ATMA-DARSHAN
1 Family Retreat (Jan 6-8)
A unique experiment by Atma-Darshan, the retreat brings parents and children together for an encounter through sharing, dialogue, prayer and recreational activity. Issues such as generation gap, marital discord, individual needs and family spirituality are dealt with. The retreat affirms the family as the basic social unit and effective communication, relationship and spirituality as primary to a happy family.
Resource Persons : Peter, Carol, Lawrence, Leena and Atma Darshan Team.
Registration Fee: Rs.200/- Course Fee: Rs.200/- Per Person
UNDERSTANDING YOUR DREAMS (Jan 15 -21)
For Laity, Priests and Religious Dreams have always fascinated humankind. They have led to great discoveries, inventions, foreknowledge, healing and insights into self. This course attempts to understand the invitation and meaning of dreams. It is useful for those who want to have a deeper insight into themselves and those engaged in counseling, therapy and spiritual direction.
Resource Person : Fr. P.1. Joseph, SVD (MA Depth Pschology & Dream Therapy)
Registration Fee: Rs. 500/- Course Fee: Rs.1500/
3. YOGA MEDITATION (JAN 20 –22)
For Laity, Priests and Religious Yoga based meditation promotes physical health, mental peace, self-control and spiritual well being. Regular yoga practice can heal asthma, arthritis, gastric disorders, high and low blood pressure, constipation, backache, diabetes, insomnia, cardiac problems etc.
Resource Person : Fr. Gilber tCarlo, SVD.
Registration Fee: Rs.150/- Course Fee: Rs.250/
4. PSYCHO – SPIRITUAL INNER HEALING RETREAT (Feb 10-12)
For Laity To various degrees we are wounded in our lives, some of us are healed, but those who are not, go about hurting themselves and others. This retreat is aimed at healing the inner wounds and infusing greater inner freedom, peace and power.
Resource persons: Atma Darshan Team.
Registration Fee: Rs.150/- Course Fee: Rs. 250/-
5. MEDITATION FOR GOD EXPERIENCE & HEALING (Mar 3-5)
For Laity, Priests and Religious Beginning with relaxation and concentration exercises one is led to the experience of various methods of meditation such as meditation on Holy Bible, nature, human body, imaginative contemplation, etc. There will be explanation and sharing on the nature and types of prayers and meditation.
Resource Person: Fr. Jos Vazhayil, SVD.
Registration Fee: Rs.150/- Course Fee: Rs. 250/
6. AGING GRACEFULLY (Mar 10-12)
For Laity, Priests and Religious Aging is a process of nature and it is a matter of attitude towards life. However, aging positively or gracefully is a deliberate choice a man/woman makes, accepting the demanding changes of this stage of life and choosing to grow in wisdom, hope, faith and love. Do you look forward to be a graceful elder? If so, learn to grow old gracefully.
Resource Persons: Atma Darshan Team.
Registration Fee: Rs.150/- Course Fee: Rs.250/
7. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND COMMITMENT TO CHRIST
For Priests and Religious Studies on priests and religious show that those who are blessed with greater self-awareness and learn to handle their needs and conflicts effectively, manifest greater happiness in their vocation and commitment. To achieve the above goal, this programme blends psychology and spirituality realistically. It is this integration that makes this programme
Unique and rare.
Process:
Part I: Input : Inner-child, formation of attitudes, feelings, conflicts, Intimacy, Sexuality, etc.
Part II: Group Therapy : What to bring up in group therapy? Feelings (Intensity, frequency and duration), blind spots, unfinished business, communication patterns, life experiences one has not owned up; losses that are not grieved.
Part III : Directed Retreat: Herein one will be helped to live by the new awareness by being more open to the Spirit.
N.B. Those Interested could stay on for the 10-days Vipassana Meditation Programme. Details are given below.
Resource Persons: Fr. GregoryPinto (Ph. D. Counseling); John Lobo (MA Clinical Psychology); Mr. John Kalayil
(Ph.D. Clinical Psychology); Sr. Nelia Farias (MA Counseling);
Fr. Jose Vazhayil (Dip. Spirituality,); Fr. Aloysius D'souza, Fr. Henry D'Souza (MA Counseling).
Registration Fee: Rs. 500/- Course Fee: Rs. 6500/
8. VIPASSANA MEDIITATION (May 24 - June 4)
For People of All Religions Also known as insight meditation, Vipassana Is one of India's most ancient meditation techniques. It aims at the highest spiritual goals of total liberation and full enlightenment. It is an art of living, which eliminates the three causes of all unhappiness: craving, aversion and ignorance.
Resource Person: Authorized Vipassana Team.
>Starts at 4 pm., 24" May and ends at 8 am, 4`h June.
No Registration Fee Course Fee :Voluntary Donation
9. COUPLES ENRICHMENT AND PARENTING SKILLS (June 23 – 25)
Parenting today is no easy task. It's a challenge. Couples need to learn Parenting skills to be effective parents. This programme enriches couples to be effective parents
Resource Persons: Atma Darshan Team
Registration Fee: Rs.150/- Course Fee: Rs. 250/
10 PSYCHO- SPIRITUAL INNER HEALING RETREAT (JUNE 30 – JULY 2 )
See Course No. 4 for explanation.
11. FAMILY RETREAT (JULY 14 – 16)
See Course No. 1 for explanation.
