Webinar: Yoga and Ayurveda medicine for mental wellness

In the lead up to Ayurveda Day in India, NICM Health Research Institute in partnership with All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India), will co-host a webinar discussing the latest research in the use of yoga and Ayurveda medicine for mental wellness.

Led by international research experts in yoga and Ayurveda medicine, the webinar covers up-to-date evidence about the benefits of yoga and Ayurveda for mood and mental health, discussing current challenges and specific recommendations, ending with a Q&A session.

This free two-and-a-half-hour event is open to anyone with an interest in yoga, Ayurveda and mental wellness.

Key speakers:

• Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, The Art of Living, India
  - Health, healing and consciousness
• Dr Antonio Morandi, President, Italian Scientific Society for Ayurvedic Medicine, Italy
  - How Ayurveda can help the mind
• Dr Holger Cramer, Research Director, Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
  - Calming the fluctuations of the mind? State of the science on yoga for mental health and wellness in cancer
• Dr Michael de Manincor, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Australia
  - Yoga research for mental health in Australia

Details:

• Date: Thursday 5 November
• Time: 3.00 - 5.30pm AEDT / 9.30am - 12.00pm IST
• Location: Zoom webinar
• RSVP: Register your interest before 5pm AEDT / 11.30am IST, Wednesday 4 November 2020