Gandhian Centre JU Inaugurates Art of living YES! Course at Balgran

Jammu, July 13: Gandhian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Jammu inaugurated  the three day Art of Living YES! Course (Youth Empowerment Seminar) at Balgran Jammu.Balgran is a charitable home for destitute children. The programme is being organised in collaboration with the Art of Living, Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh chapter.
The Youth Empowerment Seminar (YES!) is a dynamic and fun program that challenges teens to take responsibility for their life and provides a comprehensive set of practical tools for releasing stress, mastering emotions, increasing energy levels and raising self-awareness.

 It also focuses on experiential processes  in order to develop problem solving strategies.
Prof. Yash Pal Sharma , Rector, Udhampur Campus was the chief guest in the inaugural session. He in his inaugural address highlighted the role of youth in nation building.

He focused upon the need to give proper direction to youth so that they emerge as role models for the society. He also emphasised upon the need to have such workshops for laying the value based foundations of the youth, so that they are able to create a balance between needs and desires, thus contributing towards sustainable societies. He also threw light on  the manner in which the challenges and limitations of life can be converted into the opportunities to learn and grow further.

Shakti Sagar, an Art of living faculty and District Teachers coordinator, gave a detailed overview of the workshop. In his address he highlighted the different techniques and activities of the course which play an important role in addressing the physical, mental, social, and emotional development of the youth.

Vinod Raina, Secretary Balgran, expressed gratitude for having chosen the children of Balgran for such like workshops which go a long way in spiritual development of children.He also acquainted the gathering about the manner in which the charitable home of Balgran works in supporting and catering to diverse needs of the children.

Earlier Dr Seema Rohmetra, incharge Director, Gandhian Centre for Peace and Conflict studies University of Jammu presented the welcome address wherein she also spoke on the need for such workshops in building the character of children.She also expressed her gratitude to the entire Art of Living team and the managing body of Balgran in giving a concrete shape to her proposal regarding the conduct of the workshop.

Ajay Kapoor, State Coordinator, Bureau of communications and projects, presented the formal vote of thanks and also expressed the desire for having such collaborations working towards building stress free societies. Dr Anju Gupta, senior art of Living Teen Desk faculty shall be conducting the workshop for three days.

 In the inaugural session the collaborating partners also resolved that the workshop which began today will be accompanied by follow up sessions so that the children are able to make the different processes and techniques a part of their daily routine. Others who attended the program included Dr Sapna Sangra, Manju Aggarwal, Prabha Salathia , Urmila Bhatt and Bipasha Raina.

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