SOUKYA FOUNDATION

INTERNATIONAL HOLISTIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

The International Holistic Health Association (IHHA) was started in 1989 as it recognised the emerging awareness, need and practice of Holistic and Integrated Medicine. Drawing from various systems of healing from across the globe, including ancient, traditional and modern practices, Holistic Medicine has widened the scope of treatment, making it effective, safe and affordable.

The growth involves an openness and acceptance of different systems of medicine and a continuous global education and exchange of healing systems that are little or less well known. The approach to healing should be patient oriented rather than system oriented.

This cooperative inter-dialogue amongst global practitioners of Holistic and Integrated Medicine is crucial in the EVOLUTION of health care for the individual and HARMONY FOR THE PLANET ON WHICH WE LIVE.

Aims and Objectives

In its aim to promote Holistic and Integrated Medicine for the 21st century, the IHHA will:

• Bring together holistically oriented organizations, institutions, professionals, individuals and practitioners to share their experiences, work and insights on a common international forum.
• Provide a unique opportunity to share in the work being done in local and regional areas of the world.
• Create an awareness of more and various holistic systems of medicine for the 21st century.
• Explore the challenges and promises of integration in health care and its future.
• Share insights and experiences on the incorporation of integrated medical training and education into modern medical education.
• Create an awareness of integrated medical policies in a global perspective thus addressing the needs of the different segments of society.
• Further the scope of optimum and cost effective health care systems.
• Share the Integrative vision of 21st century medicine.
• Further develop the network of inter-dialogue at an International level.
• Explore the holistic and integrated medical models.
• HELP to develop regulations, education and training PROTOCOLS.
• HELP to develop national and international STANDARDS for integrated medicine
• HELP to develop research IN and evaluation of integrated medicine.

FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HOLISTIC HEALTH AND MEDICINE
– November 1989, Bangalore, India

The IHHA held its 1st International Conference on Holistic Health and Medicine in November 1989. IT was patronised by His Holiness The Dalai Lama. The KEYNOTE speakers FOR the Conference were Dr. Andrew Weil, Swami Satchidananda and Bishop Gregorious, President of the World Council of Churches. It was attended by 500 delegates from 30 countries.

GLOBAL HOLISTIC HEALTH SUMMIT
– January 2003, Bangalore, India

The IHHA ORGANISED the Global Holistic Health Summit in January 2003 for which the KEYNOTE speakers were Dr. Deepak Chopra, representatives of the W.H.O. and the Prince of Wales Foundation for Integrative Medicine, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar of the Art of Living Foundation and Dr. Norman Shealy. The Summit WAS hosted by SOUKYA AND was attended by over 500 delegates from 40 countries.

ZERO BALANCING SEMINAR – September 2000, Bangalore, India

MIND SEMINAR – January 2000, Bangalore, India

CRANIO SACRAL WORKSHOP – April 2004, Bangalore, India

TSUNAMI EMERGENCY RELIEF

• A water tanker of 40,000 litre capacity was sent with 3 workers immediately to the Tsunami hit site in Tamil Nadu to deliver water to the nearby villages. The workers also assisted the Government in collecting census details.
• Homeopathic medicines for diarrhoea and cholera were immediately despatched for 50,000 people in the Tamil Nadu villages
• A sum of 13000 USD (Rs.6,00,000) which was contribution from SOUKYA and the guests were donated to the Malayala Manorama Tsunami Relief Fund that has built over 200 houses in Tsunami hit Kerala.