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Dr Ramesh Manocha studied medicine at the University of New South Wales, Sydney , Australia. Practised medicine as a family physician but then became impressed by the need for an effective stress reduction technique to help in the management of chronic illness and social problems. His growing interest in the need for scientific evaluation of alternative medicine led him to join the Natural Therapies Unit, at Sydney's prestigious Royal Hospital for Women. There he initiated the Meditation Research
Programme (MRP) with the aim of scientifically evaluating the
effects of meditation on health, physiology and behaviour. |
Dr. Ramesh Manocha |
This workshop is a look into the historical and cultural forces
that shape the way we think
about ourselves and the challenges that face us at home, work and play.
Dr Ramesh Manocha
challenges the prevailing western perspective, summed up as “I
Think, therefore I am” and
describes how this troublesome Western idea is now causing the epidemic
of stress that we
see in the workplace and elsewhere. Eastern tradition exists as a counterpoint
to this where
the Self, and all of our reality, can be experienced in a state BEYOND
thinking!
If the Self is what we truly are, and if it exists as a Silent Sentinel
beyond our thinking awareness,
then the only real way we can approach and connect with this Self, the
core of our
being, is by getting into The Silence. The Sahaja Yoga meditation technique
is specifically
designed to deliver the experience of mental silence. Its unique properties
have been the
subject of Dr Manocha's research activities and even under the intense
pressure of scientific
evaluation this particular technique has demonstrated superiority to
other approaches.
While Mental Silence has not been a high priority in the West, studies
of people who practice
the art of true meditation, ie thought-free awareness, reveal that they
are often capable of
superlative performance. In modern times psychologists have come to call
such meditative
states "flow-state experiences" and those who can access such
states seem to exhibit better
problem solving, management and leadership skills than those who do not.
*Sahaja Yoga
meditation offers a scientifically verified way of tapping into our true
potential, which exists
inside the "flow state" that everyone can use and enjoy.
‘The Silent Self’ presentation reveals the truth about meditation,
what it is, what it does and
very centrally how to really get into it. Importantly, this presentation
is not just a talk, it also
delivers: as part of the presentation the audience will be instructed
in a simple, hands-on
Sahaja Yoga guided meditation which they can then use, at home and at
work, to enhance
performance, improve wellbeing and combat stress. This yoga-meditation
technique is a
very useful technique for coping with, and for creatively enhancing,
a busy work life.
The Silent Self will cover:
*Sahaja Yoga was developed by HH Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
Page last updated July 2008
