practitioners

Director, Global Youth Initiatives of The Art of Living

From childhood, Dinesh wished to help people be healthy, happy and live in harmony with nature.

He graduated from IIT Bombay and realized he could fulfil his dream by being an Art of Living teacher. For over two decades, he has travelled all over the world teaching the Art of Living series of courses on Self Development to thousands of people.

A personal injury made Dinesh learn Craniosacral Therapy which is a part of Osteopathy that doesn’t require an in-depth knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.

He completed his formal certification from a school based out of Australia. He then continued his training with highly skilled practitioners from around the world.

His decades long practice of meditation served to develop a profound sensitivity and the delicate touch required from a Craniosacral Therapist. He has helped hundreds of people feel dramatically better in a just a few sessions of CST.

Faculty, The Art of Living

Khurshed is a multi-faceted personality. His first love is Spirituality and he meditates daily – ever since he took his first Art of Living course way back in 1992.

More than 20 years ago, he had developed a severe back issue and was advised surgery to resolve it. He refused surgery and chose to take the alternative therapy route.

He was introduced to Craniosacral therapy at the Art of Living Bangalore ashram and was amazed at how effective a simple, gentle touch could be. He took treatments over a few months and all remnants of his back issues vanished. Over the years, he frequently resorted to taking CST treatments for almost any health problem that would crop up from time to time.

Inevitably, his innate curiosity lead him to learn CST. He formally studied with a school based out of Australia. He then honed his theory and technique by learning from many teachers from all over the world. He has professionally given treatments to hundreds of people and helped alleviate their pain.

He has co-created the Integrated Craniosacral Therapy Foundation Training for the Sri Sri Tattva Centre of Healing Arts. This program uniquely combines the lore of CST which is itself more than a century old, with modern medical concepts and ancient Indian Spirituality.

He has been certified by the Bach Centre, UK, as a Bach Flower Remedies Practitioner and a Trainer of Bach Centre approved Level 1 training for the Bach Flower Remedies.

Mohan is a retired senior management executive who trained in Pranic Healing for self-healing. 

He has successfully completed Advanced Pranic Healing, Pranic Psycotherapy and Pranic Crystal Healing. In addition he is also doing Arhatic Yoga.

Sowmya has been trained by experts in the field of Craniosacral Therapy. She has treated more than 1000 people. 

She is a trained yoga instructor and has amazing knowledge of anatomy and physiology. She also practices other native forms of body work like varmam and sukshma chikitsa. 

Dr. Sudipto Chatterjee is a Psychiatrist who, after his MBBS schooling in Kolkata, obtained his MD in Psychiatry from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) at Bangalore. After completion of his MD, he worked as a Senior Registrar at NIMHANS for three years. Since then, he has worked in various places in India and Australia as a consultant Psychiatrist. His major body of work is around developing innovative and scientifically robust interventions and strategies for people with mental disorders in the community, especially for people who do not have access to treatments, like in rural communities.

His work in relation to community based rehabilitation for people with serious mental disorders has been adapted widely in India and other low and middle income countries in Asia and Africa. Dr. Chatterjee has published in high impact scientific journals like the Lancet and also worked closely with the World Health Organization in developing mental health services in places like Palestine, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. At present, he is leading two major initiatives related to improving services available in mental hospitals through the INCENSE program and in spreading community services in various parts of the country through the Jan Man Swasth Program.

Soona is a counsellor and EFT practitioner based in Bangalore. With a background in law, marketing, the music industry, and the art sphere, she pivoted towards healing and psychology in 2016. She strongly believes that to reach one’s full potential and function in the current world, one needs to understand the root causes of triggers, childhood trauma, and emotions that impact decision-making. She uses EFT to help individuals unpack their emotional baggage so that they can gain the strength to deal with stress and anxiety.