Post Graduate Programme in Management

2014-15
TERM: IV
TITLE OF THE COURSE: WELLTH MANAGEMENT
CREDITS: 2
Instructors
Capt. JV Avadhanulu

COURSE: Workshop Course

Email:
jv@auroville.org.in

No. of Section: 1
Tel. Number
+91-9986977258

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The pace of modern life and its challenges are increasing day by day. While you learn
the skills required in your work, you hardly learn the tools and techniques you need to
lead a healthy, harmonies and happy life. This interactive and experiential (nonreligious) workshop is a primer to explore wellness in 360 degrees.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To introduce the theory, tools and techniques for a healthy, stress-free and happier life.
Design your individual plan to lead life that you love.
Provide a tracking system along with support structure will be set up to help you to
implement your plan.
PEDAGOGY/TEACHING METHOD
The workshop has 10 contact sessions of 75 minutes each and you would additionally
require about 10-15 hours to do the work needed to qualify for the award of credits.
The workshop is designed to be experiential and interactive. The pedagogy adapts a
laboratory like approach with a combination of brief talks, video clips, guided
meditation/ visualization exercises. This is a powerful experiment to shift the usual
knowledge perspective to experiential insights. Sharing and discussions for mutual
learning and inspiration are an important aspect of this workshop.
During the workshop, you would have many aha moments and insights. While the
insights are valuable, they dont produce specific results by themselves. To produce
results, you will prepare your personal plan for wellth management and actually
implement it in a two week period with the support of your buddy. You capture your
day-to-day progress in a tracker and would summarize your experience in a reflection
essay.

Templates will be provided for the assignment and tracker. Hand-outs will be given with
the essential points to serve as an aide-memoir. You would be encouraged to inculcate
the habit of self-learning in the area of personal growth. A number of pointers and
suggestions will be provided during the course of the workshop for slef-learning.
Personal counselling sessions would be provided on request.
EVALUATION
You need to complete (in time) with pass marks in all the
4 components below to qualify for PASS grade
Class Participation
Assinment#1 Personal Vision and Mission Statement
Quiz
Assignment#2 Reflection essay
Total

Weightage

10%
20%
30%
40%
100%

SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS
Module I
Introduction
Module Objective
Introduction to the science of wellbeingI
Sessions and Objective
Session 1:
Objective:

Introduce the Gallop Model for wellbeing

Importance of personal vision statement and workbook for personal vision

statement.

Distinction between internal and external resources

Utilizing the inner resources in-the-moment and developing inner resources

Assignment # 1
Personal Vision, Mission, Values Statement with foreseeable milestones.
Module II
Practice of integral wellness program
Module Objective
To train you in the practice of integral wellness program
Sessions and Objective
Sessions 2, 3 and 4:
Objective: To train you in the integral wellness program that can be practiced in just 30
minutes per day, consisting of
1.
Stretch exercises based on yoga for flexibility of the body and toning the muscles
2.
Pranayama (Yogic Breathing) to expand the lung capacity and improve the lung
efficiency. Breathing happens more than 24,000 times a day. With each breath,
you take in life nurturing energies and expel toxins. Improved lung capacity and
efficiency make this process more effective and gradually change your body
constitution from the (disease harbouring) acidic state. Continuing the practice of
pranayama reduces the respiration rate, when you dont need any more oxygen/
have toxins to expel. Reduced respiration rate is the signal for the body to
recuperate, rejuvenate and rebuild, retarding the aging process and
strengthening your immunity system.
3.
Deep relaxation to recharge your inner batteries and enjoy higher levels of
energy and enthusiasm.
Note: This module requires a space with mats and cushions S

Module III
Online stress management
Module Objective
To learn tools and techniques for online stress management
Sessions and Objective
Sessions 5, 6 and 7:
Objective: Modern life style has led to unprecedented levels of stress, anxiety and
worry, disturbing the inner harmony. The common approach of taking a break appears
to be working till you get back from the break; when you confront the same or even
bigger pile of things to do. The disturbances to inner harmony undermine your
productivity and creativity and rob you of the joy of being alive. You will have an
opportunity to try out easy-to use tools and techniques to manage your stress as it arises
(on-line) in your daily life.

Micro-breaks to let go of accumulated stress in just 2-3 minutes

Micro-meditations of 2-3 minutes to relax your mind and enable you to better
utilize inner resources
Let go of toxic emotions (like anger, anxiety, upsets, irritation etc.) as they arise
Freedom form anxiety and negative thoughts

Module IV Being Happier

Module Objective
To learn How to be happier with whatever life situations and circumstances you may
be facing
Sessions and Objective
Sessions 8 and 9:
Objective:

Happier people are more successful and more effective. Happiness levels in
modern life have stagnated or even declined, despite economic growth and
improved life style. This may be attributed to the common misconception that
happiness depends mainly on the external factors - such as money, fame,
favourable events etc. We focus on "How to Be Happier" with a unique fusion of
ancient wisdom and recent scientific results.

The science behind the smile

Happiness boosters

Re-wiring your brain to lead a happier life

Module V
Living a healthier, harmoniuos and happier life
Module Objective
To prepare your personal Wellth Management Plan and implement it in your life
Sessions and Objective
Session 10:
Objective:

Importance of practice to derive benefits of Wellth Management

Workbook to design your personal wellth management plan

Common impediments to implementing the plan in your life

Support structure and tracking system to successfully implement your plan

Two week practice period and reflection essay

Quiz

Wrap-up
Assignment # 2
WORK TO BE DONE FOR TWO WEEKs AFTER WORKSHOP
1.
Implement your plan with the support of your buddy
2.
Make daily entries of your tracker
3.
WRITE A REFLECTION ESSAY OF YOUR EXPERIENCE AND SUBMIT IT ALONG WITH
THE TRACKER
Additional Readings
1.
Well Being by Tom Rath and Jim Harter
2.
Asana, Pranayama, Mudra and Bandha by Swami Satyananda Saraswathi
3.
Raja Yoga, by Swami Vivekananda
4.
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, by Deepak Chopra
5.
Search inside yourself by Chade Ming Tan
6.
Emotional intelligence by David Goleman
7.
Mans Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
8.
The happiness advantage by Shaun Achor
9.
Positive psychology by Steve Baumgardner and Marie Crothers
ABOUT THE FACULTY
JV Avadhanulu is a Visiting Faculty at IIMB, IIMI and IMTN in the area of Personal
Growth. He quit professional career in 2007 to explore alternate modes of living in
Auroville and discovered the purpose of his life in facilitating workshops and retreats to
share the tools and techniques that were beneficial to him in his life. More than 9000
people from 35 countries have participated in his programs and benefited in numerous
ways.
He had a successful career of over 37 years that spanned various roles in the Indian
Navy, in the high tech industry and academic institutions.
He held top R&D
Management positions such as the Director of R&D (D-Link India), Joint Chief Program
Executive (CRISP, IISc), Vice President (Cirrus Logic India), GM R&D (BPL Telecom). Prior
to his career in industry, he served in the Indian Navy for 21 Years a. He received the
Visisht Seva Medal form the President of India for distinguished service and the Jain
Memorial Gold Medal from Chief of Naval Staff for innovative design. To know more,
please see http://www.joyofpersonalgrowth.com
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