Lothar Pirc, born 1955, is married with four children. After qualifying in business studies, he took part in a work study programme at the Maharishi European Research University (MERU) in Switzerland. He was manager of many leading hotels in Arosa and responsible for the purchase of twenty further hotels.

In 1997/1998 he completed training in France, Germany and Switzerland as a teacher of Transcendental Meditation. He was in charge of the Transcendental Meditation Teaching Institute in Darmstadt and also organised conferences, symposiums and seminars with over 3000 participants in over 10 countries. In Europe, Asia and Africa he has been in charge of projects introducing the Vedic Technology of Consciousness in the areas of administration, education and health. In addition he has trained seminar leaders in many countries,

Mr. Pirc spent 7 years from 1983 intensively studying Vedic Science at Maharishi Vedic University in Vlodrop, Holland. His area of interest was Maharishi Ayurveda and Vedic Management. This led him to specialise in the area of business and since that time he has successfully been involved in programmes for managers and employees.

In 1993, together with his wife Dr. Karin Pirc, he established the Maharishi Ayurveda Gesundheits- und Seminarzentrum in Bad Ems GmbH. Dr. Karin Pirc is the Medical Director and Lothar Pirc is the Managing Director of this state-licensed private clinic which now has more than 50 employees. More than 10,000 satisfied guests have visited the Health Centre in the last 10 years. Mr. Pirc is recognised throughout the world as an expert in his field and has been engaged as a consultant in establishing many new Maharishi Ayurveda Clinics.

In 1999 and 2000 he was requested by the Staatsbad Bad Ems GmbH to take over the management of the Kurhotel Bad Ems until a new owner could be found.

Since 2001 the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre has specialised in programmes for personal and corporate development. These are based on the principles of Maharishi Ayurveda and other aspects of Ayurvedic disciplines. Mr. Pirc has played a leading role in the conception and realisation of these company programmes.