Title and brief synopsis of the presentations
Mother Maya
Ayurveda & the Mind- The Psychology of Ahimsa
In this extraordinary Keynote Talk, Mother Maya illumines the mind operations along its manifold planes of reality. She explores the Chit factor- the mind’s intrinsic operation of awareness. For instance, the awareness that you are continually processing and assimilating comes from both the direct and indirect perception of your experiences. Mother Maya explores the mind from the perspective of ahimsa- our intrinsic mental function of harmony- the central point of the Chit. Cultivating individual awareness is critical to our mental and emotional state of harmony and balance. The Mind of Ahimsa is a mind cultivated in awareness. As the content of consciousness, awareness transcends both body and mind. Contrary to the opinion of many existing schools of psychology, mind and consciousness are not identified as one and the same. From the Vedic standpoint, we view the mind as an instrument of consciousness. The Rishis inform that ragadvesha –the intrinsic human condition of “likes” and “dislikes” is the ultimate adversary to human perception and therefore to a harmonious state of mind. Modern psychology and self-help literature is rapt with practices to foster good thoughts, kind speech, and loving actions. However, this begs the question: why then do we fail in our attempts to cultivate harmony and succeed, instead, in creating a humungous underbelly of negative thoughts, actions and their consequences? The answer is simple: we cannot accomplish these goals without understanding the nature of our mind. The greater purpose of Yoga and Ayurveda is to understand the conditions of the mind so that we may garner knowledge, serenity and equanimity in thought, speech and action. This occurs through the cultivation of awareness. A proven way to harmonize the mind into its state of ahimsa is to learn our cosmic anatomy; in other words, the construction of consciousness. Mother Maya expertly unfolds the basic structure of the cosmic anatomy wherein we examine Chitta (conditioned awareness; memory reservoir), Buddhi (greater mind), Manas, (mind), and Ahankarah (Ego). Living Ahimsa Meditation teaches you to invoke your power of awareness and to make inner harmony your first priority. In so doing, deepen ahimsa- inner harmony -in our thought, speech and action. As a result, we reject violence, resolve hurt, transform negative karmas and learn to heal completely.
In this extraordinary Keynote Talk, Mother Maya illumines the mind operations along its manifold planes of reality. She explores the Chit factor- the mind’s intrinsic operation of awareness. For instance, the awareness that you are continually processing and assimilating comes from both the direct and indirect perception of your experiences. Mother Maya explores the mind from the perspective of ahimsa- our intrinsic mental function of harmony- the central point of the Chit. Cultivating individual awareness is critical to our mental and emotional state of harmony and balance. The Mind of Ahimsa is a mind cultivated in awareness. As the content of consciousness, awareness transcends both body and mind. Contrary to the opinion of many existing schools of psychology, mind and consciousness are not identified as one and the same. From the Vedic standpoint, we view the mind as an instrument of consciousness. The Rishis inform that ragadvesha –the intrinsic human condition of “likes” and “dislikes” is the ultimate adversary to human perception and therefore to a harmonious state of mind. Modern psychology and self-help literature is rapt with practices to foster good thoughts, kind speech, and loving actions. However, this begs the question: why then do we fail in our attempts to cultivate harmony and succeed, instead, in creating a humungous underbelly of negative thoughts, actions and their consequences? The answer is simple: we cannot accomplish these goals without understanding the nature of our mind. The greater purpose of Yoga and Ayurveda is to understand the conditions of the mind so that we may garner knowledge, serenity and equanimity in thought, speech and action. This occurs through the cultivation of awareness. A proven way to harmonize the mind into its state of ahimsa is to learn our cosmic anatomy; in other words, the construction of consciousness. Mother Maya expertly unfolds the basic structure of the cosmic anatomy wherein we examine Chitta (conditioned awareness; memory reservoir), Buddhi (greater mind), Manas, (mind), and Ahankarah (Ego). Living Ahimsa Meditation teaches you to invoke your power of awareness and to make inner harmony your first priority. In so doing, deepen ahimsa- inner harmony -in our thought, speech and action. As a result, we reject violence, resolve hurt, transform negative karmas and learn to heal completely.
