Why this Conversation Matters
We are the most medicated generation in history.
And yet, chronic disease continues to rise.
Burnout among health professionals is increasing. Stress-related, autoimmune and metabolic conditions are increasingly common. Hormonal dysregulation is no longer rare.
Pharmacology saves lives. Acute care is indispensable. Yet symptom management alone does not resolve complexity.
The question is not whether medicine works. It is whether medication alone is enough.
NOT A MEDICAL FAILURE.
AN EDUCATIONAL GAP
Bindu Institute was founded to address that gap.
Pills can suppress symptoms, interrupt acute pathology, and stabilize crisis. But they cannot cultivate coherence, emotional literacy, or relational intelligence — nor build nervous system resilience or anchor meaning.
Sustainable health depends on human capacities: presence, self-regulation, relational safety, systems awareness, embodied literacy. These are not soft skills. They are upstream determinants of health.
This is not an indictment of medicine. It is a recognition of fragmentation.
The Experience
This is not a webinar. It is a curated, in-person convergence in the Swiss Alps.
The Symposium runs from 10:30 to 15:30.
Somatic Arrival
Guided embodied practice to regulate and arrive.
Research shows nervous system regulation supports
cognitive integration and relational safety.
Welcome & Intention
An intro to the origin and intention behind Chalet Ganesha, and why place matters in transformative dialogue.
Roundtable Discussion
- Where pharmacology is essential, and where it reaches its limits
- Intersection of science, somatics, education, and wisdom
- What future practitioners must be fluent in
Followed by open dialogue and audience engagement
Buffet & Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight Following the buffet, we reconvene for an afternoon speaker spotlight, bringing an additional voice to the conversation before the closing circle.
Pathways & Closing
The program concludes with a short overview of Bindu Institute’s unique educational pathway and opportunities to participate, followed by open Q&A and networking.
The symposium closes as it opened — with intention.
To complete the day, we step outside into the mountain air for a closing ceremony: honoring what was spoken, and planting the seeds of a shared commitment to holistic health and education in our collective.
We leave not with conclusions, but with live questions and a sense of who we are building this with.
Reserve your Space
Choose Your Pathway
Join us for the day, or arrive the evening before
and let the experience begin before it begins.
Sunday Evening Extension
Arrive the Night Before
An optional extension for those who choose to begin before the beginning.
You are not just attending a symposium. You are stepping into a conversation that will shape how you practice, teach, and lead.
For those who arrive with intention, we invite you to join us on Sunday evening, 24 May, at Chalet Ganesha.
The evening opens with a shamanic ceremony led by Katharina, a Seidkona (wise woman) of the Northern wisdom traditions - a ritual container to shed the week, arrive fully, and open to what Monday holds.
Sleep over at the chalet in the Swiss Alps.
Wake in the mountains.
Enter the room as someone who has already begun.
Who this is for
You are someone who has built real expertise. And who knows, quietly, that expertise alone is not enough.
You may be a clinician who has started recommending things that are not in the guidelines. A practitioner who reads the neuroscience and recognises what you have always felt in the room. An educator who knows the curriculum needs to change. A leader who senses that the future of health looks nothing like its past.
You are not anti-medicine. You are pro-wholeness.
And you are ready for the conversation that matches the complexity you already live inside.
Meet the Voices of a New Healing Era
The people in this room are not here to debate. They are here because they have already crossed the threshold — from fragmented to integrated, from siloed to systemic, from managing symptoms to building capacity.
Each voice at the table carries something that no prescription can replicate. Together, they form a picture of what medicine looks like when it evolves.
Suzanne Faith, PhD
Bindu Institute, Co-Founder, Chairwoman & CWO (Wisdom)
Moderator
With over 30 years of experience at the intersection of health, education, and human development, Suzanne holds a PhD in Counselling Psychology with foundations in Educational Psychology and Business. She has served as a university professor, clinician, and meditation facilitator and has co-founded innovative schools and learning communities across North America and Europe.
As a therapist specializing in somatic approaches and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, she supports individuals, families, communities and companies in cultivating resilience, and the inner capacities to thrive. She works with schools and organizations to design pedagogical frameworks and curricula that place emotional intelligence, wellbeing, and human flourishing at the heart of their vision.
Integrating evidence-based research with contemplative and wisdom traditions, Suzanne sees education and healing as pathways for expansion and authentic growth. Her leadership blends science, embodied wisdom, and visionary education to help people, communities, and organizations flourish.
LinkedIn: @Suzanne Faith Slocum, PhD
Instagram: @suzannefaithhealth
Website: www.suzannefaith.com
Dr. Caitlin Chasser
The Sleep Project
Dr. Caitlin is a sleep practitioner with over 20 years of experience in general practice, alongside a focused interest in women’s health and hormonal medicine. Her work is grounded in both clinical expertise and lived experience. A decade ago, her own challenges with infertility and insomnia led her to explore the deeper connections between stress, hormonal balance, and restorative sleep.
