Activities

The interdisciplinary team of highly train professional at the Academy are striving to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge, research, and implementation by offering a range of activities including:

  1. The provision of community services and the planning, development, and implementation of all kinds of epidemiological research and interventions designed to manage and cope with stress.
  2. The organisation of interventional Pythagorean Self-Awareness and health care programmes to control stress, facilitate the adoption of a healthy lifestyle (lifestyle medicine) and change attitudes and behaviours in the individual, family, school, community, workplace, hospitals, health services, both in the public and private sector and at all levels of prevention.
  3. Conducting scientific research into the effects of stress hormones on the brain and on human behaviour, on the management of stress and on the generation and dissemination of novel findings through practical applications.
  4. National and international scientific interaction and collaboration with key or clinical researchers in stress science and health promotion including relevant sub-sectors, through all appropriate means leading to the creation of interdisciplinary teams of specialists in stress.
  5. The development of educational programmes aimed at both doctors and health scientists from Greece and abroad, discussing stress and health promotion. The programme content will be based on new data arising from the application of the Pythagorean self-awareness technique and the beneficial effects observed in patients receiving treatment for diseases of modern demopathology (hypertension, obesity, diabetes, cardiological diseases, etc.).
  6. The creation of specialized laboratories for the scientific measurement and recording of stress and the calculation of biological age.
  1. The development of research centres focusing on specific issues such as memory clinics for the prevention of dementia and other neurological diseases, the prevention and treatment of sleep disorders, the treatment of depression and the optimisation of mental health, the treatment of all forms of addictions, a centre for healthy ageing and the impact of holistic management methods – Pythagorean self-awareness on the prevention of various forms of cancer and effects on quality of life and life expectancy.
  2. The creation of a modern and fully equipped library holding all publications regarding Pythagoras and his work.
  3. The creation of a model museum about the life and work of Pythagoras.
  4. The organization, conducting and support of conferences, workshops, lectures and social events attended by internationally renowned speakers and scientists.
  5. The public promotion, screening and presentation of scientific positions on issues aligned with the aims of the academy.
  6. Cooperation with the media, the daily and periodical press, as well as with other health service providers and local government. Drafting and submitting proposals to the state, regarding population-targeted stress management and health promotion.