PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

1. Recognize the importance of mindfulness and its practices for day-to-day living and enhancing well-being.
2. Explore practices that reduce overthinking and fight emotional reactivity in everyday life.
3. Learn techniques to enhance productivity and concentration levels for better holistic performance.
4. Understand and experience different tools to manage physical and mental health amidst everyday stressors.
5. Develop positive capacities to experience greater meaning and purposefulness at work.
6. Build deeper self-reflection to identify key barriers and resolutions in developing positive relationships.
7. Appreciate the relevance of Indian Wisdom traditions for developing a 'spiritual way of life'.
    

PROGRAMME THEMES

The programme will focus on the following core themes:

1. Enhancing mental well-being through mindfulness and yoga
2. Boosting productivity and concentration at work
3. Reducing overthinking, stress and reactivity
4. Managing emotions and creating positive thinking patterns
5. Discovering meaning & purpose
6. Developing positive relationships and skillful communication
7. Re-discovering ethics through a well-being lens

PEDAGOGICAL METHODS

1. Experiential Practices: Mindfulness Practices, Oneness Meditation
2. Scientific Instruments: Character Strengths, Stress Assessments
3. Case Studies: Life of a Corporate Employee, Meaning at Work Caselets
4. Insight Activities: Pleasant Events Visualization, Exploring Mind-Body Connection
5. Self-Reflection Journaling: Anger Analysis, Job Role Satisfaction Assessment
6. Group Activities: Strengths Spotting, Appreciative Enquiry Practices

UNIQUE FEATURES

1. Scientific:

HEAL^© has consistently proven to effectively uplift individuals on valid scales of mindfulness, emotional intelligence and happiness.

2. Experiential:

HEAL^© offers an experiential deep-dive into tools & techniques that become integral to life and living.

3. India-Centric:

HEAL^© has been designed keeping in mind the Indian context with several themes emanating from ancient Indian wisdom.

SUPPORT PROVIDED

1. End-of-Day Reflection Sessions:

Evening get-together at the end of each day for queries around personal & professional well-being.

2. Habit Building Support:

Access to APP with all practices along with option for monthly follow-up calls made available to the participants.

3. Well-Being for Teams and Families:

Practices can be cascaded to people close to the participants (respective teams and families) and help them also benefit from HEAL^© learnings

HEAL IMPACT ANALYSIS

Programme and courses based on the HEAL concepts have been taught by the programme faculty at various locations and in different contexts. Overall, there is solid evidence that the program has a positive impact on aspects related to health, emotions and authentic living. 
 

PROGRAM FACULTY
Prof. Vishal Gupta (Faculty Chair)
Professor in the Organizational Behaviour Area at IIM Ahmedabad, 15 years of training and research experience, covered by top newspapers in India, and is widely known for award winning leadership skills course on the Coursera  platform: https://www.coursera.org/learn/leadershipskills. Vishal’s full profile: https://www.iima.ac.in/~vishal

Shishir Arya

Shishir is the founder of HEAL Labs, an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, institute medalist from IIT Roorkee and a certified mindfulness and yoga instructor.

Over the past several years, Shishir has taught several courses pertinent to happiness, mindfulness and emotional intelligence for an audience varying from undergraduates to executives for institutions like IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Roorkee, NLU Jodhpur, IIM Bodhgaya among others. He has also worked with educators and executives in the Delhi and Bihar Government building assets and customized trainings for stress reduction, happiness etc.

Shishir currently serves as the Director of ‘The Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction’ (MBSR) teacher training program with Imagine Mindfulness, a registered worldwide non-profit. Shishir's full profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shishir-arya/

TESTIMONIALS

1. "A holistic and well delivered program by Prof Vishal Gupta and Prof Shishir Arya. The workshop has had a definitive impact on me. We got insights based on research, frameworks, guided meditation, mindfulness practices and more. This experience has certainly been a transformative one. I strongly recommend this workshop for anyone who is looking for clarity and holistic well-being." - Rajiv Mehta, Managing Partner (Leading Financial Services)

2. "An Excellent Executive Program. Well stitched curriculum and engaging. Each session was unique. Before I attended this programme, I never knew life could be so beautiful, peaceful and productive only by controlling your Mind. Thank You Prof. Vishal Gupta and Shishir Arya." - Sourav Dasgupta, Head-Operations (Primarc Group)

3. "HEAL made a huge difference in my professional and personal life. Since the program. I don't allow myself to get stressed and I'm able to maintain a steady state of mind. Prof Vishal sir and Shishir sir have really done an excellent job structuring the program." – Sivaganga, MBBS Doctor, (Currently pursuing MD, Paediatrics)

This programme is relevant for professionals at all levels and is specifically targeted to aspiring as well as practicing leaders across all walks of life who seek to enhance their well-being and leadership capabilities.
 

Specifically, we extend a warm invitation to:

• Leaders and HR managers looking to build a happier workplace
• Trainers, life coaches, counselors working towards employee well-being
• Professionals seeking next level of personal and professional growth
• Any HR & OB practitioner looking to introduce well-being in his/her organisation