Through this journey, she developed a clear, physiology-based approach to sleep, one that works with the body’s natural systems to gently re-engage the biological processes required for deep, sustained rest. Her methods focus on addressing root causes rather than symptoms, supporting long-term change.
Recognizing the profound impact of sleep on every aspect of health, Dr. Caitlin shifted her professional focus to this field. She is now dedicated to helping individuals restore natural, revitalizing sleep and, in doing so, improve overall well-being, resilience, and quality of life.
LinkedIn: @Dr. Caitlin Chasser
Instagram: @the_sleep_project
Website: www.thesleepproject.life
Alexia Holstenson
Bloom Thérapies
After ten years in finance, Alexia Holstenson chose to redirect her career toward a path that felt more meaningful to her. Trained and certified as a nutritherapist in Switzerland, she founded Bloom Thérapies, a practice dedicated to supporting women’s health through a holistic approach.
Specializing in nutrition and micronutrition, Alexia works with a comprehensive framework that integrates key lifestyle pillars: nutrition, stress management, sleep, physical activity and emotional balance. She supports women through various health challenges, including fertility, pregnancy, menopause, PCOS and endometriosis.
Bloom Thérapies reflects renewal and personal growth - values closely aligned with her journey and her commitment to providing compassionate, personalized care that promotes lasting health and well-being.
LinkedIn: @Alexia Holstenson Leboissard
Instagram: @bloom_therapies
Website: www.bloomtherapies.ch
Katharina Mohr de Yaycate
Seidkona & Advisor
LinkedIn: @Katharina Mohr de Yaycate
Instagram: @servinglifeglobal
Website: servinglife.global
Mathieu Pointeau
Mathieu Pointeau brings over 30 years of international experience across human resources, strategic marketing, supply chain, and programme management, with a growing focus on holistic leadership, organizational well-being, and human-centered transformation. He has worked across service, software, luxury, and manufacturing sectors, consistently aligning strategy, performance, and people development in complex multinational environments. He is known for delivering results through clear strategic intent, continuous improvement, and a deep focus on culture, engagement, and sustainable performance. Mathieu operates confidently at the board level, supporting transformation programs that balance operational excellence with healthier, more conscious ways of working.
His approach integrates structured leadership with coaching principles, fostering collaboration, psychological safety, and long-term trust across cross-cultural teams. He focuses on translating strategy into action in ways that support both organizational success and individual well-being.
His areas of expertise include human resources, leadership development, organizational design, continuous improvement, customer experience, strategic intelligence, and international program and transformation management.
LinkedIn: @Mathieu Pointeau
Deniz Erkus, CFA
Regenerative Leadership Catalyst, Impact Investor and ESG Advisor
Deniz Erkus, CFA, is a Regenerative Leadership Catalyst, impact investor, and conscious speaker with 27 years of international experience in finance, private equity, and venture building. After a distinguished career managing relationships with global asset managers and building advisory businesses across four countries, Deniz pivoted toward sustainability and the power of mindset, merging people, planet, and profit into a framework for conscious, regenerative impact. A Climate Reality Leader and ESG advisor, she works with organisations and investors to activate sustainable businesses aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. She is the founder of StepUp Advisers and co-founder of Mountain Path Switzerland, a leadership consultancy specialising in experiential journeys for leaders navigating complexity and uncertainty.
LinkedIn: @denizerkus
Alesha Carmela Prosperini Cumpton
Co-Founder & CEO, Bindu Institute of Wellbeing Science
Alesha Cumpton is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bindu Institute of Wellbeing Science, and the architect behind Bindu's three-part regenerative ecosystem integrating graduate education, organisational wellbeing, and an AI-powered learning platform. Trained as an industrial engineer at Arizona State University and holding an MBA from IMD Lausanne, Alesha bridges systems thinking, embodied leadership, and integrative health in everything she builds. An 800-hour certified yoga teacher, ceremonialist, and embodied practitioner, she has spent two decades at the intersection of neuroscience, ritual, and institutional design. She leads with the belief that reclaiming wholeness is both a personal and a collective act - and that education is the most powerful lever for systemic health transformation.
LinkedIn: @Alesha Carmela Prosperini Cumpton
Instagram: @aleshacarmela
Website: www.aleshacarmela.com
A Quiet Recognition
You may already sense it. Something in how we care, teach, and practice must evolve.
Deeper integration is not idealistic, it is necessary.
We will meet in dialogue. And explore what healing requires when pills are not enough.
Claim Your Place