Satsang Seva Journal

Satsang Seva Mission (SSM) volunteers organized an enriching excursion to the Rock Garden, Chandigarh for students of Grades 10-12 from Government Senior Secondary School at Bargodam, Kalka on 9 November 2024 to mark Founder's Day, An exploration of the Bird Park, Sukhna Lake, and Rock Garden was followed by a pranayama session. The students also participated in an eco-quiz on sustainability and conservation, with the top four winners receiving prizes for their knowledge and enthusiasm. For the students who had never traveled outside Kalka before, this extraordinary experience left a lasting impression on their young minds. Follow us to support our education initiatives and stay updated on future events. Please write to connect@satsang-foundation.org .

Continuing the celebration of Founder's Day, The Satsang Foundation (TSF) volunteers organized their monthly satsang on 9 November 2024 at the Sri Krishna Dhyan Mandir. A dual delight, this 3-hour session on traditional and medical yoga and Ayurveda. A volunteer trained at the Bharat Yogavidya Kendra (BYK) emphasized the importance of improvising one's physical health by reducing stress, thereby promoting overall well-being. Yoga asanas for novices, breathing exercises designed to enhance flexibility, relaxation, and mindfulness helped ease the group of 15 volunteers into a series of basic asanas . Learning how to correct body posture and use props in the practice of asanas helped the first-timers to adapt quickly to different types of pranayama such as bhramari and abdominal breathing, the Ayurvedic concepts of dinacharya and ritucharya , and the all-encompassing Surya Namaskar . To participate in the initiatives of The Satsang Foundation, please write to us at connect@sa...

The Sacred Grove and ArogyaM commemorated Founder's Day with a series of Ayurveda camps, yoga sessions, and health awareness sessions for the local community at Chowdepalle and the surrounding towns. During every session they distributed sweets and buttermilk to all the participants and visitors.   Ayurveda outreach camps: Led by a team of 4 Ayurveda vaidyas (physicians) and 4 dedicated volunteers, with the support of residential staff, these outreach camps provided much-needed care to 220 patients at Punganur, Palamaner, and Swaasthya Hospitals. Medicines offered at no cost. Daily ayurveda camps: Held  from 2 - 10 November, benefitted over 60 patients.  Daily yoga sessions: Certified Bharat Yogavidya Kendra (BYK) instructors conducted yoga sessions for children from the local community. Health awareness workshops: Two workshops on Women's Health for Young Women and Basic Hygiene were held on 2 and 9 November 2024 respectively for the local community, staff members of Th...

As a part of an ongoing program, launched in June 2023, trained volunteers from the Bharat Yoga Vidya Kendra (BYVK) of The Satsang Foundation (TSF) guide students through a comprehensive weekly practice at Mithanagar Municipal School, Goregaon. The session on 24th February 2024 started with Sukshma Vyayama (warm-up exercises) to prepare the body, followed by asanas like Tadasana, Vrikshasana , Utkatasana , and Saral Natarajasana, and pranayama . The session concluded with the relaxation technique of Shavasana accompanied by silent meditation and the calming sounds of Hindustani classical flute music. The program also delves into yoga theory, revisiting the meaning and definitions as laid down in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. Students were introduced to the five Niyamas , the ethical observances that guide yogic practice.  To support the learning journey of these children and participate in the Satsang Seva Mission, please write to us at connect@satsang-foundation.org . To know more a...

In a thoughtful and much-needed initiative, Team Satsang Seva Mission at Pune launched yoga sessions for employees at the Ordnance Factory at Dehu Road, Pune on 7th January 2024.  Facilitators trained at the Bharat Yoga Vidya Kendra (BYVK) of The Satsang Foundation, led the first batch of 16 participants in an introductory session of asanas , pranayama , and meditation following an engaging interaction focussed on the role of yoga in the prevention and management of disease.  They also sought to understand the needs of the participants and spoke briefly about nutrition and health at the factory that is an integrated base for indigenous production of defence hardware and equipment for the armed forces. During the second weekly session on 14th January, the asana practice was accompanied by a discussion of the different concepts of yogic anatomy. The participants were enthused with the addition of 6 young children to their group. Specific asanas in the standing, sitting, and pr...

