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For 2019, the following speakers from Europe and India have already agreed to enrich the symposium with a lecture or a panel discussion:
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, MD (Ayu), Padma Shri, is Secretary of the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, and internationally regarded as one of the most influential contemporary representatives of Ayurveda and Traditional Medicine. As physician, educator, researcher, healthcare strategist, and visionary leader, he has played a historic role in bringing Ayurveda into global healthcare dialogue and modern integrative medicine.
Before his appointment as Secretary of the Ministry of AYUSH in 2017 — as the first non-bureaucratic Ayurveda expert appointed to such a position in India — Dr. Kotecha worked for many years in clinical Ayurveda, research, higher education, and international cooperation. He also served as Vice Chancellor of Gujarat Ayurveda University, Jamnagar, one of the world’s most important Ayurveda universities.
Under his leadership, the Ministry of AYUSH significantly expanded international cooperation, scientific research, education, digital innovation, and the global visibility of Ayurveda. He actively contributed to collaborations with WHO and international institutions and strongly advocates prevention, resilience, lifestyle medicine, and integrative healthcare solutions for chronic diseases and public health challenges.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Kotecha played a major role in coordinating nationwide AYUSH prevention and immunity programmes and strengthening integrative healthcare approaches within India’s public health response.
For his outstanding contribution to Ayurveda and medicine, he received several prestigious honours, including the Padma Shri Award for Medicine (2015) — one of India’s highest civilian distinctions — the Global Ayurveda Physician Award (2007), and the Ayurveda Ratna Award (2008).
Known for his visionary yet deeply practical leadership style, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha is regarded today as one of the key architects of Ayurveda’s modern international development and integration into contemporary healthcare systems.
At the Ayurveda Symposium 2026, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha will contribute perspectives on the global future of Ayurveda, integrative healthcare systems, prevention, resilience, and the growing role of traditional medicine in modern society.
Prof. Dr. Tanuja Nesari, MD (Ayu), PhD, is Director of the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar, one of the world’s leading academic and clinical institutions for Ayurvedic Medicine. Internationally, she is recognised as one of the leading voices for evidence-based Ayurveda, integrative medicine, and the strategic development of Traditional Medicine within modern healthcare systems.
Before joining ITRA, Prof. Nesari served as Director of the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi, where she significantly expanded international collaborations, interdisciplinary clinical research, and integrative healthcare initiatives. Her work strongly focuses on connecting classical Ayurveda with modern biomedical science, public health, preventive medicine, and translational research.
Prof. Nesari is particularly respected for building international academic and scientific networks linking Ayurveda universities, WHO-related initiatives, research institutions, and global health organisations. She actively contributes to international dialogue on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM), including collaborations related to the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre in Jamnagar and the WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025–2034.
Her scientific work includes research and publications in the fields of Rasayana, neurocognition, medicinal plants, chronic diseases, resilience, preventive medicine, and integrative healthcare. As editor and author, she contributed to international scientific publications and landmark works on evidence-based traditional medicine and global health. Together with Kerstin Rosenberg, Prof. Nesari also published the successful German Ayurveda book “Ayurveda heilt”, which has become one of the best-known German-language works on Ayurvedic nutrition therapy and integrative health promotion.
Her current research initiatives at ITRA also include innovative projects in geriatric medicine, longevity research, and integrative veterinary Ayurveda.
At the Ayurveda Symposium 2026, Prof. Nesari will speak on “Rasayana and Longevity in Ayurveda – Prevention, Regeneration and Mental Stability” as well as “Cholesterol, Metabolism and Ghee – Ayurvedic Perspectives on Lipid Regulation”, contributing her profound expertise in Rasayana therapy, metabolism, prevention, and integrative health sciences.
Prof. Dr. Shivenarain Gupta, MD (Ayu), FRAV, is one of India’s most respected Ayurveda physicians, professors, and academic leaders. As Vice Chancellor of the Maganbhai Adenwala Mahagujarat University (MAM University), Gujarat, he plays a key role in shaping modern Ayurvedic education and academic exchange internationally. He also serves as Head of the Academic Advisory Board of the European Academy of Ayurveda (REAA), Germany.
After completing his doctoral studies at the renowned Gujarat Ayurved University in Jamnagar, Prof. Gupta specialised in Ayurvedic Internal Medicine and Panchakarma therapy. Today, he heads the Department of Internal Medicine at the P. D. Patel Ayurveda Hospital and serves as Professor at the affiliated J. S. Ayurveda College in Nadiad.
