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

Time

Event

3:00 p.m.

Welcome with Kerstin & Mark Rosenberg

Greeting from:

  • Representative of a Swiss health/educational institution
  • Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, Gov. of India
  • H.E. Mridul Kumar, Indian Ambassador to Switzerland

3:40 pm

Keynote
Dr. Hans H. Rhyner: The essence of Ayurveda - 40 years of Ayurveda naturopathy in Switzerland

3:55 pm

Panel discussion
Ayurvedic medicine and its therapeutics on the way to a license

5:00 pm

Come together by the lake

6:00 pm

Keynote
Prof. Dr. S.N. Gupta: Classical Ayurveda in Europe - Experiences from study and practice

6:15 pm

Panel discussion:
Ayurveda professions in Switzerland - a global model for modern training in the field of traditional and holistic therapy?

7:15 pm

Break

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

7:45 pm

Panel discussion
Ayurveda research - evidence versus tradition

8:30 pm

Dinner together - festive dinner

Sunday, October 13, 2024 - HPS, Lucerne

Time

Room 1 Streaming

Room 2

Room 3

Room 4 (near the market square)
20 min lecture/break each

09:00 a.m.

(20 min)

Basics of psychiatry in Ayurveda

Main language is English

room_1

Selection and application of Ayurvedic massage oils for rheumatic diseases - A practical analysis

Main language is English

room_2

Workshop:
Ayurveda massage for hormone balance - from fertility to menopause

room_3

09:30 a.m.

(20 min)

Treatment strategies of Ayurvedic psychiatry for aggression and anxiety disorders

Main language is English

room_1

Ayurveda therapy and research on avascular necrosis

Main language is English

room_2

Workshop:
Ayurveda massage for hormone balance - from fertility to menopause

(Continuation)

room_3

10:00 a.m.

(20 min)

Use of Medhya Rasayanas for depression and anxiety disorders

Main language is English

room_1

Ayurveda nutrition for a healthy musculoskeletal system

The main language is German

room_2

Yoni Svedana - therapeutic sitz steam bath for women - with demonstration

room_3

10:30 a.m.

Break

Time

Room 1 Streaming

Room 2

Room 3

Room 4 (near the market square)
20 min lecture/break each

11:00 a.m.

(20 min)

Ayurvedic approach to the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Main language is English

room_1

Ayurveda and Modern Medicine in Women's Health - Examples of Ayurveda's contribution

Main language is English

room_2

Workshop:
Sattva Bala - Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to strengthen the mind

room_3

11:30 a.m.

(20 min)

Understanding Amavata - a key to the management of autoimmune diseases

Main language is English

room_1

Ayurvedic approaches to the treatment of PCOD (polycystic ovary syndrome)

Main language is English

room_2

Workshop:
Emotional process support in Ayurveda massage

room_3

12:00 p.m.

(20 min)

Ayurvedic treatment of osteoporosis

Main language is English

room_1

Hormones and doshas - Ayurvedic treatment concepts for a healthy balance

Main language is English

room_2

Workshop:
Emotional process support in Ayurveda massage

(Continuation)

room_3

12:30 p.m.

Break

Ayurveda training offered by REAA/HPS

Time

Room 1 Streaming

Room 2

Room 3

Room 4 (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

The main language is German

room_1

Sattvavayaja for children - treating ADHD and test anxiety with Ayurvedic psychology

Main language is English

room_2

Workshop:
Ayurvedic diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases

room_3

2:00 p.m.

(20 min)

Psycho- and phytotherapeutic treatment strategies in Ayurvedic gynecology

The main language is German

room_1

The role of Saovavajaya Chikitsa in the treatment of substance abuse disorders

Main language is English

room_2

Workshop:
Ayurvedic diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases

(Continuation)

room_3

2:30 p.m.

(20 min)

Holistic fertility treatment with Ayurveda

room_1

Use of Western medicinal plants from an Ayurvedic perspective for the psyche

The main language is German

room_2

Complementary therapy and Ayurveda

room_3

Ayurvedic medicine chest for the psyche

room_4

3:00 p.m.

Break

Time

Room 1 Streaming

Room 2

Room 3

Room 4 (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)

The main language is German

room_2

Workshop:
Ayurveda, marma and massage - in emotional dialog with femininity

Main language is English

room_3

4:00 p.m.

(20 min)

The Bhagavath Gita as a guide to Ayurvedic psychotherapy

room_1

Psychotherapeutic support in the Pancakarma process

room_2

Workshop:
Ayurveda, marma and massage - in emotional dialog with femininity

(Continuation)

Main language is English

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

Developing successful Ayurveda offers against stress in occupational health management

room_2

Depression in the menopause - diagnostic and therapeutic strategies of Ayurvedic medicine and psychotherapy

The main language is German

room_3

5:00 pm

Farewell

Mark Rosenberg

Program content is subject to change until the date of the event.