Karnataka plans meet on naturopathy, yoga

Karnataka, in association with various other organizations is organizing an International Conference on Yoga, Naturopathy and Arogya Expo 2012 from February 9 to 13 at Palace Grounds in Bangalore.

More than 5,000 delegates from 30 countries are expected to participate in the event. The conference is jointly funded by both the State and Central governments and event sponsors, S A Ramdas, minister for medical education told reporters.

He said about 300 delegates from USA, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore have already confirmed participation in the Expo which will also have 300 stalls showcasing various health products.

About 500 papers on Yoga and Naturopathy would be presented during the event, which would see Bollywood actor Hema Malini and Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, yoga expert B K S Iyengar among others take part, he said.

“The first international conference on yoga and naturopathy will be a global platform for all stakeholders to engage in intellectual exchange to strengthen the evidence based practice of yoga and naturopathy,” he added.

It ould enable the professionals to network with each other and to reaffirm their sense of purpose to establish yoga and naturopathy as a system of choice to deal with challenges of lifestyle diseases,” Ramdas said.

The event would see showcasing of advances in relevant fields, orients students and facilitates policymakers, saints and health educators, he added.