Heartfulness launches ‘Ondrinaivomava’, a 45-day holistic wellness movement touching lives of over 20 lakh people in 600 villages in Chegalpattu district
The launch of the event was graced by Mr.N. Lingusamy, Film Director Producer
Chengalpattu, 3 September 2023: Heartfulness launched a Special 45-Days Unique Program called the ‘Chengalpattu Heartfulness Movement’ or ‘Ondrinaivomva’ in the Chengalpattu District of Rural Tamil Nadu beginning on 6th Sep until 20th Oct 2023 covering more than 600 villages, a population of 20 Lakh of highly populous farmers belt. Through the movement, Heartfulness is imparting training to the participants on meditation by Pranahuti, learning to bring the inner balance and integrating spirituality and the material aspects of life in a balanced way. The programme is aimed to reach out to Govt Schools Children, Private Institutions, Self Help Group, Farmers on the Field, 100 Days workers, Angan vaadi workers, Youth, Shop Owners, Traders, Panchayat Union Members, Block development office, Village stake holders across all spectrum of the society at their door step in each of the villages. The programme was supported by the District Collector and Chief Education Officer, Women Empowerment Dept – Self Help Group. The unique programme is being offered as a free service to anyone above the age of 15 with the aim of ‘serving humanity first’ through the Body, Mind, with Heart at the core of Life. The launch of the event that took place today was graced by Mr.N. Lingusamy, Film Director and Producer; and Mr. Anil Kumar, MD and CEO, Samunnati Agri Foundation.
Mr.N.Lingusamy, Film Director and Produced said, “If you experience the truth for few minutes in your busy daily schedules will help you to have clarity, decisions can be taken with confidence and we need not have to spend money, visit anywhere but sitting in our own homes, this can be experienced. Once you experienced, your life will become transformed for ever not only for you but for the whole future generations.”
Mr.Anil Kumar, MD and CEO, Samunnati Agri Foundation said, “ The Heartfulness practice is helping FPOs and Many Agri Stake holders across India. It has given them confidence, hope for better life. When the mind is calm, work is effective, relationship is smooth and eventually it helps the holistic welfare of the farmers, students and all walks of life. It has helped me and Agri eco system in the country.”
The launch was also marked by Brighter Minds demonstration by children which enthralled the audience. Also the training programme is helping self-help women groups who make their daily livelihoods through small scale cottage industries.
Chengalpattu District was chosen by the Heartfulness following the immense success of the Ekatm Abhiyan that Heartfulness launched in the state of Madhya Pradesh with the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh touching the lives of over 1 crore people over a period of 45 days and empowering them with the inner strength, clarity of mind, helping them cultivate focus and compassion and balancing their heart, mind and spirit.
Around 1000 Volunteers from across Tamil Nadu are dedicating their time, efforts to travel on their own to visit these villages and stay with them and empower them with these techniques, tools for their inner development and connect with the higher purpose of life for their individual Welfare and Environmental wellbeing to build better families, society and life all around. This selfless practice from Heartfulness movement is touching Millions of lives across 160 countries and embrace them with Deep sense of pure Love and Kindness and Global Brotherhood, Unity with Mutual Trust and Respect.
The Launch event was concluded with a Heartfulness Meditation experience with Journalists and invitees, young kids performed Yoga and Breathing exercises and Relaxation techniques were demonstrated by Heartfulness volunteers. At Chengalpattu district, this is an opportunity for general public to experience this practice and they can meet the volunteers through village authorities and heads of the institutions to enable the experience for all.
About Heartfulness: Heartfulness offers a simple set of meditative practices and lifestyle changes, first developed at the turn of the twentieth century and formalized into teaching through the Shri Ram Chandra Mission in 1945 in India with a goal to bring peace, happiness, and wisdom to one heart at a time. These practices are a modern form of Yoga designed to support contentment, inner calm, and stillness, compassion, courage, and clarity of thought, as the first step towards a purposeful life. They are simple and easily adopted and are appropriate for people from all walks of life, cultures, religious beliefs, and economic situations, who are over the age of fifteen. Ongoing training in Heartfulness practices continues at thousands of schools and colleges, and over 100,000 professionals are meditating in corporations, non-governmental, and government bodies worldwide. More than 5,000 Heartfulness Centers are supported by many thousands of certified volunteer trainers and millions of practitioners in 160 countries.