Andreas Marte BEd.
Born in the west of Austria I grew up in the beautiful alpine region of Vorarlberg. Ever since my youth I had an interest in the human psyche and its mechanisms. Being a football and tennis player myself I developed a special interest in mental training and started attaining many seminars and courses about the topic. After facing health issues that could not be solved by medical services available in Europe I got to know about Dr. Prakash and his work on the Internet. I made my first trip to India in 2016 and got my problems solved with the Ayurvedic treatments offered and supervised by him in his clinic in Karunagapally, Kerala. Right during my first visit, we became close friends and he has been my mentor and teacher ever since. During my multiple trips to India, I have studied Ayurvedic psychology, Yoga and Meditation with Dr. Prakash who is a highly advanced teacher in these fields of knowledge.
It is my privilege to work together with Dr. Prakash to create the platform of Ayur-Austria to bring the knowledge of genuine Ayurveda and Yoga to Europe. Through my studies and experiences, I have attained a thorough knowledge about myself and the practical application of Ayurvedic psychology in combination with western approaches of mental coaching and sports psychology. My work also includes Yoga, Chi-Gong and Meditation which empowers my clients in a practical way to work on their personal growth and success in all walks of life. Currently, I also work as a teacher for Physical Education, English and Arts at a middle school in Austria.
My conviction about Ayurvda
My personal experiences in India with Ayurvedic Medicine and the holistic approach delivered by Dr. Prakash and his team have convinced me about the fact, that indeed Ayurveda is the supreme science of life and can enable us to live a blissful life and explore our potential far beyond what we have believed to be possible. After years of struggling with my own health issues and many ups and downs with European approaches, I finally got perfect results with Ayurveda. I always had a sincere interest in India and the Vedic culture from my youth onwards and I started different forms of Meditation and Yoga practices at the age of twenty. Later on, I combined these practices with the knowledge I picked up in seminars and courses about consciousness and mental training methods based on Sports Psychology and other Western models. Whatever I learned in these courses, I always made sure to incorporate it into my daily routines and see for myself whether the tools and methods really worked in day to day life. In my studies at college and university, I was able to get to know more about the basic Western models of Psychology, Sociology and Pedagogics. As a teacher of Physical Education and as a mental coach for students and athletes I got the possibility to use all the approaches and tools that I picked up during my years of study.
However, it was the decisive turning point in my life when I arranged my first trip to India where I had my treatment in the clinic of Dr. Prakash who started to teach me the ways of living a strong and harmonious life from the first day in Kerala onwards. As I was able to resolve my health struggles and finally start to fully concentrate on developing my character and exploring human nature and its higher possibilities, I found that all the ups and downs and struggles I had experienced earlier had finally put me on the right path, the path of Ayurveda and Yoga and I had found the right person to get guidance in these ancient sciences.
Five years have passed since my first trip to Kerala and after further meetings and experiences in India, we finally started to put our plan for creating a platform for genuine Ayurveda and Yoga into reality with this website. Ever since I came back home from Kerala in 2016 I have continued to practice the meditations and Yoga practices taught by Dr. Prakash and I also adapted my lifestyle according to his recommendations. What might sound like a restriction to some, really was and is an enhancement and improvement of my experience of life and the success I achieved in my pursuits so far speak for themselves. It was the right decision to fully trust in Dr. Prakash and his way of handling life and I don´t regret a single step I took to get into this position. Now I see it as my privilege to be able to share the sacred knowledge that helped me and many others, not only to become healthy but also to be peaceful and happy whatever the circumstances might be. It was always my philosophy only to teach and offer what worked for me personally and in my experience and the ultimate experience in this lifetime is the work and practice of the science of life and its application in my day to day life. What seemed to be impossible a few years ago, has become a living reality and experience for me. Being aware of one´s true nature and leaving behind limitations that we impose on ourselves due to the experiences we had in the past makes life really worthwhile and a truly playful experience. It is my wish and hope for more people to be able to tune into their innermost core and connect with the divinity within that is always shining as the pure light of consciousness. Whatever the circumstances may be, this light, our true nature, is always shining. As soon as the clouds recede, we can see and experience this light within ourselves. This is the fortune and blessing of being a human – the ability to consciously navigate our lives and become true masters of our destiny.