Over many years, Prof. Gupta has built one of India’s most respected integrative Ayurveda and Panchakarma clinics, where patients from India, Europe, and many other countries receive treatment. His work combines profound classical Ayurvedic knowledge with extensive clinical experience and a remarkable ability to translate Ayurveda into modern medical and educational contexts. Alongside his clinical work, Prof. Gupta has been actively involved in Ayurvedic research, particularly in the field of chronic kidney disease and renal insufficiency, where he has explored integrative Ayurvedic treatment approaches for complex chronic disorders.
For his achievements in Ayurveda education, research, and clinical practice, Prof. Gupta has received numerous honours, including the IASTAM Award for Excellence in Teaching in Ayurveda, the title Fellow of Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth (FRAV) awarded by the Ministry of AYUSH, and the “Ayurveda Shiromani” Award from the All India Ayurveda PG Association. He also serves as Vice President of IASTAM (India).
At the European Academy of Ayurveda (REAA), Prof. Gupta has been one of the most important senior teachers and academic mentors for many years and has significantly shaped Ayurveda medical education in Europe.
At the Ayurveda Symposium 2026, Prof. Gupta will speak on: “The Importance of Understanding Dharma, Artha and Kama in Daily Life for the Prevention of Modern Health Disorders” and contribute his profound clinical and philosophical perspectives on resilience, psychosomatic medicine, and the deeper principles of Ayurveda.
Practitioner of alternative medicine
Hans Heinrich Rhyner, MD, PhD (Alternative Medicine), Dipl. NHP Ayurveda Medicine, is a recognized expert and pioneer of Ayurvedic medicine in Europe. He lived in India for 25 years and ran his own clinic in Bangalore. He looks back on 40 years of clinical experience and is the author of textbooks on Ayurveda. He applies his knowledge in his swiss clinic in Teufen, in Munich, Vienna and on Mallorca as well as in his manufacture of Ayurveda products in Austria.
Ayurveda lifestyle consultant and trainer
Stina Andersson BSc is the leading instructor of Ayurveda Life Training and owns the first Ayurvedic clinic in Ängelholm, Sweden. She is a professional and dedicated lecturer and is committed to spreading the Vedic knowledge in the northern latitudes. She combines her previous experience as an engineer and manager with the Ayurvedic knowledge in a unique leadership program. Stina holds a degree as Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant from the American Institute of Vedic Studies/David Frawley and has advanced clinical experience from the International Academy of Ayurveda, Pune, India.
Master of Science in Ayurvedic Medicine, certified educator, alternative practitioner
Oliver Becker has been practicing Ayurvedic medicine in his own clinic for many years. At the European Academy of Ayurveda, he works as a lecturer, module leader, educational coach and interpreter in the Ayurvedic Medicine course. In addition, he teaches in various other training courses of the Academy. His professional focus as a lecturer includes pharmacology and internal medicine of Ayurveda. In addition to Ayurvedic medicine, he has profound knowledge of yoga, Vedic knowledge systems and Sanskrit.
Ambassador for Ayurveda and Yoga in Great Britain
Amarjeet S. Bhamra administers the influential All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Indian Traditional Sciences. In this position he has made a significant contribution to raising awareness of holistic health in the UK. Among other things, he has helped develop national professional qualifications and standards for Shiro Abhyanga and Yoga. Amarjeet was the inspiration for the establishment of the Centre of Excellence for Indian Traditional Sciences in April 2018 and has the privilege of being one of the "100 most influential people in British Indian relations".
Professor and head of Ayurvedic pharmaceutics at the BHU
Prof. Anand K. Chaudhary is Head of the Department of Ayurvedic Pharmacy at the National Third Rank University of India (NIRF 2020) Varanasi, Banaras Hindu University. He is also a member of the Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia Committee of PCIMH and Chairman of the Drug Development Committee of the Scientific Advisory Group of the Central Council of Researches in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of AYUSH of the Government of India. Prof. Anand K. Chaudhary has published 92 research papers in prestigious journals. He has received many national academic awards from the Government and the prestigious
India's private sector.
Dr. med. Ananda Samir Chopra is Head of the Ayurveda Department at the renowned Habichtswald Clinic Kassel and one of Germany’s most experienced physicians in the field of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine. His work combines classical Ayurvedic Medicine with modern scientific medicine in a holistic and patient-centred therapeutic approach.
