Dr. Priya during one of the health and dental checkup with patients.
Though Dr. Priya Jagdathe was born in a prosperous family, she inherited values from parents. She has now become an example for the youth in and around her area, by taking initiatives that helped the people. The Art of Living provided her the platform to fulfill her desire. After participating in the Art of Living’s workshop, she could experience the strength of the techniques taught in the programme, for the first time. Priya wanted to become a volunteer for the organization, and her teacher helped her pursue the dream.
Workshops for the young and old
During 2011-2012, Priya took some of the volunteers along and they started the mission of reaching out to the children in Krishna Nagar and Indira Nagar, two slums of Satara. A Navchetna shivir was conducted for about 50 students, and free tuitions were offered during the weekends.
A special workshop was conducted for the elderly and 40-50 people participated. The participants were taught exercises and yoga. Regular practice will keep them happy and healthy.
Health camps were organised for more than 50 people, and each one of them underwent medical and dental checkup. Medicines were distributed among those who were found to have ailments.
A three-day workshop on health and hygiene was organised for the slum dwellers. Overall, the health and fitness levels of the residents increased.
To bring out the creativity among children, a science workshop was conducted. Every child was given a project in environmental science, and the workshop turned out to be a great success. Children came up with a lot of creativity, said Priya
In order to save environment and Rivers of the area around 1200 Ganesha statues were collected and distributed among the poor families, instead of putting in Rivers. During the Ganesha festival in The town, as there is a tradition of sinking the statues in rivers after performing the rites.
Touching lives through programmes
In 2012, Priya became an Art of Living faculty and started conducting workshops in Satara and Pune. She helped many to overcome their physical, emotional, mental and personal problems.
Priya reminds one of Dr. Dattatreya Tawade, a doctor by profession, who attended a workshop one month ago. He had been suffering from severe backache but was unable to get the root cause even after undergoing several medical tests. After he attended the workshop, he felt a sense of relief and shared the same with Priya. Now his pain has reduced to a great extent.
Several others have experienced similar pain relief during the workshops that Priya had conducted, and this in turn gives her great satisfaction, she said.
Reproted by : Gauri Shitole
