Ayurveda Beyond Wellness

Mega-Conference Program

Three days of amazing talks and panels.

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Thursday Schedule

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5:30 PM9:00 PMThursday evening excursion to OrlandoWelcome reception by Hindu University of AmericaThurs eve reception 6:30-8:30p - welcome by Braham R. Aggarwal

Friday Schedule

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7:45 AM8:00 AMpre-conference 1Ganesh mantraP. Nambi Namboodiri
8:00 AM9:00 AMpre-conference 2 - Experiential - Morning YogaStarting with PranaSavita Joshi
8:00 AM3:15 PMexhibitors set up boothsAll Vendor and Sponsor Booth personnel, setup volunteers
9:00 AM10:00 AMBREAKFAST
10:00 AM11:00 AMWisdom of the Ayurveda Sageslecture by 2-3 Stalwarts of ayurvedaShrikrishna Khandel, Kuldeep Pandey, Rakesh Sharma, Partap Chauhan, Yogesh Bendale
11:00 AM3:00 PMpre-conference 3 - Roundtable DiscussionExhibitors & Sponsors Enclave - Secrets of Ayurveda BusinessSachin Nayyar CEO & Yash Prakash (LYBL), Rohit Sane (Madhavbaug), Ranjit Puranik (Dhootapapeshwar), Sree Sreenath & Prasanth V Joshi (Vayu), Harpinder Kaur (Komal Herbs), Mahadevan Seetharaman (Hindu University of America), Shashank Sandu (Sandu), Amit Gumman (Harmony Nutraceuticals), Gary Grewal (Garry N Sun), Viresh Garg(Ekikrit), Anahata Mountain Retreats, Chandika, Acupuncture and Massage College, Sattvic Sage, Surrasa, Kottakkal, Divya Alter (Divya's), Sai Ayurvedic College, ShiroBliss, Sandeep Agarwal (Pure Indian Foods), Sampoorna Ayurvedic College, Wish Veda, [Bhaswati Bhattacharya & Meenakshi Gupta moderators]
12:30 PM2:00 PMLUNCH Main hall
8:00 AM3:15 PMexhibitors set up boothsAll Vendor and Sponsor Booth personnel, volunteers
2:00 PM3:15 PMregistration / visit booths
3:30 PM3:35 PMInauguration of mega-conferencelamp lighting by Dr.Danny Gaekwad and Senator Dennis Baxley, mantraGanesha and Dhanvantari mantra with Heena Bhatt & friends
3:35 PM3:45 PMWelcome + Introduction Announcements + Overview of Conference Program LogisticsConference Organizers on stage
3:45 PM3:52 PMOpening Address Message from Sadhguru - Founder, ISHA FoundationSadhguru Jaggi Vasudev (video)
3:52 PM4:12 PMVaidya Wisdom AddressArogyaLaxmi - Health is WealthShrikrishna Khandel
4:12 PM4:35 PMFeatured SpeakerPurging Back to WellnessP. Nambi Namboodiri
4:35 PM5:15 PMSambhasha 1- LIVE PANEL DEBATE and discussions w audienceChief Guests - Law & Policy for AyurvedaDanny Gaekwad, Dennis Baxley, Susan Ethridge, Beverly Jones, Nate Gorman, *Diane Miller [Aparna Bapat moderator]
5:15 PM5:20 PMBOOK RELEASEStatus and Practice of Ayurveda in the United StatesAbhimanyu Kumar, Meenakshi Gupta, Sujatha Reddy, Bhaswati Bhattacharya
5:20 PM5:25 PMInter-Session Experiential Pranayama 1 - Pose & CounterposeHeena Bhatt
5:30 PM6:00 PMMEET YOUR ORGANIZERSVolunteers on Stageall Volunteers, anchor - Pallavi Sodhi Patankar
6:00 PM8:00 PMDINNER with Inaugural Panel
6:30 PM8:00 PMSambhasha 2 - INAUGURAL LIVE PANEL DEBATEAyurveda Beyond Wellness Shrikrishna Khandel, Rakesh Sharma, Rangesh Paramesh, Aparna Bapat, Partap Chauhan, Rohit Sane, P. Nambi Namboodiri [Vivek Shanbhag moderator]
8:00 PM8:15 PMEXPERIENTIAL SESSION - KALAA Bharat Natyam solo dancePriyanka Balachandar
8:15 PM8:30 PMEXPERIENTIAL SESSION - KALAA sitar presentationKanada Narahari
8:30 PM10:00 PMExhibitor BoothsMeet & Greet / Exhibitor Booth visitsSOCIAL
8:30 PM10:00 PMSOCIALBook Signing events in Exhibitor HallAUTHORS - Divya Alter, David Frawley, Prachi Gadoria, John Doulliard, Bhaswati Bhattacharya, Partap Chauhan, Vivek Shanbhag, Rupali Panse, Vijay Nair, Denise O'Dunn, Asmita Wele, Vandana Baranwal, and other authors
9:00 PM12:00 AMSOCIALMeet-n-Greet - Westgate Resort lawn