Dr. Chopra studied Medicine and Indology at Heidelberg University. After receiving his medical license, he spent one year in Kolkata, India, studying Ayurveda intensively. Since 1996, he has served as leading physician of the Ayurveda Clinic Kassel and has played a major role in establishing Ayurveda within integrative inpatient medicine in Germany.
From 2009 to 2011, he worked as scientific researcher in a project on the modern history of Ayurveda at Heidelberg University. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Chopra remains scientifically active in the field of medical history. He is also Chairman of the German Medical Society for Ayurveda Medicine (DÄGAM e.V.).
Known for his profound knowledge, clinical clarity, and authentic teaching style, Dr. Chopra represents a deeply humanistic understanding of Ayurveda as a medicine of body, mind, and consciousness. Since childhood, he has also studied and practiced classical Indian music (Hindustani Sangit).
At the Ayurveda Symposium 2026, Dr. Chopra will speak on “Treating Chronic Inflammation with Āyurveda – A Promising Perspective”, exploring integrative Ayurvedic approaches for chronic inflammatory disorders and their relevance for modern healthcare.
Swiss Certified Naturopath for Ayurveda Medicine
Petra Eich-Mylo is one of the selected alternative practitioners and specialists for Ayurveda therapy and herbal medicine in Germany. For many years she has been leading the Ayurveda Pancakarma Cures at the Rosenberg Ayurveda Health and Spa Centre together with Dr. Gupta. Here she accompanies the patients in their intensive cure process to holistic health and healing. In Zurich she runs her own Ayurveda practice.
Graduate ecotrophologist
Dr. Astrid Gerstemeier has been self-employed for over 20 years in her own practice for holistic classical and Ayurvedic nutritional advice and coaching. From 2001-2006 she was also head of the nutrition department of the outpatient neurodermatitis therapy centre Schwelmer Modell. In 2010 she founded the Sonnenberg Health Centre in Wiesbaden, which she still runs today. In holistic coaching sessions she accompanies clients in the development of new behavioural patterns to improve their quality of life. As an experienced lecturer and specialist, she trains professionals and patients in Ayurvedic and classical dietetics. She holds a doctorate in oecotrophology, is an Ayurvedic nutrition and health consultant (European Academy of Ayurveda), certified nutritionist (VDOE), nutritional expert for allergology (DAAB) and coach for holistic personality coaching (Academy for Holistic Leadership).
Managing Director euroved
Uwe Gramminger, a qualified textile business economist, can look back on more than 25 years of management experience as a multiple CEO in the global textile and fashion industry before founding the sustainable management consultancy Carpe Diem Consilium, which is aimed exclusively at owner-managed SMEs.
In 2017, he joined the family business euroved as Managing Director, which was founded by his sister Dr. med. Harsha Gramminger and which has been producing, importing and distributing Ayurveda products in Europe as an organic-certified company since 1999. Together with euroved, Uwe Gramminger is a member of the executive committee of the Ayurveda Dachverband Deutschland ADAVED e.V. and head of the Ayurveda products IUI (distributors and importers) section of the association.
Specialist for pediatric and adolescent medicine
Dr. med. Pamila Grimm completed her studies and her doctorate in human medicine at the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main. She trained as a specialist in paediatric and adolescent medicine in the paediatric clinic of the former municipal hospitals in Offenbach. International experience in London, UK in paediatric gastroenterology at St. Georges Hospital as well as in a private practice as Consultant Paediatrician. After the birth of her three children, she worked in various paediatric practices in Germany and gained several years of experience at the SPC in Frankfurt-Höchst. Currently working in the paediatric and adolescent medical service of the public health department of the city of Frankfurt and in a paediatric practice in Bad Homburg. In addition, she is currently in the Master's programme for Ayurveda Medicine at the European Academy for Ayurveda in Birstein; for her it is a return to her Indian roots.
Master of Science (MSc) in Ayurveda Medicine, Yoga teacher
Birgit Gröne-Tappe is a yoga teacher, Ayurveda physician, alternative practitioner and physiotherapist. During several stays in India with various internships she deepened her knowledge in a lasting way. She passes on her experiences authentically and yet adapted to our western habits in order to achieve the best possible success with the patient individually. Her group work is based on a contemporary, holistically oriented body and movement pedagogy, which is focused on stress management and health care.
specialist for internal medicine
Dr. med. Marisa Hübner is a specialist for internal medicine, nutritional medicine and has completed the main course of studies in Ayurveda medicine at the European Ayurveda Academy in Birstein. Currently, she works in the private practice for naturopathy at the Immanuel Hospital in Berlin with a focus on Ayurveda as well as in the clinical research for naturopathy at the Charité at the Immanuel Hospital, where she, among other things, helps to establish the Register for Ayurvedic Case Studies (SACRO).