Dr Robert Svoboda
Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam.
As Yoga has in recent years, particularly in the West, been transformed into a big business, it has been redefined to fit more securely into the niche where it is being marketed. This lecture will look into Yoga's past, present and future to examine what Yoga was, what it is today, and where it may be heading.
Is Prana Scientific?
Though prana (or qi) is fundamental to both Ayurveda and Chinese medicine, many still question whether prana actually “exists.” This lecture will examine the place of prana in Ayurveda, Yoga, and other Indian vidyas, and will offer ideas on how science might find it useful to change its perspective on this all-pervasive vehicle for awareness.
Dr. Claudia Welch
Gray Matter of the Heart/ Heart of the Gray Matter
In Ayurveda, Tantra and Western medicine, the heart and mind are intimately connected. Culling hints from all three traditions allows a deeper understanding of their connections, disorders that can arise and treatment strategies that can harmonize them. The heart is the root of the manovahasrotas. To treat the manovahasrotas is to treat the manomayakosha. Effects of such treatment concurrently affects the pranamayakosha and the annamayakosha. The heart is not just an organ in the chest. It affects rasa, prana and manas and disseminates their experiences to all organs and tissues of the body.
In Ayurveda, Tantra and Western medicine, the heart and mind are intimately connected. Culling hints from all three traditions allows a deeper understanding of their connections, disorders that can arise and treatment strategies that can harmonize them. The heart is the root of the manovahasrotas. To treat the manovahasrotas is to treat the manomayakosha. Effects of such treatment concurrently affects the pranamayakosha and the annamayakosha. The heart is not just an organ in the chest. It affects rasa, prana and manas and disseminates their experiences to all organs and tissues of the body.
N.V. Raghu Ram
Yoga therapy principles and practice
According to the world health organisation the definition of health is “not mere absence of sickness or infection or injury but it is positive state of being at physical mental social and spiritual levels. Present day management of health is not meeting with this requirement. Modern medicine focuses on the sickness and not so much on the wellness. Health is according to yoga and Ayurveda is not just to address the ailment but to give a life style management! Focus of yoga is more on the cause and not on the symptom
According to the world health organisation the definition of health is “not mere absence of sickness or infection or injury but it is positive state of being at physical mental social and spiritual levels. Present day management of health is not meeting with this requirement. Modern medicine focuses on the sickness and not so much on the wellness. Health is according to yoga and Ayurveda is not just to address the ailment but to give a life style management! Focus of yoga is more on the cause and not on the symptom
Four streams of yoga according to ancient sages
Yoga is deep inner peace and harmony. One who is naturally in that state does not require any practice to do. But most of the people need some methodology to achieve that state. They are all techniques of yoga. Broadly these techniques are divided into two branches Abhyasa [Discipline] and Vairagya [non attachment].Those disciplines which are specific in nature are categorized into Raja yoga and the method of discipline which is applicable in normal day to life is Karmayoga. Under the techniques of Vairagya [non attachment] we have Jnana yoga and Bhakti yoga divided based on whether it is based on intellectual understanding or recognising our emotional states respectively. Though the paths are different the goal is eh same for all paths of yoga.
Yoga is deep inner peace and harmony. One who is naturally in that state does not require any practice to do. But most of the people need some methodology to achieve that state. They are all techniques of yoga. Broadly these techniques are divided into two branches Abhyasa [Discipline] and Vairagya [non attachment].Those disciplines which are specific in nature are categorized into Raja yoga and the method of discipline which is applicable in normal day to life is Karmayoga. Under the techniques of Vairagya [non attachment] we have Jnana yoga and Bhakti yoga divided based on whether it is based on intellectual understanding or recognising our emotional states respectively. Though the paths are different the goal is eh same for all paths of yoga.
