Course leaders:
Dr Rainer Picha, Dr Walter Mölk, Dr Mike Olmstead, Stellavera Kilcher
Assistants:
Kathryn Nolan, and Randol Oberson
Available in English
excluding room and board
(There is a reduced price for lower-income countries, please see the application form.)
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Please note: The number of course participants is limited to provide individual guidance for each participant. If you wish to attend the course we need the date, location, and the course leader’s name of your previous training in Maharishi AyurVeda – see application form. There is great interest in the MAV Marma training, so we suggest you apply as soon as possible to reserve your place.
Full-time course at MERU, Vlodrop, The Netherlands
First meeting: Thursday evening 2 November in Maharishi’s Peace Palace
Last meeting: Thursday evening 9 November.
If your time allows, we encourage you to stay on for one or more Vedic celebrations: Dhanvantari Jayanti on Friday 10 November, Hanuman Jayanti on Saturday 11 November, and Mahalakshmi (Dipavali) on Sunday 12 November.
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.
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.