About
Early years A single child, born in 1956, Sampoorna was fortunate to grow up with ample sibling love and rivalry, in the nurturing space of a traditional joint family. The family, headed by her grandparents, included her aunt, uncle and sons, besides her mother and herself, as well as the always welcome stream of relatives and house guests from towns and villages. Constant exposure to different types of persons offered Sampoorna an opportunity to observe and to understand people, their interaction, their moods and their differences. It endowed her with the insight that each had their strength and weakness, with no two people alike and that they could still get along well. Dealing with people of varied temperament served in building up her resilience. Her early upbringing taught her to recognize ‘difference, dissimilarity and variation’ as contributing to diversity rather than disparity. The strong connection with relatives gave her the perception of family as a community group, sharing, providing and being provided for. Sampoorna, though city-bred, was privileged to enjoy country life during summer vacations. She was born and raised in Madras, now Chennai, where she continues to reside, in India. Education, qualification, training Seeing it as time away from play, hobbies and friends, Sampoorna had no great passion for studies. However, at the age of twelve, intrigued by human behaviour and the workings of the mind, and subsequent to a conversation with her mother on psychology, she excitedly made a decision regarding her future education that she never faltered on. Life helped to follow it through to perfection. Sampoorna completed her M.Phil even as she was working in the field for several years. From her first-hand experience of the therapeutic power of love and forgiveness in her own as well as in clients’ lives, she subsequently did her research on forgiveness. Besides her formal education in psychology, Sampoorna, out of interest and of her own accord, underwent supervised training with Dr. Balakrishnan at the Government General hospital. She qualified as an NLP master practitioner and trainer with Dr. Dick McHugh and works with Dr. Dick Mc Hugh in training NLP practitioners. The psycho-spiritual therapy training with Loic and Stephanie LeRoy, France in early 1990s introduced her to body-mind-spirit connection. She qualified as a licensed “Heal your life” workshop leader and coach based on Louise Hay’s teachings. She became a “radical forgiveness” therapy practitioner with Colin Tipping. She trained in InterPlay with Cynthia Winton-Henry, founder, USA and with the co-founder in India, Fr. Prashant Olalaker. Her instruction in sound work was with such pioneers as Jonathan Goldman, Don Campbell and Joshua Leeds. As a self- taught artist she apprenticed under Bhagwan Chawan to hone her skills. Mindfulness is an integral part of her life that she practices through vipassana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka. Services – Therapist, Coach, Trainer, Teacher Sampoorna is a sensitive therapist to clients who require remedial work. She is a perceptive life coach for those in search of personal growth and development. She is an experienced trainer for facilitators and workshop leaders. She is a caring teacher for students of psychology and counsellors who wish to hone their practical skills. Sampoorna has developed core techniques that have evolved through first hand interaction with her clients over close to three decades. Her expertise lies in her multi-modal approach where her keen perception and deep discerning ability come to the fore. Her approach is holistic, oriented towards well-being. The work is 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 psychotherapy, meditation, breathing, music, physical exercise; contemporary methods such as NLP, art, imagery, journaling, sound, movement, drama, laughter, nutrition; innovative methods such as gardening, play, silence, eating and story telling. With a vision to facilitate people to empower themselves, and identify and access the power within themselves, she has interacted with over 25,000 people across the world – with individuals, corporate employees, law enforcement staff and officers, education personnel, and the religious. Her clients and country visits are across the globe including USA, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, UK, Ireland, France, Sweden, Malaysia, Singapore, China, and other countries in Middle East and Asia. She provides her services in person; through telephone; online courses; and has special in-bound courses for client groups from other countries. Creative exploration – Author, painter, poet Sampoorna explores life and work through her creative expression – she writes articles and books, she lets stories flow as a stream of consciousness, she unites paints with canvas and she allows poetry to pen itself on paper. "Transformation! Story of a bird," that Sampoorna authored is a self-help book with a story and a workbook, published by St. Paul’s Better yourself books. The true story she wrote “Miracle of the heart” was included in the book “Modern day miracles” by Louise Hay and friends, published by Hay House, USA. Several of her articles have been published in magazines for adults and children. Her article on Forgiveness was published by National Council of Guidance and Education, Ireland. Thought cards, book marks - Sampoorna’s art is an integral part of her work as it features vividly in these inspired cards and book marks of affirmations. CDs – The affirmations sung to music have impacted many lives. The unique guided journeys and visualisations carry her poetic expression into her work. Welfare work Besides her significant professional contribution, Sampoorna is active in welfare work. She worked with battered women and was one of the key persons in setting up a home for women with HIV in 1990, one of the first in South East Asia. Practicing the principles she teaches, Sampoorna is able to bring a balance of work, prosperity, success and rest in her life. She travels widely and devotes time to friendship and leisure. Dream, Vision Continue to learn to live in the moment with awareness; integrate past experiences; connect with the Self; Share the wisdom of this learning with others. Explore the inter-relationship of body-mind-spirit. Conduct research testing practical, holistic, psychological therapy at emotional and physical levels. Construct specific programmes to treat disease and physical ill-health using a holistic approach with psychological processes as a base to foster well-being. Experience, share and spread a sense of well-being. 2.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. |
With Louise Hay in Australia
With Dick McHugh
With Rick and Patricia, (Heal your life workshops)
A hug from Wayne Dyer
Certificate time at NLP, Mumbai with Dick McHugh and Giorgio Mennini
InterPlaying with Cynthia Winton-Henry at Denver (InterPlay)
Master artist Bhagwan Chavan's abode in Cholamandal artists village, Chennai
With Loic and Stephane Le Roy, France, in Chennai, India
Learning to pick organic strawberries with Nutritionist, Sr. Teresa, Canada
With Armelle Didier and Stephane Le Roy from France, in Chennai
US Vice consul at Zonta Dist conference, Chennai
With US consul general and Zonta International president, in Chennai
Abseiling in Australia
Shopping with InterPlayers in Mumbai|
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