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Some journeys do not require an urgent destination!

Join Nithya Shanti and friends for a year long adventure in treating "Life As Practice". This is not a course, it is more like a basket of opportunities to connect, interact, learn and practice together regularly.

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The underlying philosophy / approach is...

  1. An attitude of non-striving towards spiritual goals and ideals handed down to us by others
  2. Approaching our actual life experiences and everything that comes with it as a complete practice
  3. Deepening our capacity to tap into the wisdom of the collective through sharing, listening and reflecting together </aside>

This initiative includes the following opportunities for connection and engagement - each of which are voluntary and optional to participate in...

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A. Interactive Spaces:

  1. The Living Room: A cosy and inviting virtual space for less than nine people to connect in (mostly) emergent and agenda-less ways. We will sometimes explore a specific theme or question together. Its a relaxed and reflective space where we learn from and with each other. Feel free to bring a cup of tea / coffee / fav. book along.
  2. The Living Room in the Glass House: Similar to the concept above except that many more people can attend to witness the proceedings and can (possibly) exchange places with those in the Living Room.
  3. Book Readings, Story Telling & "Somewhat Funny" Sessions: A space for reflection, inspiration and joy.
  4. Success Teams & Gift Circles: A space to help each other clarify and achieve life goals and share resources. </aside>

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B. Learning & Practice Spaces:

  1. Mini-Workshops: Dive in and explore specific topics or practices for 2-3 hours.
  2. Online Retreats: One or more days of intensive reflection and practice.
  3. Morning & Evening Practices: Pure practice sessions of 20-30 mins, with little / no interactions. Like all other sessions, these will be announced in advance.
  4. Writing Workshops: Explore various themes and topics through journaling and writing. </aside>

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C. Additional Features and Privileges:

  1. Accountability Circles: Decide what new activity or habit you'd like to incorporate into your life. Announce it. Share your progress each week. Keep each other accountable!
  2. Access to Previously Recorded Courses with Nithya Shanti: Based on the principle of ABR and CBR. Access by request. Contribution by request. This is important as it helps sustain the learning platform by covering the hosting fees. Usually at least 20-50% of the original course fees is an appropriate contribution for this purpose.
  3. One on One Sessions, Family Sessions & Team Sessions w. Nithya Shanti: At a fraction of Nithya's usual fees. More details on this will be shared with those who sign up. </aside>

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Calendar, Timings & Other Details:

  1. All sessions will be on the Zoom meeting platform.
  2. There will usually be three or more opportunities to meet and practice together each week.
  3. Most sessions will be facilitated directly by Nithya Shanti. On some occasions other members of the community may also offer / lead / facilitate sessions.
  4. Some weekends will have longer sessions (mini-workshops / retreats).
  5. Sessions will be announced in advance in a WhatsApp group.
  6. Timings will usually be morning, evening and night (India time). General session timings will be between 5 am - 10 am IST and between 6 pm - 10 pm IST.
  7. Some sessions which have participant limits may require prior sign up / enlisting. There might be a small fee (INR 50 to 500) to join some such sessions to ensure sincere and punctual participation.
  8. The interactive sessions are designed to be attended live and will NOT be recorded.
  9. The learning and practice sessions will sometimes be recorded and the files will be made available and shared with the group. </aside>

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Contribution / Pricing:

Regular (join yourself): USD 108 / INR 11800 / access for a year from the time of joining (the first batch will get an extra month of participation)

Sponsor (make this initiative more accessible for one other person): USD 162 / INR 17,700 / year. If you wish to sponsor a specific person, please contact us for more details.

Super Sponsor (make this initiative more accessible for two other people): USD 216 / INR 23,600 / year. If you wish to sponsor a specific person, please contact us for more details.

Scholarships: If money is tight, email us at [email protected] and we'll give you access based on the available sponsorships.

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Register:

Click here to pay in USD (Pay USD 108 / 162 / 216)

Click here to pay in INR (Note: there is an additional 18% GST added when paying in INR)

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Change Your Mind?

Your fees are refundable if you cancel within two weeks of joining.

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In Summary...

Live. Love. Listen.

Reflect. Share. Flow.

Welcome. Trust. Be.

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