Swamiji Comes to Nigeria!
Swami Shivapad, fondly known as Swamiji, is a dedicated
yoga and meditation teacher who has devoted his life to the upliftment and
betterment of society. From a tender age, Swamiji was often found sitting
alone, observing nature and introspecting into the purpose of life. Upon his
first interaction with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar he chose to abandon luxury for a
higher cause of serving humanity and joined the Art of Living Foundation. He
obtained his Masters in English literature (M.A), and exceled in various
extracurricular activities which include cricket, archery, and target shooting
and racing. Photography is one of his greatest passions to date with a keen
subject interest in wild life. A very rare quality is his ability to interact with
every age group, extracting one’s attributes and enabling them to blossom to
their unrealized full potential.
For the last 20 years, Swamiji has been teaching various
programs from The Art of Living extensively across India through to the remote
areas of the north eastern states, as well as abroad. He has reached out to
thousands with his expertise in meditation, specific yoga programs and
discourses on various scriptures empowering many facets of an individual
through to improved ethics and ethos in the work environment. His wealth of
knowledge has transformed and enabled a diverse population that ranges from
villagers, public servants, community groups, medical professionals, army
personnel, war veterans, corporate and government officials.
Swamiji has taught and continues to teach the various
programs across 3,000 villages and cities across India, South East Asia &
Africa.
In 2004, post Kargil war, he worked with the Indian Army
personnel offering stress and trauma relief programs as well as rehabilitation
programs. Further to this various training programs for ITBP (Indo Tibet Border
Police) were conducted under undue circumstances facilitating a better working
environment and improved tenet.
His mission whilst visiting Nigeria is to spread
happiness and the seed of awareness to every Nigerian allowing one to tap into
their inner wealth regardless of one's status, position & power.
When we live every moment of our lives with awareness we
do not allow the mind to reminisce about the past or dwell in the future. These
are spheres of regret, anger, uncertainty and fear. The beauty, depth and the
possibilities of the present dawns in you. The unbounded potential within you
finds a means to express itself in the present. To experience this though one
needs to dive deep within.
Thus when we live a life of awareness, every moment we
are unconsciously directing our mind to change its perennial habit of either
living in the past or the future. Mastering one’s mind is cakewalk for a person
living with awareness in each moment.
This seed of awareness can be sown and nurtured. Your
unbounded potential can be experienced. Your mind can be mastered. This is all
achieved through Meditation.
Creativity, Clarity of mind, Intuition, Sharpness of
Intelligence, Empathy, Re-emergence of value systems, a Win-Win attitude and
effective communication skills are factors that are essential for business.
These traits and values surface in you as by products.
Founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, The Art of
Living is an educational and humanitarian movement engaged in stress-management
and service initiatives. The organization operates globally in 155 countries
and has touched the lives of over 370 million people.
The programs are guided by Sri Sri Ravishankar’s
philosophy of peace: "Unless we have a stress-free mind and a
violence-free society, we cannot achieve world peace." To help individuals
get rid of stress and experience inner peace, The Art of Living offers
stress-elimination programs which include breathing techniques, meditation and
yoga. These programs have helped millions around the world to overcome stress,
depression and violent tendencies.
The Art of Living movement has spread peace across
communities through diverse humanitarian projects, including conflict resolution,
disaster relief, sustainable rural development, empowerment of women, prisoner
rehabilitation, education for all, and environmental sustainability.
For more info:
shivajyotijgd@gmail.com, Phone:
+23490292075104, +2348053625308, +2348072620924, +919425004828
