Mind Body Medicine and Lifestyle Sciences
Conferences organized by the department
2023
- National Colloquium on :World Meditation Day” with Guest speakers Dr.Anand Balayogi Bhavanani, Director, Institute of Salutogenesis, Sri Balaji Vidhyapeeth, Pondicherry and Dr.Kaviraja Uduppa, Professor of Neurophysiology, NIMHANS< Bangalore – 21.05-2023
- Music Therapy guest lecture by Dr.Shobana Jaiganesh, Deputy Director - Medical Simulation Center,Admin I/C,Center for Music Therapy Education and Research, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, - 03.02.2023
- Hands on Mandala Workshop – by Ms.Haripriya of ANYO (Wellness app development group)-29.04.2023
2022
- World Sleep Day Celebrations (in collaboration with Depts. Of Physiology and Psychiatry) as a delegate of World Sleep Society
- As a department conducted Online lecture “Yoga and Circadian Rhythm” on May 7th 2022 as a part of IDY celebrations Dr.Elangovan, Prof. & Head, Faculty of Yoga Sciences & Therapy, Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research
- On 9th May in-person lecture cum workshop on Heartfulness meditation was conducted as part of IDY celebrations with Dr.Sumathy Balaji, Dr. Sumathy Sundar, Heartfulness Meditation Expert, Ministry of Health, Kuwait
- Guest Lecture by Mr.Ramasubramaniam, Director, Samanvaya Social Ventures Pvt. Ltd. On “Holistic Wellness” (Sept8, 2022)
- Guest Lecture by Mr.Baburaj, Nair, Leadership transformation coach (a PCC of ICF), and a Fellow of the Institute of Independent Directors. – Adolescent Coaching (Nov 14 & Nov 18, 2022)
2021
3.World Kindness Day, 13th November 2020
4.World Sleep Day celebrations 2021 (jointly with Department of Physiology & Psychiatry)
- Drawing competition and Slogan writing competitions theme “Regular Sleep, Healthy Future”.
- Posters designed for World Sleep Day to promote quality Sleep
5.International CME on SLEEP (22nd February 2021)
Dr.Kamalesh K Gulia, scientist, additional professor, division of sleep research, BMT wing
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical sciences Technology.
Dr. Sundar Gnanavel, child and adolescent psychiatrist, UK.
6. March 19th, 2021, WORLD SLEEP DAY 2021 CME
“Importance of Sleep in Homeostasis” by Dr.Kannan, Associate Professor of Physiology, Madras Medical College.
“Sleep and behavioural disorders” by Dr.Vijayaraghavan, Consultant Psychiatrist-Research, SCRAF.
Dr.Sathyarajeswaran, Asst. Director, Siddha Central Research Institute, spoke on “Sleep enhancers – Techniques and methods from the Indian system of Medicine”.
7.Lifestyle medicine and Endocrinology lecture series along with Department of Endocrinology – Resource person: Dr.A.Sakthivel, Consultant Endocrinologist, The Hormone Clinic, Trichy – Lifestyle Medicine & Endocrinology, 30th March 2021
8.SYMMED 2021- International Symposium on Stress, Yoga, Meditation and Mind Body Medicine – April 10th – May 2nd 2021(Saturdays and Sundays)
9.International Yoga Day was celebrated with the students of Mind Body and Lifestyle Sciences creating posters. Each poster was displayed on our social media handle of SRIHER from June 1st to June 21st
10.World Heart day – Webinar (in collaboration with SRET) - 29th Sep 2021
11.International Geriatric Day – Webinar (in collaboration with Dept. of Physiology & Geriatrics) - 1st Oct 2021
- “Neurobiology of Aging” by Dr.VL Arulselvan, Neurologist from Apollo Hospitals … A warm welcome to you for being with us here.
- “Physical Activity Promotion using Digital Tools” by Prof.Narasimman swaminathan, Vice Principal, FAHS
- “Care to the Elderly”- Mr.S.Premkumar Raja, Co-founder and Honorary secretary of Nightingale Medical Trust
12.13th Nov 2021: World Diabetes day – Webinar (In collaboration with Dept. of Endocrinology)
- Ketogenic Diet and diabetes by Dr. Unnikrishnan Thampy, M, Dept of Medicine – Hospitalist, Greenwich Hospital, Yale-New Haven Health System, USA
- Diabetes and Psycho neuro immune endocrinology by Dr.Vaishali Deshmukh MD, DNB, DM (Endo), Asst Prof. Endocrinology, Sassoon General Hospital and BJMC, Pune
