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On 17th Jan2013 .Bal Bhavan (child's building) in Mandi village South Delhi Suneel arranged a remarkably successful and unique meeting--which developed over several years of interpersonal  building efforts.  That is to say, years of meetings were needed to develop the openness and trust with some of the participants.  The Bal Bhavan is a large area with scattered buildings, creative sculptures, various large plant arrangements, and many sites of special interactions for kids.  It was built in the semi-socialist 60's under Nehru and now has very little funding so the program is propelled by a dedicated multi-talented staff. We planned a month-long bead treatment of 25 regular attendees in the program.  The children were told to  make a painting and write 3 favorite words. This assignment will be repeated each month and become an on-going record of each child's sense of self and tension.  This method was stimulated by ...

Suneel's Blog “In the true democracy of India, the unit is the village. Every village has to become a self sufficient republic.” – Mahatma Gandhi Today, the National Panchayati Raj Day  was observed with a call from the Prime Minister , Dr. Manmohan Singh, to act collectively in bringing decentralisation of self governance at the grass roots level. He said that though the concept of Self Government has now constitutional and legal recognition but still we have to go a long way in developing each village as a model village under the scheme Pradhan Mantri Adrash Gram Yojana. Concerned over Punjab Government not giving much heed to the resolutions by various village Panchayats on ‘no liquor vend’ in their respective villages, Sangrur Member of Parliament , Shri Vijayinder Singla has decided to financially empower the Panchayats passing resolutions against liquor use ( Liquor free village ). A silent Freedom From...

Dr. Rajeev Aggarwal, Organizing Secretary,ANZCIPS-12 presenting souvenir to Mr.Vatsyayan   37 t h Annual conference of IPS-NZ was organized on 27 th &28 th October 2012 at Sri Ganganagar by Dr, Roop Sidana (chairman) and Dr. Rajeev Aggarwal (secretary)with guidance of  Executive Council of North zone. The venue Pagoda resorts was situated away from the city in picturesque cotton fields had well- furnished accommodation with beautiful lush green lawns. Around 250 delegates and 35 post-graduate residents were registered from different cities & medical colleges in the conference. Theme of the conference “Addiction: Family and society” was appropriate to the time and the needs of the residents of the border area. Galaxy of speakers and faculties for various scientific sessions were of national repute. Experts not only from North but South, West & Central zones were participated and added grace to the conference. The conference was inaugurated by IPS Presi...

Annual Conference of North Zone Indian Psychiatric Society (NZIPS) was held from 27th to 2 8 th October 2012 at Sri Ganga Nagar (Rajasthan) in which Dr Chander Mohan, Professor Psychiatry ASCOMS Medical College, Jammu chaired the main scientific session on drug addiction in society. Ms.Suneel Vatsyayan ,Chairman ,Nada India Foundation shared his views on "Burden of Untreated Addicts on the society" in the session. l On 26 June 2004, UNODC and the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India jointly launched the National Survey on the Extent, Pattern and Trends of Drug Abuse in India    According to the survey projection in India, there are   approximately: l 62.5 million alcohol users l 8.7 million cannabis users l 2 million opiate users    It was observed that among current alcohol users, 17% were dependent users. Correspondingly, 26% of current cannabis users and 22% of current opiate users were de...

Dear Friends & Colleagues, Greetings from Nada India… Nada India Foundation & Indian Association of Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist (IAADS)  are pleased to announce the   Training workshop on use of ear acupuncture as per NADA Protocol for addiction treatment and general well being   to be held in the first week of Oct.2012  at Prerna De-addiction & Rehabilitation Centre is located at Hanumangarh by pass road, Sadhuwali, Sriganganagar Rajsthan .The workshop will be conducted by  by Ms. Gabriela Anderegg NADA,ADS trainer from Switzerland under supervision of Dr.Roop Sidana ,Psychiatrist and NADA,ADS . The workshop aims to facilitate a shared understanding of importance of barrier free services and skill in use of ear acupuncture as an adjunct treatment at all stages of addiction treatment and wellness services  (pre admission, detoxification and rehabilitation and after care).  This workshop also provides trainees with skil...

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Today's Paper » FEATURES » METRO PLUS Published: August 11, 2012 00:00 IST | Updated: August 11, 2012 05:08 IST A new approach to life Health An alternate therapy to kick your old habits that die hard It started with just one or two a day and now I can’t live without it. It relieves my stress and makes my mind alert. How often do we hear people say this when asked to quit smoking or any other addictive habit? For a few, what started off casually as a stress buster grips them so gradually that they don’t realise they are getting addicted. Many people desperately wish to release themselves from a toxic practice, whether it is alcoholism, drug abuse, sexual addiction, negative thinking, insomnia or depression. To address multiple issues on how to overcome numerous toxic habits, the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) protocol in association with 7-Radiations-SATCH (Sanctum of Alternate Therapies and Conscious Healing)...