12. EMPOWERMENT RETREAT FOR WIDOWS (July 28 - 30)
Facing the reality of death can be a painful and a demanding task. This retreat aims to accompany those who have lost -their spouses to journey from pain to power, despair to hope, loneliness to participation.
Resource Persons: Lorna D'Souza and AD Team.
Registration Fee: Rs.150/- Course Fee: Rs.250/-
13. MEDITATION FOR GOD EXPERIENCE & HEALING (AUGEST 4 – 6)
See Course No. 5 for explanation.
14.KONKANI FAMILY RETREAT(Aug11-13)
Resource Persons: Fr. Aloysius D' Souza, Fr. Henry D'Souza.
15. CHRITIAN LEADERSHIP RETREAT FORYOUTH
For the Working Youth They have just left that bittersweet phase of development: adolescence. Stepping into adulthood, new questions arise regarding life-altering decisions, job, friendship, love marriage, sex, intimacy, religion. The retreat seeks to accompany the young adults in looking at life in its face and in making responsible choices.
Resources Persons: Atma Darshan Team.
Registration Fee: Rs.150/- Course Fee: Rs. 250/
16. SELF DISCOVERY (SEPT 15-17)
We are victims of social, cultural, religious, educational and media hypnosis. We live in a world of illusions where truth appears to be illusion and illusion appears to be truth. Discovery is to lead us from untruth to truth, from darkness to light and from death to immortality.
Resources Persons: Fr. Aloysius D'Souza & Fr. Henry D'Souza.
Registration Fee: Rs.150/- Course Fee: Rs. 250/
17. INNER FREEDOM RETRAT (Nov 5 - 21)
For Priests and Religious
This is a shorter version of Course No. 7: 'Human Development & Commitment to Christ.' A similar process follows.
Process:
. Psycho-Spiritual input. (3 days)
. Group Therapy: Working through one's blocks. (6 days)
. Directed retreat. (6 days)
Resources Persons: The same as in Course No.: 7
Registration Fee: Rs. 500/- Course Fee: Rs. 3300/-
18. FAMILY RETRAT (NOV –24-26)
See Course No. 1 for explanation.
19. STRES MANAGEMENT (DEC 8 – 10)
For Laity, Priests and Religious No matter what we do or what happens to us, we are constantly being challenged to maintain our balance in life and to resist or adapt to changing external influences. A failure to do so results in an accumulation of stress-factors that affect our physical, emotional and spiritual life. Stress related disorders are indicative of this. Using psychological and spiritual means, this workshop will help the person to face his life situation and the accompanying stress-factors.
Resources Persons :Atma Darshan Team.
Registration Fee: Rs.150/- Course Fee: Rs. 250/
20 GUIDED RETREAT (DEC 26 - Jan 11)
For Laity, Priests and Religious Our perennial problem in life is how to intervene in our life processes and personality patterns so that we live a more meaningful and effective life. This individually directed retreat would offer participants an opportunity to search for new beginnings with the help of qualified and experienced retreat facilitators.
Registration Fee: Rs. 300/- Course Fee: Rs.1000/
ONE DAYES (9am to 5 pm.)
Inter Personal Skills : July 8
Handle Stress Through Meditation : September 24
Making a Difference - Effective Habits: October 21
Retreat for Singles : October 29
GENRAL INFORMATION
Selections are made on the basis of'First come, first served'.All the programmes begin on the evening of the first day (arrival by 7 pm) and will end at 4 pm of the last day. Except Vipassana All programmes are residential.All rooms are self-contained with two beds. We provide bed linen, mosquito nets and blankets.Concession in rates will be made to deserving lay people.
Atma Darshan Counseling and Spirituality Team:
Fr. Gregory Pinto, (Ph.D. Counseling); Fr. Jos Vazhayil, (Dip. Sprituality); Fr. Aloysius D'Souza; Fr. )ohny
Vattamala; Fr. Henry D'souza (MA Counseling).
OTHERS SERVICE OFFERED BY THE CENTRE
Individual counseling and retreat direction. A Community of lay volunteers called 'Disciples of the Divine Word' to reflect over, pray for, and reach out to the poor and marginalized. We welcome volunteer’s tojoin this group. Facilities for individual and families to spend time in prayer and solitude. Residential/non-residential facilities to hold own worksho!as, seminars, retreats and meditation programmes.
HOW TO RECH ATMA DARSHAN
From Andheri Station (East), take a bus or an auto to Mahakali caves Road. Lookout for Jammu and Kashmir Bank
(it is close to Sher-e-Punjab Bus Stop and Canossa High School or one stop before Holy spirit Hospital). Just
ahead of the Bank is the Gyan Ashram gate leading to Atma-Darshan.
Bus No. - 333 Sher-e-Punjab Bus Stop.
Auto Fare: around Rs. 25/
For registration & inquiry
Contact:
The Programme Director
ATMA-DARSHAN
Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai -40 093. India Tel.: (0091) (022) 2836 3120
Tele fax : (0091) 02228242419
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Procedure: Apply with the non-refundable res3istration fee. (You could make the initial enquiry regarding seat availability). Send the amount through M.O. or D. D. drawn in favour of Alma-Darshan Trust. If the seats are filled-up by the time your application reaches us, the full amount will be refunded. The registration fee is separate from the course fee.
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