Aananda Kendra

SSY  focuses on giving 5 fundamental educations to the village children. These Five fundamental educations are based on five elements and each has specific learning. Space: silence and peace,Air: touching lives,Fire: Leadership,Water: excellence,Earth: Inclusion and service.

Date: Since July 2017

Venue: SSY Aananda Kendra

Participants: Katarkhadak and Javal Village School students.

Material used: Computers, musical instruments, art material, pottery wheel, clay and furnace.

  1. Space: silence and peace

        This education makes a person joyous and peaceful.

  1. Air: touching lives

       Make lots and lots of friends. Love is given primary importance.

  1. Fire: Leadership

        Entrepreneurship and being useful wherever you are.

  1. Water: excellence

        Creating beauty and Excellence in everything you do in every area.

  1. Earth: Inclusion and service

        Including everyone and serving the last person in the world.

        This education is imparted through the methodology of Avidya and Vidya.

Yoga day with INO

International Yoga Day , 21st June 2017 – Shri Narendra Modi,  our honored Prime Minister has declared this day as International Yoga Day, as it is  an equinox, ie, the day and night are of  equal duration and exactly  are of exactly 12 hours each. Yoga as we all know is very beneficial to one and all. 

We, at Katarkhadak, enjoyed creating awareness and celebrating this day on such a large scale. We are blessed to be associated with INO (International Naturopathy Organization) and Mrs. Renuka Vyas, the secretary of INO. We also had three Naturopathspecialists along with Mrs. Renuka Vyas – Dr Bharti Rathod (Gynecology), Mrs. Kalpana Tiwari  (Self-healing and massages) and Mrs. Pooja Mankar (detox and trainer  in self-massage by towel twisting).  We had total nine activities as of now, all full of practical tips and simple yet effective knowledge! 

Date: 21 June 17

Venue: Katarkhadak , Taluka Mulshi

Partners: INO

Coordinators: Bindu and Renuka

Participants: Mulshi residents

Material used: Naturopathy accessories, Speakers and mikes

Gratitude to: PujyaGuruji , Manojji and whole Rural development team!

Prahar military school

A batch of 6o enthusiastic students from Nagpur Prahar Military School participated in the SSY class offered to them by us. The school has derived inspiration from Nana Patekar’s 1991 film ‘Prahar’. Besides bringing them up as responsible sensitive citizens, the school aims at inspiring students to become soldiers and hence invited us to enrich their lives further through our SSY program.

Students were immensely benefited and they appreciated the beauty and simplicity of this self -awareness program. Along with SSY, tips on how to remember their syllabus effortlessly – by systematically organizing the data and mind mapping concepts was also taught to them.

Date: 7 to 15 June

Venue: Prahar, Nagpur

Teacher/Trainer: Dipesh, Rajesh and Narendra

Coordinators: Bindu

Participants: Prahar school students

Material used: training aids

Gratitude to: PujyaGuruji , Manojji and whole Rural development team!

Featuring in Apeksha magazine

Apeksha, a local magazine in the Mulshi Taluka, recognized and brought into light our activities conducted in the local area. It was a happy moment for us when our efforts were recognized by the magazine that featured an article on our Jawal village school Kendra. The clay work activity and the exposure given to school children through various activities conducted by our Aananda Kendra finds a special mention in the article.

We are in gratitude to the Jawal school, teachers and children for giving us an opportunity to make a positive difference. And of course, we are grateful to Apeksha magazine for seeing greatnessin all.

Offering of RSVK

Successfully running SSY Aananda Kendras in Taluka Mulshi villages

Computer

We organized a summer camp of computer training, especially for the teenager girls from Katarkhadak village. We conducted the computer class every day for 45 days. It was highly satisfying to see the excitement and zeal to learn in these girls.They would quickly finish their daily chores and come every afternoon for two hours to learn computers.

Date: Summer 2017

Venue: Katarkhadak

Teacher/Trainer: Rafik and Alok

Coordinators: Amol

Participants: 10

Material used: Computer

Gratitude to: PujyaGuruji , Manojji and whole Rural development team!