Prof. Dr. Subhash Ranade
Mental and Emotional
Wellness
What is Mind, functions of Mind, Trigunas, Sattvic Constitution, Sattvic Constitution and
Health, Rajasic constitution, Rajasic constitution and
Health, Tamasic constitution, Tamasic constitution and
Health, Emotions - Ayurvedic View,, Ayurvedic classification
of Emotions, Correlation between
Physical and Psychological doshas, Vata Emotions, Pitta Emotions, Kapha Emotions, Positive and Negative
emotions, Main causes of the
diseases, Common causes for all
psychological diseases, Pathogenesis Psychological
diseases, How to treat emotion, Sattvavajaya Therapies, Divine or Spiritual
Therapies, Yuktivyapashraya Therapies, Medhya Rasayana
Dr. G. Syamakrishnan
A critical analysis on the principles and practices of Topical (external) therapeutics in Ayurveda. Bahiḥ parimārjanam or the
topical(external) medication happens to be the most widely
used, but often misused therapy in ayurveda. The Kerala Ayurveda
cult flourished by exploring such wisdom. Ṣāṣṭika piṇḍasveda, takra / kṣīra / stanya / nālikerajala śirodhāra, śiro lepa, talam, and the like, were
not just accidental inventions. But they were deliberate innovations using
logical skill, based on the wisdom of well Dom. Conventional explanations on
the mode of action of bahiḥ parimārjanam seems not reasonable
and is against the intention of their inventors. Often they end up as
unscientific, equally in the modern and traditional perspectives. We could keep the traditional practices alive, but the mainstream
physician lost the rationale behind it. Present scenario of blindly following
traditional practices without logic, owes to this deficit. Due to lack of
precision and innovations, often the therapies are prescribed, one after
another as a trial. Physicians often fail to reason the failure and success.
The humble object of this discussion is to object the conventional principles
and practices and to present the objective of ancient principles and practices.
Dr.S.Gopakumar
Making of an ayurvedic clinician
This presentation cover the modern medical and Ayurvedic aspects which are needed for becoming a clinician. Paper discusses the 'how to do aspects in diagnosis and way of finalising treatments by considering the ayurvedic fundamentals and modern advancements in medicine'.
This presentation cover the modern medical and Ayurvedic aspects which are needed for becoming a clinician. Paper discusses the 'how to do aspects in diagnosis and way of finalising treatments by considering the ayurvedic fundamentals and modern advancements in medicine'.
Dr Narayan Nambi
Education in Ashtavaidya Tradition
The unique Ashtavaidya-Ayurvedic tradition of Kerala evolved as a result of the centuries-old interaction between text-based Ayurveda practices and regional folk medical practices utilizing Kerala’s rich medicinal flora. Ashtavaidyas, repositories of the unique confluence of these health traditions, have contributed to Kerala’s rise as a prominent center for Ayurveda practice today. It was unique as the mouth of the gurus (guru mukham), their education and training, the exceptional practices of their lineage, but faced issues in traditional medical practice and their perspectives on the culture of modern Ayurveda. These representatives of a rich tradition are obliged to adapt, and in some case even abandon, their ancestral practices to respond to the expectation of contemporary health care. The primary casualty of the new context has been their traditional method of learning by long years of apprenticeship. With the end of such a guru-shishya learning tradition the transmission of lineages that produced these scholar physicians and the continued application of many potent therapies that were part of individual lineages are also being lost. The objective of this presentation is to uncover the hidden areas from these scholar-physicians details of their training in the art and science of healing, their practices and the culture of spirituality that is an essential part of the Ashtavaidya tradition.