Practitioner of alternative medicine, Ayurveda specialist
Vanita Kansal completed six years of Ayurvedic medicine with a focus on Panchakarma therapy in India with distinction. Afterwards she worked as a lecturer and Ayurveda physician at several clinics in India. In addition, she gave lectures on Ayurveda topics in Germany, Switzerland, China and India. Since 2010 she has been working as an Ayurvedic doctor in the Ayurveda Parkschlösschen, Traben-Trarbach. Well-founded expertise in Panchkarma-cure guidance, nutritional science, Ayurvedic lifestyle, herbal medicine and meditation. In the meantime she has acquired the title of alternative practitioner in Mainz.
Senior physician, researcher, Indologist
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Christian S. Keßler, MA, MSc (Ayur. Medicine - Middlesex) is senior physician and research coordinator at Immanuel Hospital Berlin and is scientifically active at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin with a focus on Ayurveda. He has led and published various studies on Ayurveda in recent years. His master's degree in Indology enables him to explore Ayurveda comprehensively and in its academic depth. Christian Kessler is Chairman of the Board of the German Medical Association for Ayurveda DÄGAM and a member of the Executive Committee of the Ayurveda Dachverband Deutschland, ADAVED e.V.
Head of the Department of Herbal Medicine at the NIA
Dr. Mita Kotecha MD (Ayu) PhD (Ayu) is Professor and Head of the Dravyaguna Department at the National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) in Jaipur. Her professional career is dedicated to herbal medicine, which she has been teaching in a leading position since 1991. Dr. Kotecha is also Chairman and member of a number of committees including AYUSH, NIA and Rajasthan Ayurveda University.
Practitioner of alternative medicine
Markus Ludwig enjoyed 5 years of training in the Kalari martial and healing arts in India. Research in Marma-Nadi-Therapy, development of the "Holistic Kalari Therapy". Extensive activity as alternative practitioner and lecturer for Kalari therapy since 2000.
Chairman of Ayurveda, University of Latvia, Riga
Prof. Brahmananda Mahapatra, is one of the top-class experts in the field of Ayurvedic education and research. He is currently Chairman of the Ayurveda Chair at the University of Latvia, Riga, represented by the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India. He has been working professionally in the field of Ayurvedic education and research for 35 years. He received the prestigious "Scientist of the Year Award 2006" of the National Environmental Science Academy (NESA), New Delhi, the "Eminent Educationist Award-2011" of the National & International Compendium (NIC), New Delhi, and the "Bharat Vidya Siromani Award-2011" of the Indian Solidarity Council (ISC), New Delhi.
Indologist and religious scholar
Prof. Dr. Martin Mittwede is head of the Master of Science in Ayurveda Medicine at the European Academy of Ayurveda. The indologist and religious scholar habilitated already in 1996 with a research project on Ayurveda and has many years of experience in further medical training. He also teaches at the University of Frankfurt/Main and has published numerous works on Ayurveda medicine.
Dr. med. Antonio Īśvara Morandi, MD, PhD, is physician, neurologist, Ayurveda expert, and one of Europe’s most influential pioneers of Integrative Ayurvedic Medicine. For more than three decades, he has dedicated his work to building bridges between classical Ayurveda, modern medicine, neuroscience, psychotherapy, and consciousness-based healing approaches.
As Co-Founder and Co-Director of Ayurvedic Point Milan, one of Europe’s leading Ayurveda institutions, he helped create an integrative model combining clinical practice, scientific research, education, and international collaboration. Through longstanding partnerships with India — especially with the SNA Oushadhasala Institute in Thrissur, Kerala — he has contributed significantly to authentic Ayurvedic education and intercultural exchange between India and Europe.
Dr. Morandi is internationally respected not only for his scientific work, but also for his deeply humanistic understanding of Ayurveda as a medicine of consciousness, resilience, adaptation, and inner transformation. His work focuses particularly on psychosomatic medicine, healthy ageing, meditation, neurocognition, and the relationship between body, mind, and awareness.
He has served as consultant to the World Health Organization (WHO) in expert groups related to Ayurveda terminology, training standards, and Traditional Medicine. For his contributions to Ayurveda research and international collaboration, he received several honours, including the title Āyurveda Acharya and the prestigious IASTAM Zandu Award for Research in Ayurveda.
