37th SUMEDHA SADHANA COMMENCES

The 37^th Sumedha Sadhana – A Psychospiritual Wholeness Journey programme commenced at Sumedha Centre, Jeolikote, on March 15^th evening. This 9-week-long programme will conclude in May 16.

There are 15 participants (7 women religious and 8 priests) from different parts of India and abroad.

This is an inner journey in quest of greater healing and wholeness. Participants begin from where they are, looking at what is happening on their spiritual journey. They then move on to explore the psychological dynamics that affect their spirituality and integrate them in healthier ways to create more satisfying life patterns and make their ministry/professional work more fulfilling and fruitful.

The first and foundational module of the programme is “Psychological Dynamics on the Spiritual Journey.” This module is facilitated by Dr. Jose Parappully, the Director of the Centre.

Topics in this module includes Holistic and Mature Spirituality, Cultivating Contemplative Prayerfulness, Psychosexual and Spiritual Integration at Midlife and Beyond.

The next module is “Unconscious Dynamics & the Spiritual Journey.” This module will be facilitated by Dr. Johny Dominic Padinjar, the Ass. Director of the Centre.

The 38th Sumedha Sadhana commences on June 1, 2018. Seats are available. Registration is open. Those interested please contact the Centre at sumedhacentre@gmail.com  

MIDWAY THROUGH THE PSYCHOSPIRITUAL WHOLENESS JOURNEY

The 23^rd Sumedha Sadhana – Psychospritual Wholeness Journey - begun on July 4 is half way through.

During this period participants journeyed through three different modules – Psychological Dynamics on the Spiritual Journey, Trauma and Healing, and Befriending Our Emotions.

Jose Parappully, the Programme Director, facilitated the “Psychological Dynamics on the Spiritual Journey” – the three–week Foundational module.

Parappully helped participants experientially re-live their developmental experiences following Erik Erikson’s developmental scheme and connect these to their current personality features and relational style.

Following this Parappully explored with the participants their Midlife Journey. He explained the significant Dynamics of Midlife and the Transformational Processes and helped them journey into their past to reconcile with unresolved issues and journey into the future to plan how they want to live out the rest of their lives.

Agnes Panikulam facilitated the “Trauma and Healing” module. Through many real life examples Panikulam presented the nature and consequences of emotional trauma and provided the participants various exercises in self-healing.

Maria Goretti Kanakrathinam facilitated the “Befriending Our Emotions” module. Kanakarathinam presented the meaning of emotions and emotional maturity and helped participants explore and understand some of their major positive, negative, hidden and dominant emotions through research-based data presentation and to process them through art, music, imagery, role play and experiential group exercises. They were introduced to various healing and relaxation techniques.

Celebrations and outings were also part of the Journey Together at Sumedha Centre.

The next Sumedha Sadhana is scheduled for September 29 – November 30, 2014. A few seats are still available. For more information and registration, contact sumedhacentre@gmail.com