizes the balance of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha doshas to promote health and longevity. Balanced doshas lead to balanced Agni and prominent Ojas, bringing physiological and psychological harmony.<\/p>\n<p>Transcending, the state of Samadhi, is the prominent modality in mental health. The interplay of mind-body entanglement, especially the role of Prana and Apana Vata, plays a critical role in mental health. Mental health is related to stress, and eliminating stress through direct engagement with the source of energy and intelligence through transcending restores balance to bodily health.<\/p>\n<p>In our studies on Transcendental Meditation (TM), we see evidence of the potential of transcending to influence the body\u2019s stress response and gene expression. Our evidence-based approach to exploring the interplay between mind and body in the context of genomic and epigenomic regulation has found that TM reverses the Conserved Transcriptional Response to Adversity (CTRA), a biomarker of chronic stress and accelerated aging.<\/p>\n<p>The genome-wide approaches indicate that TM plays a significant role in down-regulating CTRA gene expressions, such as pro-inflammatory transcription factor activity (NF-\u03baB, AP-1), reducing transcriptional activity of classical monocytes, and up-regulating activity of Interferon Response Factors (IRF). Moreover, evidence shows that long-term meditators show reduced gene expressions related to aging compared to their control peers. Other studies in hypertensive patients showed an increase in telomerase gene expression, indicating healthier biological aging after learning the TM technique.<\/p>\n<p>By integrating insights from both Ayurvedic principles and modern epigenetic research, this study investigates how TM may influence the expression of genes involved in stress response, immune function, and inflammation, thus potentially mitigating the adverse effects of aging. These changes have been shown to correlate with improved health outcomes and longevity.<\/p>\n<p>The mechanics of how transcending comes into play in reversing the adverse effects of stress and aging is a quantum phenomenon in which it balances the doshas and restores the balance of Ojas, optimizing cellular function and fostering overall well-being.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.pps-wrap--><\/div><!--.pps-popup--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sara Alvarez-Jimenez.jpg\" alt=\"Sara Alvarez-Jimenez\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Sara Alvarez-Jimenez, Spain<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Consciousness-Based Integrative Medicine, Maharishi AyurVeda<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-theme\">A Symphony of the Integration of Life: Exploring Consciousness Based Medicine and Maharishi Ayurveda<br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"pps-button-popup-214 pps-button-popup \"  title=\"Click here to open Popup\">Read Abstract<\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(\".pps-button-popup-214, a[href=pps-button-popup-214]\").bind(\"click\", function(e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tif(typeof jQuery.fn.flexslider == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#pps-slider-214\").flexslider({\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshow: false,\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshowSpeed: 6000,\n\t\t\t\t\tanimationSpeed: 500,\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrolNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tdirectionNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseOnHover: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespace: \"pps-\",\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(214);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tafter: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\trefreshTopPosition(214);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tselector: \"#slides-214 > li\",\n\t\t\t\t});\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#popuppress-214\").bPopup({\n\t\t\t\tcloseClass: \"pps-close-link\",\n\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\tmodalClose: true,\n\t\t\t\tmodalColor: \"#07aca2\",\n\t\t\t\topacity: 0.7,\n\t\t\t\tpositionStyle: \"absolute\",\n\t\t\t\tposition: [\"auto\",\"auto\"],\n\t\t\t\tspeed: 300,\n\t\t\t\ttransition: \"fadeIn\",\n\t\t\t\tzIndex: 9999,\n\t\t\t\tamsl : 0,\n\t\t\t\tonOpen: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tcontentFromIdPopupPress(214,\"\");\n\t\t\t\t\tupdateViewsPopupPress(214);\n\t\t\t\t\trestoreVideosPopupPress(214);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tonClose: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(214);\n\t\t\t\t\tremoveVideosPopupPress(214);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n});\n<\/script><div id=\"popuppress-214\" class=\"pps-popup pps-light pps-border-true\"><div class=\"pps-wrap\"><div class=\"pps-close\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"pps-close-link-214\" class=\"pps-close-link\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"pps-content\"><div class=\"pps-flexslider\" id=\"pps-slider-214\"><ul id=\"slides-214\" class=\"slides-pps\"><li><div class=\"pps-content-wp-editor\"><h5>Abstract:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>A Symphony of the Integration of Life: Exploring Consciousness Based Medicine and Maharishi Ayurveda<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sara Alvarez Jimenez, Spain<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Explores the understanding and experience of consciousness as the basis of the integration of different levels of life. Emphasizes the interconnectedness of mind, body, environment and consciousness. Incorporating a total integrative approach that reaches: Environmental Health, Physical Health, Mental Health, and Spiritual Health, with the latter corresponding to the unified field of quantum physics. This unified field is identified as a field of consciousness that underpins both mind and matter.