Saturday Schedule

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7:00 AM8:00 AMEXPERIENTIAL Research Immersion choose Chair Yoga or Morning Yoga (conference hall)Lea Kraemer and Savita Joshi
7:45 AM9:30 AMBREAKFAST Meet & Greet / Exhibitors
8:15 AM8:30 PMWelcomeFraming the DayAparna Bapat + Vivek Shanbhag
8:30 AM9:00 AMFeatured SpeakerThe Future of Ayurveda in the USADavid Frawley
9:00 AM9:30 AMFeatured SpeakerRethinking Ayurveda and Patient CareSachin Nayyar CEO (LYBL)
9:30 AM11:00 AMSambhasha 3 - LIVE PANEL w AUDIENCE DEBATEIntegrating Scientific Evidence with AyurvedaRangesh Paramesh, Asmita Wele, Madan Thangavelu, Nina C B da Silva, Sandeep Nair, Yelloji--Rao Mirajkar [Pratibha Shah moderator]
11:00 AM11:20 AMSpeaker with DemonstrationJalauka! Leech TherapyNidia Diaz
11:20 AM11:25 AMInter-Session Experiential Pranayama 2 - Mini-YogaAmit Gumman
11:25 AM11:30 AMSpeaker with DemonstrationJalauka! Leech Therapy - part 2Nidia Diaz
11:30 AM11:48 AMSpeakerRaga Cikitsa as InterventionKanada Narahari
11:48 PM12:18 PMFeatured SpeakerModulating Sports Physiology through ExerciseJohn Doulliard
12:18 PM12:36 PMFeatured SpeakerEvolving Standards for Ayurveda & Yoga EducationSree Sreenath, President (Vayu)
12:30 PM2:30 PMLunch Buffet with Featured Speakers
12:36 PM1:30 PMSambhasha 4 - LIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONAncient Ayurvedic Wisdom of VijayaaAmit Gumman, Sujatha Reddy, Smrita Choubey, Shrikrishna Khandel, Sanjeev Kalra, Kuldeep Pandey, Nitin Kochar [Bhaswati Bhattacharya moderator]
1:30 PM1:48 PMSpeakerConscious Planet: A Race to Save Soil for AyurvedaLaxmi Naik
1:48 PM1:55 PMMEET YOUR ORGANIZERSIntroduction to State Associations' Boards of DirectorsAll members of state boards - anchor Vandana Baranwal
1:55 PM2:28 PMSHATAPADI - EXPERIENTIAL ImmersionWalking after Lunch (shatapadi)Exhibitor Booths
2:28 PM2:30 PMIntroduction to Afternoon Intensive Ayurveda for the Cancer Spectrum
2:30 PM2:50 PMResearch EXPERIENTIAL - NIH/NCI survey NIH National Cancer Institute Survey of Ayurveda Professionals and Collaboration with *CCRASJeffrey White, Bhaswati Bhattacharya *India Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences
2:50 PM3:08 PMAyurveda and Cancer Care MedicinesYogesh Bendale
3:08 PM3:26 PMSpeakerTulsi for Neutralizing CancerBal Ram Singh
3:26 PM3:44 PMFeatured SpeakerClinical Trials of Ayurveda with Cancer PatientsNitin Kochar
3:45 PM4:30 PMSambhasha 5 - LIVE PANEL w AUDIENCE DEBATEIncurable Diseases & AyurvedaNitin Kochar, Yogesh Bendale, Jeffrey White, Hemlata Unavekar, Partap Chauhan, Srikrishna Khandel [Bhaswati Bhattacharya moderator]
4:30 PM4:45 PMAward CeremonyLifetime Achievements in Ayurvedaawards to Gopal Basisht, Pratima Raichur, Abhay Kumar Pati, anchor- Aparna Bapa, Vivek Shanbhag
4:45 PM4:55 PMSpeakerBhasma Research Evidence for NCDs Mukesh Chawda (Dhootapapeshwar)
4:55 PM5:00 PMInter-Session Experiential Pranayama 3 – 5 Asanas for rejuvenationPriya Chandel
5:00 PM6:30 PMSambhasha 6 - LIVE PANEL DEBATEEntrepreneur Mastery for AyurvedaSachin Nayyar, Vivek Shanbhag, Partap Chauhan, Smrita Choubey, Nitin Agarwal, Karla Cain, Deepa Bhat [Sia Anasseri moderator]
6.30 PM6;48 PMSpeakerInnovation within Tradition: Legacy of Vaidya RK MishraMelina Takvorian-Mishra
6:48 PM7:18 PMFeatured SpeakerAyurvedize Your Foodchef Divya Alter
7:15 PM8:30 PMDINNER
8:15 PM8:30 PMEXPERIENTIAL SESSION - KALAASK-RAP (Sanskrt Rap) comedySK-RAP (Sanskrt Rap) Comedy, led by Vivek Shanbhag
8:30 PM9:00 PMEXPERIENTIAL SESSION - KALAADandia Garba dance lessonsNilesh Patel, Bring Your Dandia Sticks!!
8:30 PM10:00 PMSHATAPADI - EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISEmeet-n-greet / exhibitors