As lecturer, author, and keynote speaker, Dr. Morandi is appreciated worldwide for his inspiring and deeply reflective teaching style, which makes complex Ayurvedic principles understandable and relevant for modern life.
At the Ayurveda Symposium 2026, Dr. Morandi will speak on “The Art of Living Longer through Better Adaptation”, exploring resilience, adaptability, consciousness, and healthy ageing from both Ayurvedic and modern scientific perspectives.
Ayurveda doctor and researcher, director of Ayuwave
Dr. Vijayendar Murthy is an internationally recognized Ayurvedic physician and researcher. He is the Director of Ayuwave London, UK, and Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton. Murthy received his diverse medical education and clinical practice in India, New Zealand, Australia and England. He lives and works in London. His healing methods attract a wide range of health seekers and patients, including stars and the British Royal Family. Dr Murthy also runs an innovative radio show called "Unlock your Health".
Dr. med. Kalyani Nagersheth is a specialist in Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine, medical psychotherapist, Ayurveda physician, and one of Germany’s most experienced experts in integrative Ayurvedic phytotherapy. For more than two decades, she has combined modern medicine with classical Ayurvedic diagnostics, therapy, and herbal medicine in a holistic and patient-centred approach.
After studying medicine in Frankfurt, Dr. Nagersheth completed extensive studies in Ayurvedic Medicine in Germany and India. Since 2000, she has been practising as an Ayurveda physician in Frankfurt am Main. From 2009 onwards, she headed the Ayurveda Department at the renowned Habichtswald Clinic Kassel and significantly contributed to the development of integrative inpatient Ayurveda medicine in Germany.
Today, she leads her own Ayurveda medical practice in Frankfurt and serves as senior consultant for Panchakarma therapies at the Rosenberg Ayurveda Health & Treatment Centre in Birstein. Her work focuses particularly on psychosomatic medicine, women’s health, chronic disorders, rehabilitation, and the integration of Western medicinal plants into Ayurvedic phytotherapy.
Dr. Nagersheth is internationally active as lecturer, author, and educator. Her books and publications focus on Ayurvedic phytotherapy, psychosomatics, nutrition, medicinal plants, and integrative medicine. With her recent book “Ayurveda Medicine with Native Plants”, she has become one of the leading experts bridging Western herbal medicine and Ayurveda.
As a senior lecturer at the European Academy of Ayurveda (REAA), she has shaped Ayurveda education in Europe for many years through her profound clinical experience and practical teaching style.
At the Ayurveda Symposium 2026, Dr. Nagersheth will speak on “Hormones and Women’s Health – The Effects of Hormone-Stimulating Plants on Body and Mind” and contribute her extensive expertise in Ayurvedic phytotherapy and integrative women’s health.
Pharmacologist
Cornelis Peters studied pharmacology and physiology at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences and became a research associate at several leading hospitals in the Netherlands. Among them is the famous Dutch Cancer Institute, Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
During a sabbatical in India, he came across Ayurveda and became fascinated with this healing method that he studied to become an Ayurveda doctor. He founded the Europa Ayurveda Centre in the Netherlands with his late wife, Dr. V.P. Mohana Kumari, and son Vighnesh M. Peters. Together they are the inspiring driving force behind this institute.
Europa Ayurveda Centre (EAC) is an agricultural estate with treatment and research facilities. The center is actively involved in research projects with Ayurvedic medicinal plants grown on 10 ha of land owned by the center.
Europa Ayurveda Centre (EAC) is an agricultural estate with treatment and research facilities. The centre is actively involved in research projects with Ayurvedic medicinal plants grown on 10 hectares of land owned by the centre.
Master of Science (MSc) in Ayurveda Medicine, Expert Intensive Care NDS HFe
Luise Pfluger-Graf has been working intensively and widely with Ayurveda since 2013. Since 2014 she has successfully run her own practice and worked for one year as an Ayurveda director for a 5 star group. She is currently training as a Vedic astrologer and is scientifically active as a CAS Study Nurse/Coordinator at the University Clinic for Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Inselspital Bern.
Founder of the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre Bad Ems
Lothar Pirc has made Ayurveda one of his central life themes. He trained as a teacher for Transcendental Meditation in France, Germany and Switzerland. A career in hotel management in Switzerland and stations of teaching Ayurveda in the Netherlands, Kenya, Cyprus and the USA followed. In 1992 Lothar Pirc and his wife Karin founded the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre in Bad Ems. He has received several international awards and is a sought-after speaker and author of scientific articles.
