Maharishi AyurVeda Marma Training Courses for Everybody

Recording of Zoom Webinar from 21 June 2025
"Introduction to Maharishi AyurVeda Marma Therapy"

Learn how to use Maharishi AyurVeda Marma Therapy for yourself, family members, and clients to create more physical and mental balance in all aspects of life.

Phases

Dates in 2026

Eligibility

Phase 1:
Self-care

Online webinar
(8 hours)

13–14 June
  • Open to everyone
  • Practice of Transcendental Meditation is recommended
Phase 2:
Family care

In-residence course at MERU (2 days)

2–3 August
or
24–26 October
  • Completion of Phase 1
  • Practice of Transcendental Meditation is required
Phase 3:
Client care

In-residence course at MERU (3 days)

4–6 August
or
27–29 October
  • Completion of Phase 2
  • Practice of Transcendental Meditation is required

Note: These three phases can be booked together for a reduced prices or individually,
but they build up on each other and must be attended in sequence.

For Health Professionals we offer a separate, more comprehensive course (see below).

Phase 4: Health Professional Course

In-residence course at MERU (5 days)

31 October –
4 November
  • Previous training in Maharishi AyurVeda including Maharishi Nadi Vigyan
  • Experience in treating patients
  • Practice of Transcendental Meditation is required

Venue, accommodation and visa

Phases 2 and 3 are held mainly at the Boshotel near MERU.

Please come to the first lecture to:
Boshotel
Boslaan 1
6063 NN Vlodrop
The Netherlands
Accommodation

Please read our travel information page carefully, on which you will also find a list of hotels nearby. Please book your room directly with the hotel.

Visa

If you need an invitation letter for your visa, please apply early for the course. Contact us and send your information for the invitation letter as soon as possible.

Heads of Marma Therapy Department of MCPHI

Rainer Picha
Dr Rainer Picha

Dr Rainer Picha is a cardiologist from Austria who served as an Assisting Director and Head of the Intensive Care Unit at the State Hospital of Graz/Austria. In 1996 Maharishi invited Dr Picha to come to Maharishi Vedic University in Vlodrop, The Netherlands. There he worked with Dr Nader and his team of scientists to support the work on Veda in the Human Physiology. Under Maharishi’s and Dr Nader’s guidance, Dr Picha developed the Model of Vedic Physiology, worked closely with Maharishi on new hospital designs and curricula, and integrated Maharishi AyurVeda with modern medicine. He is chairman of the International Maharishi AyurVeda Foundation (IMAVF) and director of the Maharishi College of Perfect Health International (MCPHI)

WalterM
Dr Walter Mölk

Dr Walter Mölk is a general practitioner and founder of the Austrian Society of Ayurvedic Medicine and the first Panchakarma centre in Austria. In 1996 Dr. Mölk has been invited by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and became a member of the international research team at Maharishi Vedic University in Vlodrop, the Netherlands where he had the opportunity to work closely with Maharishi and neuroscientist Tony Nader MD, PhD. Dr Mölk has over 35 years of experience in teaching Maharishi AyurVeda to health professionals worldwide. He is one of the directors of the International Maharishi AyurVeda Foundation and the Maharishi College of Perfect Health International and has organised together with Dr Schrott all the MAV Marma training courses at MERU.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

‘In Marma, consciousness manifests into matter’

—Maharishi Mahesh Yogi