December 1999

Health Professionals Gain Natural Medicine Skills

by Scott Peterson

For the first time in North America, health professionals are studying the principles and practice of Maharishi Vedic Medicine. Maharishi Vedic Medicine has restored the ancient science of Vedic medicine to its completeness and purity, in accord with the classical Vedic texts.

The course for health professionals was developed by a distinguished faculty of Vedic scholars, including experts in all the traditional branches of Vedic Medicine, with the collaboration of medical specialists in the major disciplines of modern medicine.

Graduates of a two-week course offered in Holland have recently returned to the United States, and are now teaching the program in a 3-day weekend for-mat in six cities: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Bethesda, Boston, Fairfield, and Palo Alto.

"The course in Holland was fabulous," recalls Steele Belok, M.D. "It provided a lot of useful information for physicians—practical and theoretical understanding of how to treat patients with chronic disease. The material was very well presented."

The course is open to any licensed health care professional, including medical doctors, osteopaths, nurse practitioners, naturopaths, chiropractors, and others. It is designed to expand the scope and effectiveness of their health care practice, and includes training in pulse diagnosis, diet, Veda Herbs, exercise, daily health routines, stress reduction techniques and home purification therapy.

"I really enjoyed learning how to use the new Veda Herbs," says Steven Rector, M.D. "I say new, but obviously the formulations are from a very ancient tradition. I would urge any health care professional who is interested in complementary and alternative medicine to go for this course."

"Every health care professional should take this course, no question about it," adds Dr. Belok. "It has real practical value for common illnesses that physicians take care of every day."

Maharishi Vedic Medicine consultations are available for the following conditions.

Health Professionals who are interested in taking these on-going courses may call 603-588-6465 for more information or to apply

For the names of health professionals trained in Maharishi Vedic Medicine in your area call 1-800-811-0550

Scott Peterson handles advertising and distribution for Enlightenment magazine.