Education and Sanskar
Psychology workshops for young people in Parada, joined with Jeevan Vidya–Sah-Astitva.
Location
Parada, Buldhana, Maharashtra
Started
December 2022
Project lead
Yogesh Shastri
Domain
Education and Sanskar
Who
Youth aged 20–25
Format
Quarterly, 30–40 people
About
Psychology often stays in theories. Here it is examined in daily life: self, relationships and choice.
Sanchetana Psychology works with young people in a rural educational setting, so this conversation is not only for city campuses. Jeevan Vidya–Sah-Astitva is used so people look at their own experience, not only accept a belief.
The work sits with Manviya Shiksha Shodh Sansthan in Parada, with IASE and SHAPE. SHAPE supports it in Education and Sanskar.
Our work
Why they exist, how a session is held, and who stands with the work.
01 / Why it matters
Between 20 and 25, people choose study, work, family and a place in society, often under pressure and comparison.
The workshops do not treat every difficulty as only a medical or behavioural problem.
They look at the assumptions behind it.
02 / Workshops
Sessions are dialogue, not one-way lectures: questions, cases, group talk, and a link from theory to lived experience.
03 / Partners
The initiative runs under Manviya Shiksha Shodh Sansthan.
IASE and SHAPE help keep workshops going and keep psychology in conversation with Jeevan Vidya–Sah-Astitva.
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Themes
01
Thought, habit, stress, and the link between mental and physical health.
02
Expectation, communication, trust, respect and conflict.
03
Emotional and developmental needs of children, for future teachers and parents.
04
How living conditions and consumption shape wellbeing.
05
Jeevan Vidya–Sah-Astitva as a frame for harmony in the self and in nature.
Impact
Youth 20–25, including people who will teach, counsel or work in the community. They take the work into family and job.
30–40
People in each workshop
20–25
Age of participants
Quarterly
Workshop rhythm
2022
Year it began
Next
Next: more workshops, a deeper track for people who return, modules, young facilitators, and sessions for teachers and parents. Outcomes should be written down.
More workshops and a return track
Young facilitators
Sessions for teachers and parents
Written learning outcomes
Psychology here is not only a textbook. It is how a person lives with family, school and the place they stand.
FAQ
Contact
For workshops or a partnership, write to SHAPE Foundation.
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Help keep quarterly psychology sessions going for young people in Parada.