Nada India Foundation News update

 Suneel Vatsyayan showed how blending NADA Ear acupuncture protoco l, yoga, naturopathy , and reflexology with social work values can break healthcare barriers—helping drug users, youth, and at-risk groups seek care, stay engaged, and build trust. IRINJALAKUDA, AUGUST 22, 2025: As part of the 6th National Social Work Week , the PG and Research Department of Social Work at Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda, in collaboration with the National Association of Professional Social Workers in India ( NAPSWI ) , hosted a significant webinar on August 21, 2025. The session, “A Talk on Transdisciplinary Approach to Health and Wellbeing,” highlighted the urgent need for collaboration across disciplines to address complex health challenges. Transdisciplinary Collaboration: A Keynote Perspective Delivering the keynote address, Mr. Suneel Vatsyayan , Chairperson of Nada India Foundation, drew attention to the interconnected nature of health and wellbeing . He argued that wellbein...

Guidepoints News from NADA  Jan/Feb 2015   Vatsyayan writes, “Utilizing theories of human behavior and social systems, social work intervenes at the points where people interact with their environments. Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to social work. Acupuncture and all  Qi-flow therapies ‘help the body help itself.’ And this is also the goal  of social work.” Book Review : Social Work Education and Practice Engagement , edited by Sanjai Bhatt and Suresh Pathare Social worker and Nada India Foundation (NIF) chairperson, Suneel Vatsyayan , is a contributing author to a new volume on social work in India which has just been published by Shipra Publications. Vatsyayan’s chapter in this anthology considers the connection between social work and the NADA ear acupuncture treatment. Specifically, he describes how the NADA protocol s as an ideal social work intervention for drug and alcohol addiction. Vatsyayan trained first at ...

This article comes from Guidepoints News from NADA  Spring 2021  Issue.  Suneel Vatsyayan:  Year 2020 is important for Nada India for two reasons. First, this was the year Nada India completed 20 years of its existence. It was Dr. Michael O. Smith who introduced me to the word nada, a Spanish word meaning nothing. In Hindi, nada means primordial sound. During his numerous visits to India, we discussed how a patient is smarter than a therapist, and a virus is smarter than the vaccine, and students are smarter than the teacher – they all change faster than our interventions. This causes a gap and increases the service barriers. Thus, the policy and program focus needs to shift from disease control and management to primordial prevention and wellbeing. And so, Dr. Smith invited me to set up Nada India Foundation to promote barrier-free drug rehabilitation services and community wellness for behavioral health. Secondly, 2020 was the year of the Covid-19 pandemic that hel...

A Workshop was conducted  BY Mr.SUNEEL VATSYAYAN & Dr.Ajay Vats,Nada India Foundation on stress management for National coaches at NETAJI SUBHAS NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SPORTS: PATIALA (Sport Authority of India) Punjab on 09/12/2015   Feedback  “I think that it has been very useful for our players in their aims achieve goal. Relaxation, Burn Out etc. (Very Good Experience) ”  “Very interesting and interactive workshop. These types of workshop must be arranged again. Thanks” “Today workshop is very fruitful & helps to understand our self & our approach towards life. Presentation way is very interesting & stress free.” “ Such kind of workshop conducted by Mr. Vatsyayan could make sports coaches/ Athletes stress free. Excellent Presentation”  “It has a wonderful experience in the workshop of stress management work to tips for handling the trainers psychologically, physically.”  “Nice to listen and grasped fruitful inform...

Guidepoints News from NADA Jan/Feb 2015  Book Review: Social Work Education and  Practice Engagement, edited by Sanjai Bhatt  and Suresh Pathare  Social worker and Nada India Foundation (NIF) chairperson,  Suneel Vatsyayan , is a contributing author to a new volume on social work in India which has just been published by Shipra Publications. Vatsyayan’s chapter in this anthology considers the connection between social work and the NADA ear acupuncture treatment. Specifically, he describes how the NADA protocol is as an ideal social work intervention for drug and alcohol addiction. Vatsyayan trained first at the Navjyoti Delhi Police Foundation Drug Treatment Centre in 2000 with NADA founder, Michael Smith, and social worker and past NADA president, Ruth Ackerman. He then continued his training at Lincoln Recovery Center in 2001. At the Navjyoti treatment center, he observed that the NADA protocol can help t...

NADA acudetox counseling workshop for alcohol and drug prevention at Mumbra. Clinical psychologist,academician from engineering department, Doordarsan ,house wives,NADA acudetox  leaders,specialist and assistants,Muslim priests, media experts joined the workshop and resolved to work collectively for drug and alcohol prevention .Nada India is committed to support the future meetings and actions at grass-root level.The workshop was facilitated by Suneel Vatsyayan. Nada India will be supporting three monthly meetings for community action and use of acudetox along with alcohol awareness in Mumbra and providing them needles as well.

Nada India organised Acudetox Health awareness camp on 5th April on the eve of World Health Day under supervision of Dr.Ajay Vats ADS of Nada India at Bapu camp Maandi Road South Delhi. Ms.Pratima Singh of Pehchaan Counseling Center run by Nada India provided acudetox counseling to women and adolescent girls of slum area apart from check ups and referrals. Peer educators will be visiting house to house to reach out these people for follow up and health awareness issues related to non- communicable diseases like cancer,hypertension ,diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Nada India aims to reduce risk factors like tobacco use ,alcohol,Physical inactivity and Unhealthy diet. Nada India is committed to reduce risk factors among slum and urban village population through acudetox counselling camps. Dr.Arindam Sinha MBBS DAc PGDAcp NADA ADS says....We all have to understand the gravity of these Non communicable diseases and their economical and social burden on our population. Acu...

Acudetox Counseling training  session at that National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India as part of 3 Months Certificate Course on De-addiction. Counselling and Rehabilitation from:- 17th February to 13th May 2014 at NISD R.K.Puram , New Delhi.  The session was conducted by Suneel Vatsyayan MSW,NADA,ADS, Chairman Nada India Foundation and Dr.Uttam Singh NADA ADS.  This training course was to enhance the capacity of service providers (Project In charge/Counselors/Social Workers) of NGOs working in the area of drug demand reduction in order to enable them to implement the program in efficient and effective manner.  Topic: - NADA Acudetox counseling for Barrier Free drug rehabilitation services . The trainees belong to Delhi,Punjab,Mizoram,Bihar ,Kerala,Madhya Pradash ,Utter Predash etc.Counselors,Peer counselors ,Social workers wants to get training in NADA protocol as Acupuncture Detoxification...