Are you interested in Ayurveda, healing, music, mental wellbeing, and deeper human care? Would you like to explore how classical Ayurvedic wisdom can connect with Music Therapy, emotional balance, personal guidance, and palliative care in a meaningful and practical way? This special programme with Dr. Shubham Kulkarni offers a rare opportunity to experience a unique integration of Ayurveda, Music Therapy, Mental Health, and compassionate care. Rather than focusing on theory alone, this multi-day series combines learning, reflection, personal experience, and direct contact through lectures, retreat sessions, a healing music concert, workshops, and private consultations. It is designed for therapists, healthcare professionals, yoga teachers, students of Ayurveda, and thoughtful participants who want to deepen their understanding of healing in a broader sense. This is a chance to encounter a refined and inspiring body of work that brings together ancient wisdom, music, awareness, and care for the whole person.
Dr. Shubham Kulkarni is an Ayurvedic doctor from India whose work stands at the crossroads of clinical Ayurveda, therapeutic music, psychological support, and end-of-life care. His own website describes him as an “Ayurveda Doctor | Performer | Mentor | Speaker,” based in Pune, with a specialization in mental health, palliative care, Indian classical music, and music therapy. The site also states that he has 8 years of clinical experience, has led 500 workshops and sessions globally, and has educated 12,000 participants across sessions.
Afternoon
Time: 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
This opening session introduces the relationship between Ayurveda, sound, music, mind, and healing. Dr. Kulkarni’s work repeatedly presents music therapy not as an isolated technique, but as part of a wider healing framework in which body, mind, emotion, and spirit are connected. His own site describes music therapy as a way to enhance wellbeing and quality of life, while the Symposium bio highlights his clinical and research experience in areas such as stress, insomnia, depression, dementia, and cancer.
This session is suitable for people interested in Ayurveda, yoga, holistic health, psychology, spirituality, and the healing arts. It offers a meaningful introduction for both newcomers and professionals who wish to understand how classical Indian knowledge can illuminate the role of sound and music in human wellbeing.
Price: €45 + 21 % BTW (VAT)
Evening
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The opening day concludes with a Healing Ragas concert: an evening of Indian classical music offered not only as performance, but as a contemplative and experiential space. Since Dr. Kulkarni is presented by both his own site and the Symposium profile as a classical vocalist, this evening offers participants a direct experience of the musical dimension of his work.
This concert can be attended as a separate event and also serves as a beautiful gateway into the deeper programme that follows.
Price: €25 + 21 % BTW (VAT)
Morning
Time: 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Individual consultations offer participants the possibility to meet Dr. Kulkarni in a more personal setting. His website invites contact for consultations and collaborations, and the reviews on the site refer to his work in areas such as mental health, emotional wellbeing, counselling, and holistic guidance.
Afternoon
Time: 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Continuation of one-to-one consultation sessions.
Price: €295 + 21 % BTW (VAT)
Evening
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The mini-retreat begins with an opening evening dedicated to orientation, intention, and the introduction of key retreat themes: mental health, emotional balance, awareness, healing through sound, and the role of inner rhythm in wellbeing. This is strongly in line with the core themes presented on Dr. Kulkarni’s website and course pages.
Morning
Price: €295 + 21 % BTW (VAT)
Time: 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
This retreat day offers a deeper exploration of mental and emotional wellbeing from the perspective of Ayurveda and therapeutic sound. Dr. Kulkarni’s website presents mental health as an area in which Ayurveda can help restore peace, resilience, and inner strength, and participant reviews on the site repeatedly refer to the impact of his work on balance, clarity, and emotional wellbeing.
Afternoon
Mini-retreat continuation
Time: 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm
The afternoon continues with guided teaching, listening, reflection, and practical insights into the relationship between mind, emotion, sound, and healing. The Academy may wish to present this part of the programme not as a purely theoretical seminar, but as an immersive and experiential learning space.
Evening
Mini-retreat evening session
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
A quieter evening session for integration, inner reflection, and deepening.
Morning
Mini-retreat continuation
Time: 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Continuation of the retreat with further contemplative work, group learning, and practical reflections.
Afternoon
Closing of the mini-retreat
Time: 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
The retreat concludes with integration and closing. This part of the week is especially suited for people who want more than a lecture alone and are interested in the living connection between Ayurveda, awareness, music, and inner transformation. Dr. Kulkarni’s retreat media and international teaching examples support exactly this kind of format.
Morning
Time: 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
This workshop explores one of the most distinctive aspects of Dr. Kulkarni’s professional profile: the application of Ayurveda and music therapy in palliative and end-of-life care. His website includes a dedicated palliative care section, and the Ayurveda Symposium page describes his work in a palliative care hospital and his seminar on palliative care for cancer patients through Ayurveda and Indian classical music.
The workshop is especially relevant for therapists, healthcare professionals, caregivers, counsellors, and serious students of Ayurveda. It may also be of interest to those who work with grief, chronic illness, or spiritual accompaniment.
Afternoon
Workshop continuation
Time: 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Continuation and deepening of the workshop, with room for discussion, clinical reflection, and broader questions of human care, dignity, and presence.
Price: €125 + 21 % BTW (VAT)
Morning
Time: 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Final opportunity for individual consultations.
Registration will open soon.
Participants will be able to register for:
All programme elements may be booked separately, while the whole set may be offered as a package.
How to register
To receive updates or reserve a place, please contact Ayurveda Academy The Netherlands via the contact page on the website. You may also invite people to send an email with the subject line:
"Dr. Shubham Kulkarni programme July 2026"
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