Ayurveda

Connecting the Threads: The Convergence of Yoga and Ayurveda from 1900-Present

We are delighted to announce the publication of a special issue of History of Science in South Asia, edited by Dagmar Wujastyk, Suzanne Newcombe and Christèle Barois: Transmutations: Rejuvenation, Longevity, and Immortality Practices in South and Inner Asia.

From August 1-3, our conference "Medicine and Yoga in South and Inner Asia" took place at Vienna university. Twenty-seven speakers and over seventy participants from all over Europe discussed aspects of South and Inner Asian medicine.

The joint conference of AyurYog with three other Vienna projects on Asian medicine is coming up and we are delighted to announce the programme. The conference is open to the public. Come and join us for what promises to be an exciting event!

TUESDAY, August 1st

9.00 Welcoming addresses and acknowledgements

This popular image of the ‘Yoga Poster’ (http://theyogaposter.com/) depicts the history of yoga as that of a branching tree with its roots in the ‘Vedic Period’ and leaves which could potentially include all the forms of yoga in existence today.

In new research projects, one sets out to cover new ground, explore the unknown, make exciting discoveries, and set the record straight on some previous assumptions. With this focus on discovering the new, it is easy to forget just how much of research depends on work already done by others.