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Isaac Mathai

Founder and MD of SOUKYA International Holistic Health Centre, India
Dr Mathai hails from a family who has been practising Homeopathy for over 70 years. SOUKYA, a Holistic Integrative Medical facility was established in Bangalore, India in 2002. It incorporates different systems of medicine (Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Yoga, etc.) plus various complementary therapies.
 
His Homeopathic approach focuses on the mind-body-spirit connection. His integration of Yoga and other Systems of Medicine has been very successful in attracting patients from over 120 countries. He is a visiting Consultant at various Holistic Centres in London and the US.
 
The SOUKYA Foundation has several Homeopathic clinics including Dr Mathai’s Rural Holistic Health Centre (DMRC), which focuses on providing Holistic Healthcare to 15,0000 people in 150 villages, free of charge.
 
During and after his education as a Homeopathic doctor he met with several renowned doctors. He worked at the 101 clinic in London for 10 years which is Europe’s First and largest Holistic Healthcare clinic. During his time in London, he realised when he taught Yoga and Transcendental Meditation that integrating different systems of medicine gave far better results and no side effects rather than following one system of medicine, thereby envisioning a Holistic Centre in India integrating different systems of medicine. As India is the land of ancient medicine especially with the 5,000-year-old Ayurveda which originated in India, he decided to start the centre in India which would provide holistic medicine for people around the world thus showcasing India as a Holistic destination to the World.
 
Dr Mathai is the author of three books; “Dr Mathai’s Holistic Health Guide for Women” and “Dr Mathai’s ABC to Health”, published by Random House, and “Holistic Healing”, published by Harper Collins.