Ayurvedic pediatrician at the AIIA
Dr. Rajagopala Shrikrishna MD (Ayu) PhD is specialized in Ayurveda pediatrics. After completing his PG training he served for 4 years at the undergraduate colleges in Karnataka. During his more than 15 years at Gujarat Ayurveda University he was lecturer and course coordinator for the BAMS study program exclusively for foreigners according to ICAS (International Centre for Ayurveda Studies). He has more than 28 years of professional experience and more than 15 years of exclusive teaching and research experience at postgraduate level. He currently works as Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of Kaumarabhritya (Ayurveda Pediatrics) at the All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi.
Ayurveda doctor and pharmacologist
Dr. Rammanohar Puthiyedath MD (Ayu) is a doctor of Ayurvedic medicine and specialised in Ayurvedic pharmacology. He is currently working as Director of Research at Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Kollam, Kerala. He is a Visiting Professor at Southern California University of Health Sciences, USA and Co-Chair of the Special Interest Group (SIG) for Ayurveda, Society for Integrative Oncology. He is a part time member of the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine, Government of India. He serves as Research Advisor for Indian National Science Academy and Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Government of India. He is particularly interested in Integrative Medicine as well as Psychology and spirituality from an Ayurvedic perspective.
Kerstin Rosenberg is one of Europe’s leading experts in Ayurvedic nutrition, dietetics, psychology, and culinary practice. She is a co-founder and senior lecturer at the European Academy of Ayurveda (REAA) and has played a key role in shaping the teaching of Ayurvedic nutrition, health counselling, psychology, and lifestyle medicine in the DACH region.
With more than 30 years of practical experience, she specialises in translating classical Ayurvedic principles into contemporary therapeutic and everyday applications. Her work focuses on the therapeutic use of nutrition, the strengthening of digestive fire (Agni), and the connection between food, psyche, constitution, and long-term health.
Kerstin Rosenberg is the author of numerous books on Ayurveda, nutrition, women’s health, and holistic living, including “Die Ayurveda-Ernährung,” “Das große Ayurveda-Buch,” “Ayurveda kompakt,” “Ayurveda für alle,” “Ayurveda heilt – Ernährung als Medizin,” and “Mit Ayurveda durch die Wechseljahre.”
She is also the initiator and conceptual developer of the India study program “Food as Medicine”, an immersive learning journey connecting participants with the roots of Ayurvedic nutrition, cooking, and clinical application in India.
At the Ayurveda Symposium 2026, Kerstin Rosenberg will speak on the role of Agni in the context of longevity, showing how digestive intelligence, dietetics, and Ayurvedic psychology can support vitality, resilience, and sustainable health.
Mark Rosenberg, Dr. h.c. (MAM University, India), is one of the leading pioneers and thought leaders for Ayurveda education and integrative health concepts in Europe. He is the founder and director of the European Academy of Ayurveda (REAA) in the DACH region and the Rosenberg Ayurveda Health and Treatment Centre in Germany, institutions that have played a key role in establishing high-quality Ayurveda education and clinical practice in Europe.
The Rosenberg Ayurveda Health and Treatment Centre has received international recognition for its integrative approach and high standards of care, including the DACH Spa Award.
For more than three decades, he has been actively involved in the development, professionalisation, and international networking of Ayurveda. His work focuses on building bridges between classical Ayurvedic knowledge and modern healthcare systems, with a strong emphasis on quality standards, education, and clinical application.
Mark Rosenberg serves as Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Vedic Sciences, MAM University, India, and was awarded an honorary doctorate (Dr. h.c.) in recognition of his contribution to the international development of Ayurveda. In addition, he is a sought-after lecturer in the field of Vastu and holistic architecture, as well as a consultant and developer of integrative healing health retreat concepts, combining Ayurveda, environment, and conscious design.
Through his teaching, publications, and international collaborations, he continues to shape the development of Ayurveda in Europe and beyond.
Practitioner of Ayurveda medicine and indologist
Elmar Stapelfeldt is an alternative practitioner, master of indology and author. He is currently active as a non-medical practitioner, nutritionist and scientific assistant at the Immanuel Hospital in Berlin. He has extensive experience in the application of Ayurvedic medicine. Among other things, he was a long-standing lecturer at the European Academy for Ayurveda, including 5 years as head of the department of Ayurvedic Medicine.
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