1AMN-România Supports Initiatives to Develop Dialogue and Educational Cooperation in Integrative Health
Participation in the Integrative Health Gala Organized by ARTHA Giurgiu
AMN România welcomes the development of initiatives dedicated to holistic health in Romania and encourages associations that responsibly strengthen this field while emphasizing educational quality. In this context, we welcome the Integrative Health Gala organized by the Association for Renaissance, Holistic Therapies and Harmony—ARTHA—in Giurgiu. This initiative reflects the intention to create a well-structured setting for dialogue, education, and cooperation. We especially appreciate the involvement of Ms. Denisa Ciorîcă, who initiated this effort, and the energy, seriousness, and dedication she brought to organizing the event.
Initiatives of this kind are essential to advancing integrative health in Romania, as they bring opportunities for specialized information and reflection closer to local communities.
The invitation to Mr. Andrei Gămulea, President of AMN-România, to participate in this event offered an opportunity for genuine dialogue and reaffirmation of shared values. As coordinator of national Ayurveda training programs, Mr. Gămulea has established a coherent educational framework, with systematically organized programs, ongoing editorial activity, and openness to international cooperation.
Participation in the Integrative Health Gala was a natural extension of this commitment to dialogue and the development of strong collaborative foundations.
In his presentation at the event, Mr. Andrei Gămulea described the Ayurvedic perspective on holistic health, highlighting the traditional understanding expressed by the concept of sampurna-svasthya. This denotes a state of complete harmony in which a person is “established in themselves,” maintaining integrated balance among body, mind, emotions, and consciousness.
He emphasized that in Ayurveda, body and consciousness are not separate entities, but dimensions of the same living system. Health, in this view, is not a fixed state, but a dynamic process of self-regulation and continuous adaptation to internal and external conditions. Particular attention was paid to natural rhythms, nutrition, an appropriate lifestyle, and a healthy relationship with one's social environment, as well as the balance of the vital factors or doshas—vata, pitta, and kapha.
Knowing one's own constitution (prakriti) was presented as an essential first step in Ayurvedic training, preventive care, and cultivating responsibility for one's health.
The central message was that, according to the traditional principles of Ayurveda, holistic health is not an abstract ideal but a daily practice of harmonization based on self-knowledge, discernment, and conscious integration of all dimensions of life—a tangible goal when supported by appropriate education.
Through its participation, AMN-România reaffirms its openness to working with organizations such as ARTHA Giurgiu that seek to build an organized, professional, sustainable framework for unconventional approaches to maintaining health.
It was emphasized that cooperation, dialogue, and educational rigor among organizations with similar goals can help civil society strengthen a genuine culture of integrative health for the benefit of the entire community. Such cooperation also creates opportunities for a shared platform for exchanging experience and developing a unified, coherent vision.
