Welcome to the Pankajā Marma Āyurveda Yoga Center. Here we practice holistic applications of the Veda in direct transmission from Dr. Vasant Lad in the heart of Hietzing.
Pankajā Ayurveda offers insight into your unique individual constitution and how to balance it, on the levels of body, mind and soul. We refer to Ayurveda, a holistic healing system recorded in the more than 5000 year old scriptures of Vedic India, and the associated sciences of Marma (secret energy points), Yoga (stillness in motion), Meditation (deep rest), Prānāyāma (breath of life), Mantra (protection of the mind), Nāda Brahma (knowledge of sound), Jyotiśa (Vedic astrology) and Vāstu (Vedic spatial planning).
Our Focus
wisdom of life
Immerse yourself in deep peace
Light into Destiny
Seminars & Retreats
Pankajā
Lotus
“The name Pankajā – literally from Sanskrit – grown out of the mud into the light : Lotus.
Nourished by its roots, untouched by the mud. This name was given by Dr Vasant Lad,
Pankajā, Lotus of Ayurveda, Lotus of Love.
This is how I remind myself and others to live freely in the light and it is the
motto of the Pankajā Center.”
– Pankajā
Arriving at the Pankajā Center in Hietzing, Vienna
Namasté - nice to meet you
Pankajā, Agnes Maria Riegl, born in Vienna, practices Ayurveda in its spiritual
dimension in the lineage of her Master Dr. Vasant Lad.After a first career as a theater actress, in 2010 she turned her focus to holistic healing methods.
Based on a naturopathic diploma in Germany, she studied traditional Tibetan
medicine fundamentals, Ayurveda, Marma and Vedic astrology in India and the USA.
At the same time, she undertook self-discovery with Panchakarma, yoga, shamanic
practices, chakra & trauma healing. She learned from special people like Martin
Brofmann, Art Reade and Saphira, her first and long-time yoga teacher.
In the traditional teaching style, she completed advanced Ayurveda programs,
“Gurukula”, in 2017 with Dr. Lad, and in 2022 with Dr Satyajith “DrSatji” in India. She
translated live and online for Dr. Lad’s Europe seminars. Since 2023 DrSatji is visiting the
Pankaja Center Vienna delights many people with his profound lectures & Satsang.
With her diverse life experience and Vedic knowledge, Pankajā inspires people to live a life of abundance. She teaches individuals and groups.
The meditation and Siddhi techniques of TM, Transcendental Meditation, are the key and
foundation of all her doing.
“ For me it all started with a small pink flyer: on it was a golden Buddha, resting within himself. “A life of trust in the Self”. That’s how I met Saphira, my first yoga teacher and Veda sister. I had a direct experience of the Self and my life began to flow naturally. The Self is pure love.”
