DCs: Join Life West on a service trip like no other. Help expand chiropractic to the people of India during this Sant Nirankari Mission event that draws more than a million people.
Life Chiropractic College West is honored to support expanding chiropractic care in India, a nation rich in tradition and deeply receptive to chiropractic’s vitalistic message. We travel to India with a group of student interns, mentor DCs, and faculty from Life West five times each year.
Three of our India Service Trips are coordinated with Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya (KSV), a physiotherapy college in the state of Gujarat. You can learn more about those chiropractic service trips here.
Twice each year, we travel to India for a wholly different trip – collaborating with the India Association of Chiropractic Doctors (IACD) and the Sant Nirankari Mission to offer care at major spiritual retreats, or “Samagams,” each drawing over 1.5 million attendees and staffed by 60,000 volunteers. Learn more about those two trips below.
The Sant Nirankari Samagams are events held by the Sant Nirankari Mission, a spiritual organization in Delhi, India. The mission’s goal is to, “unite people for the sake of humanity and to promote world peace”, and it’s a mission that intertwines so clearly with Life West’s ethos, “Give. Do. Love. Serve”.
Life West participates in two different Samagam events: the annual Sant Samagam, typically held in November, and the Bhakti Parv Samagam, typically held in January. For all intents and purposes, both events are pop-up cities in which more than 1.5 million participants come to both celebrate and connect spiritually with the mission and to seek healthcare services they would likely not have access to otherwise.
With only about 10 full-time chiropractors for 1.2 billion people, there is a strong demand for this unique form of healthcare in India, and the Samagam events create an ideal opportunity to spread this vitalistic care to as many as possible in a short period of time.
It’s important to know that each service trip is different. Attendees should consult their trip’s detailed packet for all information specific to the trip they’re attending. That said, below you’ll find a representative itinerary for our India Samagam trip.
Covered by the registration fee: The registration fee covers most meals during the trip and airport transfers for those traveling with the group.
Participants are responsible for the cost of: The service trip registration fee does not cover the hotel stay, airfare, baggage fees, travel-related costs such as visas, COVID tests or otherwise. The fee also does NOT cover any costs incurred before or after the group component of this trip. If you would like to stay at the same hotel as the group, we will be happy to help coordinate your booking.
Please refer to the detailed trip information packet provided to those registered for a specific trip, or reach out to servicetrips@lifewest.edu for any questions relating to trip costs.
Begin by submitting the Request More Info form on this page. The Life West team will quickly follow up with additional details to get you involved with an upcoming service trip.
Questions? Contact servicetrips@lifewest.edu.
Yes, you can bring other non-DC participants with you. Yes, all adult participants (18+) must register and pay the registration fee. We regret that we cannot currently accept minors due to liability considerations. To explore potential exceptions or alternative arrangements, please consult with Dr. Peter Kevorkain or Dr. Scott Donaldson
Registration opens 3 months in advance of the service trip date. If the trip is cancelled, you will be refunded any money paid or will be credited for a future trip.
You can buy your ticket once you have submitted all documentation needed for the service trip and have received a confirmation email from us.
Recommended flights will be released to you as soon as possible via email and the Life West team can help you coordinate if needed.
Note: If you are joining us for the Tonga service trip, please ensure your flight either matches or is as close as possible to our student group’s flight.
The Life West team will coordinate hotel reservations. You will be responsible for the cost of the hotel. If you would like to stay at a different hotel, you are welcome to do so. Please let us know. If you stay in a different hotel, you will also be responsible for your own transportation.
To explore potential exceptions or alternative arrangements, please consult with Dr. Peter Kevorkian or Dr. Scott Donaldson.
You are responsible for purchasing your flight ticket and covering travel costs related to getting to the airport and returning from the airport when on your own. The student group will meet at the airport. When traveling with the group and staying at the same hotel in the country of the service trip, we will cover transportation. If you choose to stay at a different hotel, you will be responsible for any travel costs associated with traveling from your hotel to the service clinics.
You are more than welcome to travel the country outside of the service trip dates and associated activities outlined on the agenda.
While many countries do not currently have specific vaccination requirements for entry, it’s important to be aware that health regulations can change rapidly. We recommend checking the latest travel advisories from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or the World Health Organization (WHO) for the countries we plan to visit.
Yes, you are welcome to practice your own technique, as we want to serve the people with the very best skills you have. Please know that students can only use techniques taught and used at LCCW. You can reach out to the LCCW clinic doctor for guidance.
Additional equipment varies depending on which service trip you choose to participate in.
Airlines may charge extra for baggage which is your responsibility.
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