Gratitude session for women

As an initiative to help everyone experience abundance in all areas of their lives, we regularly conduct the ‘Magic of Gratitude’ workshop. And this time, for the above workshop, we invited women from adjoining villages viz. Aandhale, Katarkhadak and Khamboli tour Katarkhadak Aashram. The workshop aimed at raising awareness – about focusing on gratitude for everything, everyone and every situation. Andthus magically reversing scarcity into abundance.

To help the participants relate better, we cited examples from their daily lives and in return, we got an earnest promise and commitment by them to live in this beautiful energy of Gratitude 24 x 7.

Date: 18 Apr 17

Venue: Dyaneshwar Bhoomi

Teacher/Trainer: Narendra, Bindu and Dipesh

Coordinators: Rural team

Participants: 80 ladies

Material used: PPT, Gratitude journals.

Gratitude to: PujyaGuruji , Manojji and whole Rural development team!

SSY Jawal

After SSY introduction program in Jawal Gaon and consistent follow ups, and opening of Aananda Kendra in Jawal Gaon, the receptivity of the villagers have increased manifold.

A group of 30 people enjoyed the learning’s and energy created by SSY! It’s all about leadership & happiness.

Also, this village ranks number one in this vibhag (Division) for growing vegetables!  This was achieved by the hard work of Alok of our Rural Development Team, who researched into this and relentlessly worked with the villagers, sharing his findings, motivating them & solving their agriculture related problems. In deep gratitude to Guruji.

Offering of RSVK

Creating awareness and enrolling villagers for the SSY introduction program. This benefits them in all areas of their lives.

Magic Of Gratitude

A moment of gratitude makes a difference in one’s attitude.’ In keeping with this, the Magic Of Gratitude (MOG) is a special gift that helps create abundance in the areas of health, wealth and relationships. Highlighting the importance of forgiveness, it brings about a 180 degrees shift in various areas of life. The participants experience a sense of freedom and high energy which acts as a catalyst in manifesting their visions. The follow up through a well- organized system helps participants stay in the same energy.

Simply put, the program deals with the science of reversing  Scarcity into Abundance.

Offering of RSVK

45 villagers who are inclined towards the growth and development of their villages were taken to Surat for MOG where Manojji conducted the session in hindi. It was a great trip with great learning, togetherness and oodles of fun too!

Date:9nd April 2017

Venue: MOG Surat.

Teacher/Trainer: Manojji

Coordinators: Amol and Alok

Participants: 50

Gratitude to: Pujya Guruji , Manojji and whole Rural development team!

Educational tour and trekking

We arranged a rendezvous of the village students with nature by taking them on a nature trail. First – hand experience of consciously being in nature and along with it helped develop empathy and oneness. Children were filled with gratitude for the generosity of nature and its bounties in the form of mighty mountains, babbling rivers, fluffy clouds, chirpy birds, lush greenery and the heaven of the open blue sky. Spending time in the lap of nature and having food under the canopy of their new friends, the trees, was one of the rare pleasures the children will cherish for a lifetime.

Exposing village students to such fun- filled group activities is a unique experience. Students of Katarkhadak village were taken on a trek to Katarkhadak hills along with Rajesh sir, Amol, Rafik and Alok.

Manojji’s visit

One question that is worth asking oneself is that how can I serve others more? An extension of this query was Manoj ji’s visit to the villages from Jawalgaon to Katarkhadak village school.  The tour was totally focused on the ongoing projects of RSVK and what more can be done to make life more comfortable for the rural folk. The ways to inspire and include more and more people was also reflected upon.

The visit was a learning experience for us as well. The villagers who were in deep gratitude for the projects and resources offered taught us the value of gratitude.

Offering of RSVK

When beautiful people meet beautiful things happen. A discussion of Manojji with the school authorities and important people of the villages, interested in village growth, turned out to be extremely fruitful. Magic of Gratitude workshop is already being offered to them. Some tips for enhancing playful learning were also shared.

Students had a great time being with Manojji and they got easily connected to him owing to his childlike playful nature.  Singing prayers, rhymes with drama and action and a Marathi prayer helped build an amazing rapport with the children.