The unique Ashtavaidya-Ayurvedic tradition of Kerala evolved as a result of the centuries-old interaction between text-based Ayurveda practices and regional folk medical practices utilizing Kerala’s rich medicinal flora. Ashtavaidyas, repositories of the unique confluence of these health traditions, have contributed to Kerala’s rise as a prominent center for Ayurveda practice today. It was unique as the mouth of the gurus (guru mukham), their education and training, the exceptional practices of their lineage, but faced issues in traditional medical practice and their perspectives on the culture of modern Ayurveda. These representatives of a rich tradition are obliged to adapt, and in some case even abandon, their ancestral practices to respond to the expectation of contemporary health care. The primary casualty of the new context has been their traditional method of learning by long years of apprenticeship. With the end of such a guru-shishya learning tradition the transmission of lineages that produced these scholar physicians and the continued application of many potent therapies that were part of individual lineages are also being lost. The objective of this presentation is to uncover the hidden areas from these scholar-physicians details of their training in the art and science of healing, their practices and the culture of spirituality that is an essential part of the Ashtavaidya tradition.
Shakta Kaur
The Invincible Woman with Kundalini Yoga, Meditation and the Gong
The scriptures say that women are 16 times more intelligent and 200 times more sensitive than men. But women don’t understand how to use this power. Sixteen times more intelligence is not to count weaknesses or fears; it is to count blessings. Women are not born to suffer but they do. Women are not born to be unhappy, but, many are unhappy. However, when women meditate and reflect, the entire universe can become theirs. It is only through woman that the universe has the right to live, to grow and to be. So, enjoy this special ‘women only’ session of Kundalini Yoga, Meditation and the gong as we reveal the beauty of the Creator manifest as the Shakti in you, the Invincible Woman. All levels welcome.
The scriptures say that women are 16 times more intelligent and 200 times more sensitive than men. But women don’t understand how to use this power. Sixteen times more intelligence is not to count weaknesses or fears; it is to count blessings. Women are not born to suffer but they do. Women are not born to be unhappy, but, many are unhappy. However, when women meditate and reflect, the entire universe can become theirs. It is only through woman that the universe has the right to live, to grow and to be. So, enjoy this special ‘women only’ session of Kundalini Yoga, Meditation and the gong as we reveal the beauty of the Creator manifest as the Shakti in you, the Invincible Woman. All levels welcome.
Dr. James Ventresca
Integrating Acupuncture
Techniques into Ayurvedic Practice
This 2 hour lecture will address some of the similarities found in both the Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medical paradigms, with particular attention to Prana and Qi. We will discuss how a number of simple invasive and non-invasive acupuncture treatment techniques can be easily integrated into ayurvedic practice. Practitioners of Ayurvedic Medicine will leave this lecture with an understanding of how easily one can can borrow techniques from Chinese medicine, to supplement the treatment of painful syndromes.
This 2 hour lecture will address some of the similarities found in both the Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medical paradigms, with particular attention to Prana and Qi. We will discuss how a number of simple invasive and non-invasive acupuncture treatment techniques can be easily integrated into ayurvedic practice. Practitioners of Ayurvedic Medicine will leave this lecture with an understanding of how easily one can can borrow techniques from Chinese medicine, to supplement the treatment of painful syndromes.
Manoj Kaimal
In
the four classes he would be teaching at the conference, Manoj would
explain key Patanjali yoga sutras at the beginning of each session, and
then go on to lead an asana class which further enhances the
understanding of the sutras. On 17th, the class will cover a discussion
on the concept of chitta bhumi, the Manasa way of doing surya
namaskars, as well as a deep and detailed exploration of standing
postures. 18th would be a discussion on kriya yoga, followed by a
practice of forward bends. 19th, we can look into Duhkha as Patanjali
explains, and then move on to a deep hip opening practice, and 20th, we
will see how to rise above duhkha, and then practice a deep back bending
sequence.
Sandeep Agarwal
Ghee: A Vedic Superfood and a Natural Multi-Vitamin
This presentation will describe benefits of ghee from both
Vedic and scientific perspectives.
In Ayurveda, among the diverse number of foods and medicines described
in great detail, there is perhaps no other that has its equal to ghee. Modern Research is catching up and now
understands the importance of fat-soluble vitamins for overall health and
longevity.
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