Memory is a tricky thing and before I forget those little details, which could be important for other travelers, I thought I should put everything down. I claim no originality – others may already know this. I also claim no universal efficacy for the approaches I share here: they may or may not work for […]
Self help group (SHG) in technical terms implies a group where people come together for the purpose of solving their common problems through self-help and mutual help to rise above what they actually are. As simple as it sounds, it actually is. At TISA SHGs in different cities we try and do the same, but […]
(Update: Mohit’s theater group had gone to Bihar for a competition. He is back with this news “I am back !! I went to Bihar with my theater group for the play. We won the first prize !! Soon I’ll write an article on the blog about it with pictures……………….) These words, merrily paraphrased by me, […]
I have known Sumit since 2009, I guess, when he was just a child in early teens. Whenever he came from Dehradun, he was accompanied by couple of policemen in civvies. (His father works in Police department- that is why, I guess). I have seen him cover a huge ground in last 5-6 years, psychologically […]
The other day I spoke to JP and soon after, to Dhruv. JP and I shared a little joke: It seems TISA is creating a need where none exists! If Stammering is a diversity – let us shut up and go home! (Well, going ho-ho-home is not that easy. And this issue is a lot […]
Are we living with some Myths? are they really true? Hold on to the questions the answers are due! The last meeting of year 2015 took place in the picturesque cubbon-park. The morning mist, the cacophony of birds and the fresh air devoid of any traffic pollution sets the stage for an very exciting Sunday Morning. The […]
Hello All, Everyone is invited for next Pune SHG meeting on 27 December 2015. Date: 27 December 2015(Sunday) Time: 10.15 am Venue: Senior Citizen hall,Dhole patil road,Ruby Hall Clinic,Near Pune railway station Nishu is host for this meeting. Through these meetings we learn how to stammer with ease. We get more knowledge about stammering. We meet […]
Delhi SHG Meeting 27th Dec, 2015 (Last SHG of 2015) # Meditation # Introduction # TISA and techniques short intro(for new comers) # Extempore using techniques # Any energizer activity # Empower round by Abhay # Role play # Any energizer activity # Dare to STUTTER! (Stranger talk) -> Host : Abhay(09811779626) & Ravi(09868331465) -> […]
On a mild wintery Sunday morning the Bangalore SHG meet was held at Cubbon Park from 9am to 2pm. The meet started with a calming meditation session (attended by Dinesh, Jonali and Rajesh) of Vipasana. After the meditation session more people joined in amongst which Swarnalatha and Tia (6 year old daughter of Animesh) were […]
Dear fellow PWS, This post is to connect to heart. I want to play basketball. I don’t want to complete a book by fast reading, I want to read it a bit, think about it, then write a bit about it then read it again and continue the process. I want to spend many hours […]
Pune had a SHG Meeting on 20th December hosted by Abhinav. (Amol,Dhruv,Dhananjay,Nishu,Abhinav,Girish) We also had Dhruv from mumbai in our SHG. The meeting started around 10.30am. We started with a round of introduction. Introduction consists of name,profession and how long you are associated with TISA. We had a new member Dhananjay he also introduced himself.Later […]
Excited!! That’s the word I would use to describe my feeling about attending “the Grand SHG “. It was to be grand and special in many ways. The new hosts of SHG, Soma and Teja shared the itinerary few days ahead to give some idea of what exactly is in store for newbie(s) like […]
Anyone who is facilitating a group of pws, in SHG or online (skype etc.), some of these links can be very helpful. These videos show us how to facilitate a group, while using psychological approaches to help members. Though the videos are in English, the techniques themselves are easy to understand. Some of you may […]
For Nov 22nd, Nov 29th and Dec 6th dates i just posted pics of the meetings at last of this post. We were 8 members for the meetup on Dec 13th. 1. Mauzzam 2.Santosh 3. Nihal 4.Ramu 5.Govindh 6.Kaushik 7.Kondal rao and 8. Rajesh Ramu coordinated today’s meeting. We had an introduction round first and […]
Dear All, I am happy to tell you that 33 % of my colleagues are PWS. My Boss name is Milind Chitgupkar. He strongly believes in hardwork, good attitude towards learning things and implementing them at work in a smart way. He has been seeing me from last 3 plus years. Many a times he […]
Hello All, Everyone is invited for next Pune SHG meeting on 20th December 2015. Date: 20th December 2015(Sunday) Time: 10.15 am Venue: Senior Citizen hall,Dhole patil road,Ruby Hall Clinic,Near Pune railway station Abhinav is host for this meeting. Through these meetings we learn how to stammer with ease. We get more knowledge about stammering. We meet […]
This workshop has been CANCELLED due to unavoidable circumstances. Sorry. A communication workshop is being planned soon. Keep checking this blog. In short, this workshop is purely based on Communication+Self empowerment (Meditation + Self Healing). We are lucky that Bramha Kumaris is giving us such a nice platform with their support. Please read all the […]
After a long gap pune witness such a good strength. It was really a amazing meeting. Everyone enjoyed a lot. There were 10 of us including 2 new entrants. Attendants From left to right(Dinesh,Nishu,Vipul,Shivakant(newbie),Pankaj,Abhinav,Vishal,Amol,Girish(newbie),Rahul) Vishal Yewale was the host so he was obligued to reach early. Around 10.30am everyone was there. We started with toastmaster […]
You all are invited to Pune SHG meeting on 13 December(Tomorrow). Venue:- Senior Citizen hall,Dhole patil road,Ruby Hall Clinic,Near Pune railway station Time:10.15am Vishal is going to be the host for the meeting. If you have any queries feel free to call Amol 9763951322 or Vishal 8421452724
Hi Friends, We often run short of new ideas in our SHG meetings. I found this very thought provoking post, which could be read by the members in advance- and then discussed as a small group activity with mini presentations- “What can be done to deal with this problem?” Here is the post: https://sahajapatel.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/its-a-baby-girl/