Biography
Founder
G.L.
Sampoorna is a
psychologist with 27 years experience in counseling, meditation,
mind coaching and training. She is the founder of ‘Oneiric’
(-relating to Dreams), a center for psychological assistance and
life skills development. Oneiric focuses on wellness of the body,
mind and soul, creating holistic personal growth, enabling people to
connect to their inner self and lead fulfilled lives.
With a vision to empower
people to reach their true potential, Sampoorna has worked with
over 20,000 clients across the world – with individuals, corporate
employees, law enforcement staff and officers, and education
personnel. She provides her services three ways – workshops
in India and other countries; tele-counseling; in-bound client
groups from other countries. Her clients and country visits are
across the globe including USA, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, UK,
France, Sweden, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Ireland, and other
countries in Middle East and Asia.
With a formal
education in applied psychology (BA, MA, M Phil), Sampoorna has
developed core techniques that have evolved through first hand
interaction with her clients over two decades. Wrapping this core is
the expert knowledge from well established leaders such as Louise
Hay, Dick McHugh (Antony De Mello’s Sadhana Institute), Goenka
(vipasanna meditation) and others.
Her workshops and
counseling are an amalgamation of techniques, methods and processes
that are multi-disciplinary and bring together the best of the east
and the west. For example, a workshop may include some or all of the
following – conventional methods such as psychology, meditation,
physical exercise; contemporary methods such as art, music, dance,
drama, visualization, nutrition; innovative methods such as
gardening, play, and laughter.
Besides leading workshops, she is
committed to expanding her reach through her ‘Train the trainer’
programs. A complete list of the courses offered is available on
www.glsampoorna.com Sampoorna has published articles and is
currently authoring two books and developing multi media programs.
Her CD of guided journeys and her workshop CD is currently available. Besides her significant professional contribution she is
actively involved in welfare and development work.
Practicing the principles she teaches,
Sampoorna is able to bring a balance of work, prosperity, success,
friendship, rest and leisure into her life. She travels widely and
devotes time to creative pursuits like painting and writing
poetry.
Sampoorna currently lives in Chennai,
India..
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The Organisation - ONEIRIC
A center for psychological assistance and life skills development, founded by G.L. Sampoorna with a vision to empower people to reach their true potential. Oneiric focuses on wellness of the body, mind and spirit, creating holistic personal growth amongst individuals.
Oneiric has impacted more than 20,000 people in their journey to personal growth from all over India as well as globally – USA, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, UK, France, Sweden, Malaysia, Singapore, Sir Lanka, Middle East, China.
A panel of experts from the areas of management, criminology, education, marketing, finance, theatre and art share their expertise when required.
PRIOR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT
Organizing a Pre and Post-operative Counseling program for cardiac patients at Pandalai Cardio-thoracic foundation.
Setting up and running a Short stay Home to rehabilitate women in distress as Executive Director of Aashraya.
Setting up a Home for women with HIV, providing shelter, counseling and vocational rehabilitation, as Trustee of Zonta Resource Center. The Home was the first with this objective to be established in South east Asia.
Paper presented on 'Women's Shelter-An integrated care model', at the 'International Conference on Care for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS', co-sponsored by WHO, Red Cross and Red Crescent, at Montreal, Canada.
Identifying localities and organizing literacy programs for women, as trustee of Zonta resource center.
Meditation programs, as consultant to Evolution and Development, France:
Indian Airlines, Parry and company, MRF, Colt computers
Psychological testing and Behavior therapy to diagnose and modify maladaptive behavior and psycho-somatic disorders such as phobia, stammering, anxiety, depression, headache, joint pain, ulcer, allergy.
Counseling and group process to facilitate healing and overcome loss, grief and separation anxiety.
Psychological assessment on family dynamics in adoptive families, using projective techniques - A project with Indian Council for Child Welfare.
Self-help column for Chatterbox, a children’s magazine.
Eve’s touch, magazine on women.
Personal, Marital and Family Counseling for harmonious living -16 years.
Resource person for M.Sc Psychology, Institute of Correspondence education, University of Madras, Chennai, India.
Certified workshop leader (Australia) of “Heal your life, achieve your dreams”
Certified master practitioner of NLP trained under Dr. Richard McHugh
Coach for Radical Forgiveness, Colin Tipping.
Interactive, activity-oriented, experiential workshops :
Adolescents and young adults - Self awareness, Self-concept, Assertiveness, Leadership, Communication, Time management, Memory, Concentration, Creative thinking, Personal growth and Holistic development.
Workshops for educational institutions like Madras school of social work, SIET Women’s college, ICFAI school of management, Meena Muthiah College, SRM College, Brindavan Public school, Vidyodaya Higher secondary school, Presidency school, Kesari school, Himmayat E Anjuman.
Small entrepreneurs, Corporate executives - Self-esteem, Communication, Anger, Stress and Time management, Motivation, Decision-making, Personal growth, Strengthening Identity.
Recent projects/workshops :
Counseling and Self esteem - Workshops at several city colleges.
Burn out - Teachers, Kesari high school.
Introduction to Psychodrama - SRM college of Occupational therapy.
Conflict resolution - Project managers, DSQ software.
Stress management - Senior general managers, Software unit.
Sensitizing women police to victims - Equipping 1000 women police of Tamilnadu, with skills in rapport building, listening and empathy.
Orientation course for lecturers -Academic staff college, University of Madras
Listening and body language - Staff, ICE, University of Madras
Empowerment of women - Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
Stress management - Regional managers, United India Insurance
Self concept - Women officers, United India Insurance
Overcoming stress - Senior management, Clariant BTP
Psychological wellbeing - Proscribe
Stress Management - Polaris software
Soft skills training - Students, MBA, ICFAI
Stress, Anger, Time, Health management- 7000 Chennai Men police.
Sensitization to gender differences from the psychological perspective - TN District men police.
Current ongoing projects :
Self-esteem and stress management - Crime branch, CID
Relationship building among spouses - Corporate executives and spouses.
Participatory communication (Danida) -TN Water/Sanitation project managers.
Human behaviour - Students, PG diploma, CSIM.
Soft skills training - United India Insurance
Attitude enhancement - PG Students, Madras school of social work.
Love yourself, heal your life open workshops for adult participants
Love your lives, kids open workshops for children between 8 and 13
Love yourself teenager, be yourself workshops for 14 to 18 year olds
Self-awareness through the non-dominant hand workshops for adults.
Journey to wonderland with international trainers.
Workshops for personal growth in Melbourne and Brisbane, Australia.
Psychometric testing – APAC consultants
Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) training – Magnacast, Coimbatore
A 27-year track record in counseling, behavior therapy, psychotherapy, meditation, psychodrama and life skills training, for more than 20,000 people ensures vast experience combined with excellent results.
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