On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, 21st June 2023, Team SSM Hyderabad connected with 60 enthusiastic students of Grade 8 at the GBH School in Balamrai, Secunderabad under the aegis of the Bharat Yoga Vidya Kendra (BYVK) and The Satsang Foundation (TSF). The session began with an introduction to the benefits of yoga , followed by a demonstration of simple asanas by a trained volunteer. The students learned how to perform warming-up asanas to loosen the joints; tadasana ; padahastasana ; and ardha chakrasana . The teachers too joined their wards, seeking relief from stiff joints. Finally, the session culminated with a simple breathing technique. The students sincerely promised to practise yoga regularly even as the team members reassured them of a follow-up session. The celebration ended with an annadaanam seva for 220 students of Grades 6 to 10.  A filling lunch of bagara rice, bagara baingan, potato curry, rumali rotis, white rice, vegetable sambar, an d strawberry ic...

Team Satsang Seva Mission (SSM), Mumbai Kendra has endeavored to support our young citizens in Maharashtra by providing learning that goes beyond their academic curricula in a safe learning environment.  The youngsters at the Angel's Nest Orphanage, Marol participated in their first-ever yoga workshop on 28 th April 2023. The facilitator, an experienced yoga instructor from the Bharat Yoga Vidya Kendra (BYVK), introduced the beauty and benefits of yoga through a fun-filled session comprising warm-up exercises, and standing and sitting asanas. Overcoming their initial inhibitions, the twelve sprightly youngsters participated wholeheartedly and simply loved the session!  Meanwhile, another group of SSM members was informed that a municipal school in Goregaon, Mumbai required pest control on their premises urgently. Immediate crowd-funding helped the members implement pest control measures on the entire school on 29 th April 2023, thus, ensuring a safe learning environment for ...

On 6 th November 2022, Team SSM Pune team celebrated Sri M's birthday with a fun-filled yoga session, games, and annadaanam seva for the specially abled children of ANIKET Sevabhavi Sanstha, Pune.     In the morning, thirty children learned yoga asanas that imitate the postures and sounds of animals. Pranayama was taught with the help of colorful paper boats balanced on the stomachs of the children to enhance awareness of body movements.     This exhilarating yoga session was followed by a scrumptious meal of chapatis , vegetable curry, rice, lentils, kheer , and a sweet for the entire group of 65 children.      The evening was reserved for balloon blowing and dancing to favorite tunes. A delicious dinner of vada pav , rice, lentils, and jalebis followed. Loving interactions with these remarkable children ended the day-long celebrations.   To support the initiatives of Team SSM Pune, please write to us at connect@satsang-foundation.org .

Team SSM Delhi celebrated the birthday of Sri M on 6th November, 2022 by offering annadaanam seva to over 1600 migrant workers and the homeless at the Yamuna Pushta Night Shelter. As the residents gathered under vibrant tents, the celebration began with the traditional lighting of the lamp and singing of soulful bhajans to invoke the Divine presence of the Gurus.  The team members then gifted various musical instruments and a microphone set to the residents to help fulfill their dream of setting up a Bhajan Mandali . A session of simple pranayama and asanas conducted by the volunteers of the Bharat Yoga Vidya Kendra (BYVK) followed. The residents learned how to combat the poor AQI in Delhi and mitigate body aches brought on by hard labor. Finally, the team members and volunteers from Centre for Holistic Development (CHD) tirelessly served sizzling hot puris , chhole, kaddu ki sabzi, suji halwa, and delicious mirchi ka achaar to several batches of the hungry for over four hours...

Nar Seva Narayan Seva - Service to Mankind is Service to God                                                                                             -  Swami Vivekananda  On 2nd October 2022, the 7th day of Navaratri , Teams SSM Delhi-NCR and Bharat Yoga Vidya Kendra (BYVK), Delhi put their minds and hearts together and exemplified this lofty exhortation of Swami Vivekananda through a unique annadaanam seva offered to 1500 homeless people at the Yamuna Pushta Shelter.     As the people gathered under the rich, pink canopies set up in the shade of the tree-lined avenue, the BYVK Delhi team members first interacted with them. Demonstrations of techniques which promote breath awareness to help calm the mind; and Sheetkari and Suryabhedana ...

ANIKET Sevabhavi Sanstha is a home which nurtures 60 cognitively-impaired children who have been abandoned by their families.  Team SSM Pune has been associated with this organization since the past three years and has supported these special children through annadanam seva, provision of groceries, medical check-ups, distribution of clothes and essential items, and financial support towards the payment of the monthly electricity bill. On the 5th of April 2022, the third day of the Chaitra Navratri , the team members spent a fun-filled evening of yoga followed by dinner and the distribution of  stationery kits. The children learned how to imitate the postures of animals and trees with pictures as visual aids and the guidance of a team member, who is a graduate of the Teacher Training Course of the Bharat Yoga Vidya Kendra, Madanapally.  Joyful laughter and enthusiastic cries marked this yoga session as the children performed asanas such as Marjariasana (Cat pose), Bhujang...