Main Speakers and Themes: Congress Venue , MD, PhD Extension Apr. 14–18 Wholeness in Health For Vaidyas who would like to go deeper into Dr. Nader received his M.D. degree from the American University of the knowledge of Ayurveda, this extension is Beirut. His Ph.D. is in the area of Brain and Cognitive Science from offered with seminars on the different moda- the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and he completed lities of Maharishi AyurVeda including pulse post-doctoral work as a Clinical and Research Fellow in Neurology at the diagnosis, aroma therapy and instruction in Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. the Transcendental Meditation technique. Padmabhushan Vaidya Devendra Triguna, India Ayurveda for Global Health Introduction President of All India Ayurvedic Congress a recipient of “Padam Shree” & to Maharishi “Padambhushan” award for his contribution to Ayurveda. AyurVeda Pulse Diagnosis (Nadi Theater Hotel Vigyan) De Orangerie, Roermond, The Netherlands Dr. med. Rainer Picha, Austria Learning to detect balance and imbalan- A new Therapeutic Concept Using the Full Value of Veda and the ce in the body by feeling the pulse, and to The Venue of the Congress is a Vedic Literature correct imbalances before disease arises, 4-star hotel with a 800-seat confe- through adjustments in diet and daily rou- rence facility. It is located in the cen- Senior consultant in cardiology. Since 1996 he has been a full-time rese- tral part of the city of Roermond. archer at Maharishi Vedic University in Vlodrop, The Netherlands and is tine. This course will provide you with www.theaterhotelroermond.nl now overseeing all activities of Maharishi AyurVeda worldwide. a comprehensive introduction to pulse diagnosis including theoretical and practi- Prof. Dr. Subhash Ranade, India cal aspects. Lifestyle Diseases and their Solutions in Ayurveda Introduction Sightseeing on Monday, April 13 One of the foremost experts on Ayurveda. He is leading academician to Maharishi and physician in the field of Ayurveda. Chairman National Academy of Canal Cruise Amsterdam Ayurveda, Pune, India. Aroma Therapy An Amsterdam Canal Cruise is a must do when During this course visiting the great Dutch city and is one of the best you will receive de- (Ph.D. Harvard), USA ways to see Amsterdam. From the comfort of a tailed knowledge about glass-topped boat you will cruise the canals of Ayurvedic Medicine is Unified Field Based Medicine essential oils, their properties and appli- Amsterdam and will enjoy a guided Amsterdam Renowned quantum physicist, Director of the Institute of Science, Tech- cations. You will experience the powerful city tour showcasing wonderful monuments of nology and Public Policy at MUM, and President of the Global Union of effects of the pure, certified organic and wild the city. Scientists for Peace. harvested VedAroma essential oils. These essential oils are balancing and normalizing Keukenhof tulip gardens in their effects; they enliven body’s own Dr. med. Walter Mölk, Austria Enjoy a wonderful visit to the world famous self-healing mechanism and restore life, Tulip Flower Gardens. The Keukenhof flower Is Consciousness the Key Factor for Evidence-based and health, and wholeness in body, mind and soul. shows offer a unique experience. As many as 500 Integrative Medicine? growers present their prize blooms for leading Director International College of Perfect Health, The Netherlands; founder flower arrangers to use in their unique shows. Austrian Society of AyurVedic Medicine (1986). Transcendental Dr. Bevan Morris, USA Meditation® Concert on Saturday, April 11 – Best of India programme ‘s historic Contribution to the Revival of Enjoy the finest of Indian Classical Music from AyurVeda There will also be an two of the most prominent young artists of India optional possibility for President of Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, USA. Nirali Kartik, Disciple of Shree Vikas Parikh, all participants to learn Transcendental Meditation (TM): a simple, and natural, effortless technique practiced 20 Ankita Joshi, disciple of Sangeet Martand Pandit minutes twice each day while sitting com- Jasraj Anand Shrivastava, India fortably with the eyes closed. An evening in the blissful waves of finest Maha- Mainstreaming Ayurveda – Mastering Production and The daily practise of the TM technique is rishi Gandharva Veda music, the eternal music Regulatory Challenges of great help for any health professional as of nature to bring harmony, balance, beauty and Chairman ‘Maharishi Ayurveda Products’ is engaged in it broadens the mind and promotes deeper joy to life! Maharishi´s envisioned Mission of Re-enlivening Ayurveda by Synergi- insight in the mechanics of nature. zing with Modern Science, Quality Management Systems & Technologies.

