Concept Note
The Department of Yoga & Consciousness, Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam was established and inaugurated by His Excellency, Jnani Zail
Singh, President of India in the year 1985. Located on the serene beaches of Bay
of Bengal, and having scenic surroundings to its advantage, the department oper-
ates with an academic/research wing and an extension wing. It is fondly called
as Yoga Village by the locals. In these challenging times, the department of Yoga
and Consciousness, Andhra university, comes forward to spread awareness
among various sections of society on modern and traditional methods to boost
human immunity.
The unifying hope for ending the global COVID-19 pandemic is the devel-
opment of adequate population-level immunity to halt the continuing cycles of
infection and disease. And yet, until safe and effective vaccines are available,
natural immunity and public health measures are the primary approaches to
managing pandemics. Although many vaccines have been already developed
and many more vaccine candidates are under trials, it has been reiterated by
medical and scientific community that natural immunity has a big role to play in
prevention, management and in rehabilitation of COVID-19.
In view of this, Inter University Centre for Yogic Sciences(IUCYS),
Bengaluru has planned to host a series of seminars/ workshops on virtual mode.
Inspired by the above gesture, and with an intension to oblige the direction from
IUCYS, the Department of Yoga and Consciousness, Andhra University is con-
ducting a 2 day International seminar titled “Dynamic Approaches to Strengthen
Immunity- Traditional and Modern Methods” on 24th and 25th June,2021. The
focus of this seminar is to bring together experts and academicians from both
modern and traditional medicine to share their wisdom, models and perspectives
towards strengthening the immune system.
Objectives
1. To bring out the most recent trends in developing immunity from diverse fields.
2. To create a platform to integrate modern science and our ancient healing systems.
3. To reinforce the value of mind body therapies like Yoga, Ayurveda, Naturopathy,
Homeopathy, Unani and Siddha in the present context.
4. To showcase the value of therapies like Reiki, Pranic healing, Music therapy,
Counselling etc to promote well being and positive health.
5. To promote the value of traditional and modern foods and diet therapy to foster
immunity.
Approaches and Models for the Seminar
Yoga , Pranayama and Meditation Techniques for Iimmunity
Naturopathy I Ayurveda I Homeopathy I Reiki I Music therapy
Diet therapy and Nutraceuticals I Psychotherapy and Counselling
Role of Medical Science I Role of Vaccines
Eminent Speakers
Dr. Padmashri H.R.Nagendraji
Hon’ble Chancellor, SVYASA Deemed to be Yoga University, Bengaluru.
Chairperson, Inter University Centre for Yogic Sciences, Bengaluru.
Prof. A.C. Pandey
Director, Inter University Centre for Yogic Sciences (IUCYS), Bengaluru.
Dr. Alex Hankey
Professor Emeritus of Biology , Ph.D (MIT),
Distinguished Professor of Yoga and Physical Science, SVYASA Yoga University, Bengaluru.
Dr. Christoph Garner
Neurophysician, KWA Klinks, Griesbach, Germany.
Yogacharya Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani
Director and Professor of Yoga Therapy, CYTER, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry.
Prof. Dr. Satya Lakshmi
Director, National Institute of Naturopathy, Pune.
Dr. Martein Brands
M.D, Ph.D, Homeopathic Physician, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Dr. N. Srinivas Rao
Rama Krishna Homeopathy, Internationally Renowned Homeopathic Physician, Hyderabad.
Dr. Thulasiram Janardhanan, MD, MPH,
Co-Director, Geriatric Psychiatry, Associate Professor, State University of New York.
Dr. G.K. Narayana
Satya Sai Super Speciality Hospital, Puttaparthi.
Dr. Raghava B Talavarthi
CEO, Vydya Health, Atlanta, USA.
Prof. S.A. Hakeem
International Institute of Yoga Consciousness, Australia.
Prof. D. Venkat Rao
Yoga Consciousness Trust.
Prof. J. Vijaya Ratna
Honorary Professor, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Andhra University.
Dr. C.V. Rao
Cardiologist, Star Hospitals.
Prof. Paran Gowda,
Dept. of Yoga Science, University of Pathanjali, Haridwar.
Prof. M. Ramesh
Anveshana, SVYASA Yoga University, Bengaluru.
Dr. K. Suneetha
Dept. of Applied Psychology, GITAM University.
Dr. Seema Chawla
MBBS, MD (Pathology), Altenative Healing Modalities, USA.
Dr. Anuradha Thakrar
Ayurvedic and Essential oil Therapist, Massage Therapist, Reiki Healer, Canada.
Dr. Kanakadurga, M.D
Family Medicine, Texas, USA
Dr. Sushma Kommareddy
Director, Head of Drug Product Development, Takeda Vaccines Inc, Boston.
Dr. Shvetha Chilukuri, MBBS, MRC Psych(UK),
Consultant Adult and Child Neuropsychiatrist and Psychotherapist.
Dr. Preethi H Dave
Dept. of Food & Nutrition, S.K.Agricultural University,Gujarat.
Dr. P. Harihara Murthy
Anthroposophical Society of India,
Dr. Ravi
Hon. Homeopathic Physician, Indian Army, Colaba.
Dr. Waheeda Murthy
MBBS, DLO, Integrated Medicine and Art Therapy practitioner, Bengaluru.
Ms. Carol Ka Wai Bird
Auric Magnetic Healer, New Zealand.
Dr. Manoj Fernando
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health Promotion, Rajarata University, Sri Lanka.
Prof. Channa Jayasumana
Rajarata University, Sri Lanka.
Organizing Committee
Chairman & Chief Patron : Prof. P.V.G.D. Prasad Reddy
Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Andhra University.
Patrons : Prof. K. Samatha
Rector, Andhra University.
Prof. K. Rajendra Karmakar
Principal, College of Arts & Commerce, Andhra University.
Prof. V. Krishna Mohan
Registrar, Andhra University.
Organizing Secretary : Prof. O.S.R.U. Bhanu Kumar
Honorary Director, Dept. of Yoga & Consciousness, AU.
Joint Secretary : Dr. K. Ramesh Babu
Head, Dept. of Yoga & Consciousness, AU.
Convener : Dr. Ch. Sri Krishna
Co Convener : Dr. R. Tulasi Rao
Technical Advisor : Prof. Rama Sudha
Mode : Virtual
For Registration, fill the Google form given here –
https://forms.gle/b1wCMBxVzb8pyysc8
Google link will be sent to all the candidates who registered.
Scan QR Code
No Registration Fee.
Timings : 11am to 8 pm on 24th and 25th June, 2021
E-Certificates will be provided to all the participants.
