Program - 26th International Ayurveda Symposium 2024
Main topics:
Highlights of the Symposium
Rheumatic disorders
Sattvavajaya therapies for the psyche
Ayurveda and women's health
Specials/Openclass Ayurveda Day
Program content is subject to change until the date of the event.
Saturday, October 12, 2024 - Hotel Seeburg, Lucerne
The entire program on Saturday will be held in English.
Time
Event
2:30 p.m.
Congress registration
3:00 p.m.
Welcome with Kerstin & Mark Rosenberg
Greeting from:
- Co-Organizers (AMVS / HPS)
- Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha (Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, Gov. of India)
- H.E. Mridul Kumar (Indian Ambassador to Switzerland)
Felicitation of Dr. Hans Rhyner for his pioneer role in establishing Ayurveda in Switzerland
3:40 pm
Keynote
Dr. Hans H. Rhyner: The essence of Ayurveda - 40 years of Ayurveda naturopathy in Switzerland
4:00 p.m.
Panel discussion
Topic: Ayurvedic medicine and its therapeutics on the way to a license
Participants:
- Uwe Gramminger (GF euroved GmbH, Chairman of the IUI specialist group, member of the ADAVED e.V. Executive Committee)
- Dr. R. Renato Kaiser (Pharmacist, CEO AuroraPharma AG, Member of the Board of the Swiss Alternative Medicine Association OdA AM)
- Shri Ranjit Puranik (Managing Director of Shree Dhootapapeshwar Ltd, Trustee of the All India Ayurveda Congress and the World Ayurveda Foundation, Board Member of the National Medicinal Plants Board)
- Dr. Hans H. Rhyner (Federal Diploma Practitioner of Natural Medicine Ayurveda-Medicine, Author)
- Dr. Oliver Werner (MD, Managing Director of Maharishi Ayurveda Products BV, Member of the Board of Ayurveda Producers and Traders Association Europe APTA e.V.)
- Moderation: Mark Rosenberg
5:00 pm
Come together by the lake
5:50 pm
Keynote
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India
6:05 p.m.
Keynote
Prof. Dr. S.N. Gupta: Classical Ayurveda in Europe - Experiences from study and practice
6:15 pm
Keynote
Prof. Dr. Tanuja Nesari: Ayurveda as a holistic and complete healing science with its integrative approach - a global perspective.
6:30 pm
Panel discussion
Topic: Ayurveda professions in Switzerland - a global model for modern training in the field of traditional and holistic therapy?
Participants:
- Stephanie Albert (Federal Diplome as Complementary Therapist - Ayurveda-Therapy), Mentor, Teacher (REAA/HPS)
- Dr. Antonio Morandi (MD, Director Ayurvedic Point School Milan und President SSIMA Italy)
- Gabriela Paleta (Ayurveda medical specialist, President of AMAYUR Portugal)
- Mark Rosenberg (CEO Director European Academy for Ayurveda, Chairman of the Board VEAT e.V., Member of the Presidium ADAVED)
- Franz Rutz (Practitioner of Natural Medicine, Co-President Ayurveda Medical Association Switzerland AMVS / President Umbrella Organisation Ayurveda Switzerland)
- Markus Senn (Practitioner of Natural Medicine, Co-President of the Professional Association of Recognized Practitioner of Natural Medicine SVANAH, former Head of the Quality Assurance Commission and currently a member of the Professional Policy Commission of the Swiss Alternative Medicine Association OdA AM)
- Moderation: Hein Zalokar (CEO Heilpraktikerschule Luzern)
7:30 pm
Keynote
Dr. Christian Kessler: 15 years of clinical Ayurveda research in Germany - what we have achieved and what we have not yet achieved
(more details)
7:50 pm
Keynote
Ram Manohar: Traditional wisdom in a modern world - the role of Ayurveda in science and artificial intelligence
8:10 pm
Dinner together - festive dinner
Sunday, October 13, 2024 - HPS, Lucerne
Time
Room 102
Streaming
Room 103
Room 101
Room 001
(near the market square)
20 min lecture/break each
09:00 a.m.
(20 min)
Workshop:
Ayurveda, marma and massage - in emotional dialog with femininity
room_3
09:30 a.m.
(20 min)
Treatment strategies of Ayurvedic psychiatry for aggression and anxiety disorders
room_1
room_2
Workshop:
Ayurveda, marma and massage - in emotional dialog with femininity
(Continuation)
room_3
10:00 a.m.
(20 min)
Use of Medhya Rasayanas for depression and anxiety disorders
room_1
Ayurveda nutrition for a healthy musculoskeletal system
room_2
10:30 a.m.
Break
Time
Room 102
Streaming
Room 103
Room 101
Room 001
(near the market square)
20 min lecture/break each
11:00 a.m.
(20 min)
Ayurvedic approach to the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
room_1
Ayurveda and Modern Medicine in Women's Health - Examples of Ayurveda's contribution
room_2
11:30 a.m.
(20 min)
Understanding Amavata - a key to the management of autoimmune diseases
room_1
Ayurvedic approaches to the treatment of PCOD (polycystic ovary syndrome)
room_2
12:00 p.m.
(20 min)
room_1
(Continuation)
room_3
room_4
Dr. Jibin C. Manjila, Katharina Hegemann
12:30 p.m.
Break
Ayurveda training offered by REAA/HPS
Time
Room 102
Streaming
Room 103
Room 101
Room 001
(near the market square)
20 min lecture/break each
1:30 p.m.
(20 min)
Therapy strategies of Ayurvedic medicine for oncological women's diseases, with case discussions
room_1
Sattvavayaja for children - treating ADHD and test anxiety with Ayurvedic psychology
room_2
New Ayurveda professions in Switzerland
room_4
Hein Zalokar (CH)
Stephanie Albert (CH)
2:00 p.m.
(20 min)
Psycho- and phytotherapeutic treatment strategies in Ayurvedic gynecology
room_1
room_2
Workshop:
Ayurvedic diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases
(Continuation)
room_3
2:30 p.m.
(20 min)
Depression in the menopause - diagnostic and therapeutic strategies of Ayurvedic medicine and psychotherapy
room_1
Hormones and doshas - Ayurvedic treatment concepts for a healthy balance
room_3
3:00 p.m.
Break
Time
Room 102
Streaming
Room 103
Room 101
Room 001
(near the market square)
20 min lecture/break each
3:30 p.m.
(20 min)
Sattvavajaya - Ayurvedic psychotherapy for preventive and clinical practice
room_1
Concept of mental constitution(manasa-prakriti)
room_2
Workshop:
Ayurveda massage for hormone balance - from fertility to menopause
room_3
Rasayana cures, stay young and strengthen resilience
room_4
Ariane Hotzel (D)
4:00 p.m.
(20 min)
Workshop:
Ayurveda massage for hormone balance - from fertility to menopause
(Continuation)
room_3
4:30 p.m.
(20 min)
There is nothing like Ayurvedic psychotherapy - Reflections on the concept of the psyche in Ayurveda and modern medicine
room_1
room_2
5:00 pm
Farewell
Mark Rosenberg
Program content is subject to change until the date of the event.