Prof. Bhushan Patwardhan, India From OM to Genom Supporting Organizations Prices and Registration Professor & Director at Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, For Vaidyas: Special package for Vaidyas living in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan only University of Pune; Editor-in-Chief at Journal of Ayurveda & Integrative (April 10 - 14): EUR 240. (Congress fee including instruction in the Transcendental Meditation Host: Medicine; Honorary Director at International Longevity Center, India. technique, double room accommodation at MERU, meals, sightseeing tour) Organizers: Maharishi AyurVeda Products Europe BV For Medical Doctors, Health Practitioners and Congress Participants from all other countries: Congress fee, incl. sightseeing, without accommodation or meals, April 11-13: EUR 310 Vaidyaraj Sunil B. Patil, India Congress fee, without sightseeing, without accommodation or meals, April 11-12: EUR 250 Medical Management of Surgical Indications – an Ayurvedic Total package for Congress plus Extension (April 10 – 18) for Vaidyas living in India, Nepal, Approach Bangladesh and Pakistan only, including room and board at MERU: EUR 440 Maharishi European All India Ayurvedic International Maharishi International Academy Founder and president of Vanoushadhi Vidhyapeeth, Kolhapur, India. Research University Congress (AIAC) AyurVeda Foundation (IMAVF) of Ayurveda (IAA) Congress Accommodation is available at the Theater Hotel De Oranjerie or at different hotels Vlodrop, The Netherlands New Delhi, India Vlodrop, The Netherlands Pune, India Editor of Vanoushadhi Magazine and author of eight books on Ayurveda. within walking distance. Please see our website for details. www.meru-mvu.org www.ayurvediccongress.com www.imavf.org www.ayurved-int.com Received numerous national and international awards.

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John Fagan, Ph.D. Cornell Univ., USA Regulating Genes for Stress Response, Inflammation and Tumor Suppression through Transcendental Meditation International Director for Food Purity, Safety and Security, Professor of Molecular Biology, Maharishi University of Management, USA. Exec. Dir. Earth Open Source, USA & EU. Prof. Gerry Bodeker, United Kingdom An Ayurvedic Approach to Diet in Combatting Non-Communicable Diseases Chair, Global Initiative For Traditional Systems (GIFTS) of Health, Oxford UK; & Dept. of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, U.K.; & Dept. of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, U.S.A. Robert H. Schneider, M.D., F.A.C.C., USA Total Mental Health: A Model for Vedic Psychiatry based on principles of Maharishi Ayurveda Maharishi Mahesh Yogi with leading Vaidyas, 1985 Physician, scientist, educator, and one of the world’s leading authorities on scientific, natural approaches for heart disease, high blood pressure, stress Welcome to the International AyurVeda Congress! Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s Contribution to the Rise of AyurVeda in the World and other cardiovascular risk factors. Patron of the Congress Dr. Keith Wallace, USA This congress will illuminate the time-tested knowledge of AyurVeda with Maharishi Mahesh sufficient programme of health care based on Masters Degree Program in Maharishi AyurVeda and Integrative Yogi brought to light the principles of Ayurveda. Medicine the unified connec- up-to-date insights from modern science. Break-through research uncovering Atma is unmanifest, knower of all creation, eternal, Maharishi AyurVeda programmes include Founding President, and currently Trustee, Maharishi University of Ma- tedness of Veda and universal, and indestructable. education and training of Vaidyas, medical nagement, Co-Dean College of Perfect Health, Professor and Chairman, Ayurveda. Maharishi – Charaka Sharira Sthanam, 1, 61 the intimate link between consciousness and physiology will be presented— doctors, and society in general in the holistic Department of Physiology and Health, and author of three books. explained that Veda principles of Ayurveda. It also includes practical locating the inner healing intelligence