<\/p>\n<p>Human beings can experience consciousness through a meditative state called transcendental consciousness, and its unique neural mechanisms that counteract brain patterns underlying stress, balancing the interconnections between body, mind, environment, and consciousness. It is also a call for continued investigation and application of this framework to transform human potential.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.pps-wrap--><\/div><!--.pps-popup--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"gdl-divider gdl-border-x top\"><div class=\"scroll-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\" height:40px;\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2 \"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;width: 130px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dr Hiroshini Amarasingha.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Hiroshini Amarasingha\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-name\">Dr Hiroshini Amarasingha, Sri Lanka<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-credits\">Group Ayurvedic Doctor, Amaya Resorts and Spa, Sri Lanka<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-theme\">Evaluation of the Effects and Efficacy of Treatment Protocol in the Management of Overweight and Obesity<br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"pps-button-popup-237 pps-button-popup \"  title=\"Click here to open Popup\">Read Abstract<\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(\".pps-button-popup-237, a[href=pps-button-popup-237]\").bind(\"click\", function(e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tif(typeof jQuery.fn.flexslider == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#pps-slider-237\").flexslider({\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshow: false,\n\t\t\t\t\tslideshowSpeed: 6000,\n\t\t\t\t\tanimationSpeed: 500,\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrolNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tdirectionNav: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseOnHover: true,\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespace: \"pps-\",\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(237);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tafter: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\trefreshTopPosition(237);\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\tselector: \"#slides-237 > li\",\n\t\t\t\t});\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#popuppress-237\").bPopup({\n\t\t\t\tcloseClass: \"pps-close-link\",\n\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\tmodalClose: true,\n\t\t\t\tmodalColor: \"#07aca2\",\n\t\t\t\topacity: 0.7,\n\t\t\t\tpositionStyle: \"absolute\",\n\t\t\t\tposition: [\"auto\",\"auto\"],\n\t\t\t\tspeed: 300,\n\t\t\t\ttransition: \"fadeIn\",\n\t\t\t\tzIndex: 9999,\n\t\t\t\tamsl : 0,\n\t\t\t\tonOpen: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tcontentFromIdPopupPress(237,\"\");\n\t\t\t\t\tupdateViewsPopupPress(237);\n\t\t\t\t\trestoreVideosPopupPress(237);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tonClose: function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tpauseVideosPopupPress(237);\n\t\t\t\t\tremoveVideosPopupPress(237);\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n});\n<\/script><div id=\"popuppress-237\" class=\"pps-popup pps-light pps-border-true\"><div class=\"pps-wrap\"><div class=\"pps-close\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"pps-close-link-237\" class=\"pps-close-link\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"pps-content\"><div class=\"pps-flexslider\" id=\"pps-slider-237\"><ul id=\"slides-237\" class=\"slides-pps\"><li><div class=\"pps-content-wp-editor\"><h5>Abstract:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Evaluation of the Effects and Efficacy of Treatment Protocol in the Management of Overweight and Obesity<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Dr Hiroshini Amarasingha, Sri Lanka<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Background:<br \/>\nObesity has reached epidemic globally, with at least 2.8 million people dying each year as a result of being overweight or obese. Obesity and overweight has a huge impact on people and their lifestyle. Since overweight and obesity is identified as a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders and some types of cancers.<\/p>\n<p>Methods:<br \/>\nA Sample of obesity and Overweight was selected for this study with objective of evaluating the efficacy of Treatment Protocols. Researcher compared the efficacy of selected herbal formula (kashayam) (Group A) vs selected herbal formula (kashayam) with Purgation (vireechna) treatment (Group B) in Over weight and Obesity condition. The Two groups with 30 patients in Ayurvedic hospital obesity clinic. All the patients measure before and after body weight, BMI, Body circumference, Skin fold thickness, lipid profile, FBS and BP.<\/p>\n<p>Results:<br \/>\nThe Group A and Group B showed significant decrease in weight, BMI level and FBS in comparison to before the treatment. Group B reduce more weight (Group B: 68.26 \u00b1 1.41, Group A: 68.57 \u00b1 1.15). BMI level of Both Groups (Group B: 29.17 \u00b1 0.53, Group A: 29.72 \u00b10.55). The Group A and Group B showed significant decrease in Body Circumference of Mid Arm, Mid-Thigh, Triceps and Skin Fold Thickness of Supra iliac in comparison to before the treatment. The Group A and Group B showed significant increase in Triglycerides and Group B significant increase VLDL.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<br \/>\nAccording to results, Purgation procedure and Herbal formula very successfully with overweight and obesity control. As dietary \u2013 behavior modification plays vital role for obesity. 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