MIND MANTRA PROJECT- 9th September 2020

 " MIND MANTRA" project, a join venture of East West Center for counselling & training (EWC) and Creations Charitable Trust for the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue department. The ingratiation ceremony of the project took place on the 9th of September 2020. The chief guest of the ceremony was the DGP, Dr. Sylendra Babu.IPS who was also the project mentor, the Deputy Director with Tamil Nadu fire and rescue services Priya Ravichandran is the Deputy Director with Tamil Nadu fire and rescue services, Ms. Asha Marina S and Prithivi K joint trustees of Creations Charitable Trust along with Ms. Magdalene Jeyarathinam the director of EWC were present to grace the occasion.

The Mind Mantra Project was initiated to enhance the mind and emotional well-being of the service men who have been constantly contributing to the betterment of the society, risking their own lives in the process of saving lives in danger. The inauguration was also followed by a Mental health awareness session conducted by Ms. Magdalene about the need for therapy and the self-care for people who work in workplaces which are as stressful as the Rescue Department the session was very interactive and made them realize the need for Counselling and Stress management.

Beating the webinar stress - June 19th, 2020

Our Director Magdalene Jeyarathnam facilitated a session on "Beating the Webinar Stress" hosted by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). 

CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization, with about 9100 members from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 300,000 enterprises from 288 national and regional sectoral industry bodies. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the development of India, partnering industry, Government and civil society, through advisory and consultative processes.

The session happened on June 19th, 2020 for an hour and had around 50 participants. There were many discussions on the management of stress as the participants contributed to it by sharing their experience on facing the webinar stress during COVID-19. The session was highly appreciated by everyone.

Find the YouTube link to the video of the session here: 
https://youtu.be/Z1lxJzrKU0k

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Workshops in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh - November 13th to 16th 2014

November 13th to November 16th 2014

Workshops in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh

1. Workshop on Motivation, at Future Kid's School, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh on 13th November 2014

2. National Seminar on Stress and Resilience: In Children, Adolescence, Women and Social Support Groups, organized by the Department of Psychology, Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh on 14th and 15th November 2014

3. International Seminar on Stress and Resilience Techniques - An Innovative Approach through Psychodrama, Storytelling and Communication Skills, organized by Academic Cell, Government College (Autonomous) on 16th November 2014

Dignitaries and Plenary Lecturers in Attendance for the National Seminar Workshop on November 14th and 15th 2014

• Prof. S. Teki, Principal, Anur Colleges of Arts, Commerce and Management
• Prof. George Victor, Vice Chancellor, Adikavi Nannaya University
• Prof. E. E N Dhanamjaya Rao, Registrar, , Adikavi Nannaya University
• Dr. Eric Miller, Co-Founder and Director, World Storytelling Institute, Chennai
• Magdalene Jeyarathnam, Director of Indian Institute of Psychodrama and East West Center for Counselling and Training, Chennai
• Prof. M. V. R. Raju, Head of Department, Psychology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

Facilitators & Topics for the International Seminar Workshop on November 16th 2014

• Magdalene Jeyarathnam - Director, Indian Institute of Psychodrama and East West Center for Counselling and Training, Chennai - "Psychodrama: Reducing stress and increasing resilience"
• Dr. Eric Miller, Ph.D - Co-Founder and Director, World Storytelling Institute - "Therapeutic uses of storytelling:Reducing stress and increasing resilience"
• Dr. Pushpa Nagini, Ph.D -  Professor of English & Placement Head, Sathyabhama University, Chennai - "Activities for Enhancing the English Speaking Proficiency of the students and the tertiary level"
• Dr. Mani Ramana, Ph.D - Assistant Professor in Psychology, Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajamundry - "Stress-free goal oriented behavior - A Cognitive technique"

Workshop on Motivation at Future Kid's School, Rajahmundry was conducted by Magdalene Jeyarathnam and Dr. Eric Miller, Co-Founder and Director, World Storytelling Institute, Chennai.