of the human physiology. is unified wholeness Dr. Candace Badgett, USA of life, the unmani- Ayurvedic Principles in Western Healthcare Trends fest field of pure con- Leading Ayurvedic practitioners and researchers This congress is part of a joint effort to bring to President of the Global Health Foundation for Women. International sciousness in which all the laws of nature, the Atma is light of absolute bliss consciousness, Trustee of the Global Women‘s Organization for Total Knowledge. Tony Nader, MD, PhD from around the world will come together to light a perfect health care system that is expressions of knowledge, are structured. It is eternal, non-attached and without attributes. Upon showcase scientifically verified solutions to today’s at the basis of everything and is the essence of contact with Prakriti, manifest creation arises. • holistic, authentic and reliable – Bhava Prakash, Purva Kanda, 2.3 received his M.D. degree from problems in the fields of individual and public all life in a unified wholeness. It is equated to the the American University of • prevention oriented Unified Field of all the laws of nature as glimpsed health. Vaidyas and health professionals engaged Maharishi brought to the world from the an- Dr. phil. Karin Pirc, Germany by the quantum field theories of modern physics. Beirut. His Ph.D. is in the area in Ayurvedic research will present their findings. • capable of leading the world towards creating cient Shankaracharya tradition an authentic and International Course of Medical Doctors on Treating 20.000 Patients with Panchakarma of Brain and Cognitive Science an increasingly disease free society Ayurveda, being one of the Upa-Vedas, is scientifically-validated technique of meditation, Maharishi AyurVeda, New Delhi, 1987 Medical Director Maharishi AyurVeda Health Centre Bad Ems. She was the Vedic cognition of a complete science of from the Massachusetts Insti- All health professionals wishing to expand the known as Transcendental Meditation, that is honoured the “Global Hakim Ajmal Khan Award” as “Best Ayurvedic scope and effectiveness of their medical practice • cost effective, easy to implement and uni- wholeness of life emerging from the field of simple, easy, effortless, and natural. It brings Ayurvedic natural measures like Pancha Karma Physician 2006” and the “International Lifetime Achievement Award” in tute of Technology (MIT), and versally applicable are invited to attend. In addition, policymakers Veda. It branches out from Veda as the know- human awareness to the experience of this uni- and Rasayanas to remove imbalances and to 2013 and is also the author of eight books on Ayurveda. he completed post-doctoral ledge of the laws of nature that govern the enliven the body’s inner intelligence. and administrators in the field of health are invited • capable of creating collective health in society fied level of life in a very natural way. wholeness of life in alliance with Natural Law, Prof. Dr. H.P.T. Ammon, Germany work as a Clinical and Rese- Starting in 1979 Maharishi promoted Ayurveda Maharishi’s programme provides a Vedic tech- to join the congress to gain insights to improve • capable of bringing self-sufficiency in health capable of bestowing perfect health to individual arch Fellow in Neurology at the throughout the world as a holistic, scientific nology to realize the Vedic theme of creating a Salai Guggal - an Ayurvedic Remedy prevents Development health care and reduce costs. care to every nation and society. Insulitis in Animal Models with Autoimmune Diabetes Massachusetts General Hospital, system of natural health care for the prevention disease-free society as expressed in the verse: Health in Ayurveda is described as the complete Professorship in pharmacology for natural scientists, pharmaceutical Harvard Medical School. and cure of diseases, the preservation of health, balance of individual life with cosmic life; ba- and the promotion of longevity. Along with institute at the University of Tübingen. Dr. Nader has written two lance in every level of physiology; perfect balan- leading Vaidyas of India, the likes of