Sunday Schedule

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7:00 AM7:40 AMExperiential Session - choice of Morning YogaThe Elegance of Prana / Chair Yoga for Flexibility Lea Kraemer and Savita Joshi
7:30 AM9:00 AMBREAKFAST in Hallmeet-n-greet / exhibitors
8:15 AM8:35 AMMEET YOUR ORGANIZERSIntroduction of NCAM national organizations' Boards of DirectorsNCCBAM - Somesh Kaushik, Renee Mehrra, Sujatha Reddy, Heena Bhatt, Hema Unnavekar; AAAP - Amit Gumman, Vivek Shanbhag, Meenakshi Gupta, Deepa Bhat, Karla Cain, Shanmugamurthy Lakshmanan; GCAR - Mahadevan Seetharaman, Vandana Baranwal, Pratibha Shah; IAAC - Aparna Bapat, Dhanada Kulkarni, Sanjeev Kalra, Archana Kulkarni, Asawari Manavikar, Suresh Swarnapuri, Anay Abreau, Frances Yahia
8:35 AM9:20 AMFeatured SpeakerOceans & Ayurveda: Microbiomes & MacrobiomesDavid Gallo, oceanographer
9:20 AM9:25 AMInter-Session Experiential Pranayama 4 - Pose & CounterposeChahna Gupta
9:25 AM10:55 AMSambhasha 7 - LIVE PANEL DEBATECultivation, R&D, & Import of Ayurvedic HerbsShashank Sandu, Harpinder Kaur, Sandeep Agarwal, Nina Raymond, Meenakshi Gupta, Viresh Garg, Ketan Bhapkar, Gary Grewal [Amit Gumman moderator]
10:55 AM11:13 AMFeatured SpeakerEvidenced-Based Hruday Swathya (Cardiac Health)Rohit Sane, Madhavbaug
11:13 AM11:31 AMSpeaker DemoPractical PanchkarmaGhyanshyam Marda
11:31 AM11:49 PMSpeakerAI - Ayurveda IntelligenceAbhimanyu Kumar
11:49 PM12:07 PMSpeakerThe Science of Ayurvedic Anaesthesia: SangyaharanKuldeep K Pandey
12:07 PM12:25 PMSpeakerThe Mind Beyond WellnessParikshit Deshmukh
12:25 PM12:30 PMInter-Session Experiential Pranayama 5 - Pose & CounterposePallavi Sodhi Patankar
12:30 PM2:30 PMLUNCH
12:40 PM2:00 PMSambhasha 8 - LIVE PANEL DEBATEWomen's Health & AyurvedaVandana Baranwal, Pallavi Sodhi Patankar, Mukta Marathe, Rupali Panse, Kuldeep K Pandey, Usha Nagavarapu [Dhanada Kulkarni moderator]
2:00 PM2:18 PMSpeakerConscious Planet: A Race to Save Soil for AyurvedaLaxmi Naik
2:18 PM2:36 PMSpeakerReviving Ancient Wisdom: Whole Health approach for VeteransPrachi Garodia
2:40 PM3:55 PMSambhasha 9 - LIVE PANEL DEBATEQuality Control of Ayurveda Education in the USAHarish Verma, Rakesh Sharma, Aparna Bapat, Sujatha Reddy, Desiree Collazo, Lea Kraemer, Ashlesha Raut [Heena Bhatt moderator]
3:55 PM4:30 PMSambhasha 10 - LIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONEducation Initiatives of Ayurveda Vaidyas in the USAAparna Bapat, Sujatha Reddy, Heena Bhatt, Hema Unnavekar, Dhanada Kulkarni, Sanjeev Kalra, Archana Kulkarni, Asawari Manavikar, Suresh Swarnapuri, Anay Abreau, Frances Yahia, [Ashlesha Raut moderator]
4:30 PM4:45 PMValedictionNext Steps, Proceedings, ResolutionsConference Organizers on stage
departing SNACK
5:00 PM8:00 PMpost-conference activities
9:00 PMdebriefing conference by event/core committee NCAM
This program schedule is subject to change.