Celebrating yourself is one of the most important things in self-love and self-care. It is a way of acknowledging your accomplishments, strengths, and uniqueness. This was the essence of adolescent counselling session under “Let’s connect with Teens’. The topic was “Celebrating Self.” The panel of experts comprised of renowned Dr. Sandhya Ahuja, Treasurer Gwalior Academy Of Pediatrics and Dr. Prakash Vir Arya President Adolescent Health Academy. The session began with the welcome address by the Vice Principal, Ms Shikha Sharma. The esteemed speakers, took turns to sensitize the students on how self celebration is celebrating the person you are now; not the future self or not the person you wish you had been …its about accepting, encouraging and empowering oneself in the moment. The students got their queries resolved by the eminent personalities. The programme concluded with the vote of thanks, offered by the Academic Coordinator Ms. Bindha Kaul. Overall, it was an interesting, interactive, and fruitful session.

Living in the moment with joy, awareness, and compassion is happiness. An informative session on ‘Art of Living’ was conducted at Gwalior Glory High School for the educators to eliminate mental stress and improve the physical health. The session was driven by Dr. Sangeeta Jha, a scientist, philanthropist and State Teachers’ coordinator of Madhya Pradesh and Mr. Deepak Singhal, a faculty from the Art of Living Organization headed by High Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The session encouraged educators to follow a healthy lifestyle and incorporate meditation into their daily routine. The aim of the workshop was to make educators learn how to cope with daily stress during the school hours, improve work efficiency and quality of work, along with enhancement in skills. The esteemed speakers emphasized the power of breathing techniques, meditation, and yoga in controlling and turning the stress, negative emotions, and thoughts into positive energy. The staff enjoyed the session and found it worthwhile.