Friday, June 21, 2013

Nanda Sugandh and Volunteer for a better South Africa/India

Nanda Sugandh at Eastwave Radio Studios
A dynamic International Art of Living Faculty,
Nanda Ramesh Sugandh (35) from India was in South Africa for about six weeks to train 72 dynamite volunteers in Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town.
The vigorous course is a two - weekend course called the Pre Teacher Training Course (PTTC) that is a pre requisite to becoming an Art of Living faculty.
You evolve and become stronger during the course.

Sugandh from Nagpur, Maharashtra is part of foundation for the past 14 years and is a Part 1- Happiness Program, YES!+ and Pre Teachers Training Course Faculty.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is the founder of the foundation, which was founded in 1981.
The Art of Living Foundation is a Non-Profitable Organization (NPO) and Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that engages in stress management and service initiatives. The foundation is a global initiative program currently running in 152 countries and has touched the lives of 370 million people.

Sugandh has a magnificent creativity, vivacious charm and spiritual charisma in delivering action-packed and fun-filled workshops for the youth, all over the world.

This is what Sugandh said during an interview on Eastwave Radio, “My experience with the Art of Living is that I have really grown physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually, it has shown me the real meaning of spirituality.”
She said that spirituality has nothing to do with religion and people confuse religion with spirituality.
“I understand spirituality better now and as Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji has said beautifully, whatever we do in our day to day life whether it is getting dress, going to work, we drive, we work, we do it with some spirit and spirituality is giving attention to the spirit and I love the simplicity of the Art of Living Foundation,” Sugandh added.

Myself, Nanda Sugandh and Jenny Ah Kweng at airport
Sugandh very strongly expressed her gratitude on the beautiful and powerful rhythmic technique called the Sudarshan Kriya that helps you relax yourself.

Sugandh stated that the first thing you need to do, is learn to relax mentally and physically. Through the Sudarshan Kriya and pranayama’s, you flush out negative toxins and emotions. While she added that meditation is doing nothing. A good 20minute meditation is worth four hours of sleep.

In India the Art of Living of Living Foundation initiated Volunteer for a Better India (VBI), which is just giving one hour of your time to the nation and Sugandh inaugurated VBI in her hometown on March 3. The project is saying ‘No to Alcohol’ and helping people who are addicted to alcohol with welcoming local doctors and rehab centers to join the initiative.

Africa has initiated Volunteer for a Better South Africa (VBSA), inviting people from all strata of life to come forward and give one hour to the nation. The theme for South Africa Africa is ‘Protection of Women’. It is for the health, wealth, prosperity and harmony of the nation.

“What I have heard and seen is that a rape in Africa takes place every 46seconds. It is taking responsibility of how I can contribute to helping my country/society,” Sugandh expressed her feelings.
She added that if everyone comes together and give their time maybe once or twice a week for a few hours and do something for their country it would be good.

Nanda Sugandh
A strong point outlined by Sugandh is that only the youth can help create a violence free society and can only be done when youth take the initiative in respecting women and saying no to violence and raising the human values up.  “Youth should start respecting women and taking responsibility a lot can be changed. We will be soon running free workshop for women and children where it will help them in self-defense that would help protect themselves. Having counsellors. Also have some councilors, doctors and lawyers to help the rape victims.” She ended.

Sugandh blissfully said everyone should meditate and stay happy. 

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