Ayurved Presidents of the Congress ce of all Doshas, Agnis, Dhatus, Malakriya; and Martand - Padmavibhushan Brihaspati Dev May everyone be happy. ground-breaking books: Schedule May everyone be healthy. Dr. med. Ulrich Bauhofer, Germany bliss of senses, mind, and Atma. Triguna, Vaidya Vasudev M. Dwivedi, Vaidya Human Physiology: Expression Padmabhushan Vaidya Devendra Triguna Friday, April 10: 7.30 – 9.00 pm: Time-Tested, Scientifically Verified Solutions for the Health President, All India Ayurvedic Congress Congress Registration Atma is widely described in many expressions in Balraj Maharishi, he developed a World Plan Maharishi promoted profound Ayurvedic of Veda and the Vedic Literature Problems of our Time Vaidya Triguna is a recipient of “Padam Saturday, April 11: the ancient texts of Ayurveda, as in the following for Perfect Health, which is a comprehensive approaches to educate and guide society to spon- and Ramayan in Human Physi- Shree” & “Padambhushan” award for his two verses. and universally applicable, economically self- taneously behave in a health-promoting manner. Bestselling author, meditation trainer and popular speaker. He is one of contribution to Ayurveda. He is President of 9.00 am: Congress Opening the leading experts in the area of health, stress and energy management. ology. In his latest book Dr. numerous central councils in India and Hon. Ceremony, Keynote Addresses and Nader’s scientific analysis finds Physician to the President of India. Presentations the ancient epic of the Rama- 5.00 pm: Closing Dr. Sunanda Ranade, India Prof. Dr. Subhash Ranade 6.00 pm: Dinner Concept of Beauty in Ayurveda yan (from the Itihas aspect of the Chairman, International Academy of Ayurveda 8.15 pm: Concert - Best of India Maharishi AyurVeda Health Centres Around the World Ayurvedic gynaecologist and nutritionist. Since the past 40 years she is Vedic Literature) to be a precise Prof. Dr. Subhash Ranade is the author of 145 the director of International Academy of Ayurveda, Pune, India and is books published on Ayurveda and Yoga. At Sunday, April 12: scientific description of how our Germany Switzerland USA Japan working in the field of Ayurveda and Yoga. present he is Chairman, International Academy 9.00 am: Keynote Addresses and body functions and evolves. of Ayurveda, Pune. He was Prof. and Head of Presentations Dept. of Ayurveda, Pune University. 5.00 pm: Closing His interest in natural health Lothar Pirc, Germany 6.00 pm: Dinner care led him, while at MIT, to Dr. Rainer Picha Running a Panchakarma Clinic successfully and how to avoid Chairman, Int. Maharishi AyurVeda Foundation Monday, April 13: Management Mistakes – unique Features of Maharishi Ayurveda conduct research on Maharishi Rainer Picha, MD, is a senior consultant in 9.00 am: Sightseeing Tulip Founder and CEO, Maharishi AyurVeda Health Centre Bad Ems, Germa- cardiology. Since 1996 he has been a full-time AyurVeda herbal and mineral Gardens and Amsterdam ny (since 1992); international consultant for establishing Ayurveda clinics; researcher at Maharishi Vedic University in preparations, investigating their April 14 – 18: Secretary General of EURAMA, European Ayurveda Medical Association. Vlodrop, The Netherlands and is now overseeing Congress Extension safety, effects on memory and all activities of Maharishi AyurVeda worldwide. Nadi Vigyan, Aroma therapy, TM Dr. med. Christian Kessler, M.A., Germany behaviour, and their ability to Maharishi AyurVeda Health Maharishi AyurVeda Health The Raj – Authentic Maharishi AyurVeda Health Besides the patron and the presidents, renowned Ayurvedic and For details please visit: First Results of the Charaka-Trial on Osteoarthritis of the Knee prevent ageing and disease. Centre Bad Ems Centre Seelisberg AyurVeda Health Spa Centre in Nasu western physicians will be speaking at the congress. internationalayurvedacongress.com Research Coordinator, Immanuel Hospital Berlin and Institute of Social www.ayurveda-germany.com www.ayurveda-seelisberg.ch www.the raj.com www.ayurveda-japan.com Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medi- cal Center, Berlin, Germany.