Jul - Sep 1998

Disha Foundation by Dr. Meenu Bhambani,
Disha Foundation, a pioneering institute of Jaipur was started in March 1995 with Mrs. Pearl N. Kavoori as its Director. The main objective was to provide opportunities to children with physical and multiple disabilities to help discover themselves and develop their potentials. Every classroom has charts specifying the disability of each child and the specific needs that ought to be attended to. A comprehensive functional and educational programme is followed to teach the children. An individual educational plan based on participatory and actual / concrete, day-to-day experiences is followed....more

Reiki by R.A.Srimathi,
Reiki is an art of natural wholistic healing technique, rediscovered in 1800s by Dr. Mikao Usui, a Japanese monk. Reiki is a Japanese word meaning “Universal Life Force Energy.” The essential and integral attunements are passed on from Master to the pupil. The vibration, the frequency of the self energy force gets attuned to the Universal life force, making the person balanced, harmonised and centred. After attunements, one gets the power in their hands to heal oneself, others, animals and plants. Group healing can also be practised. Reiki heals at all levels- physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. It penetrates deep into the systems and clears the blocks at the core levels. It frees the flow of energy by removing all the blocks that exist at body, mind and soul levels. It balances, harmonises and centres energy equally....more

Understanding deafblindness by Akhil S. Paul,
If a child is profoundly deaf and totally blind, his or her experience of the world extends only as far as the finger tips can reach. Along with non-verbal and verbal conversations, a child who is deafblind needs a reliable routine of meaningful activities. Touch cues, gestures, and use of object symbols are some typical ways in which a deafblind child knows what is about to happen to him/her. Education for these children will need to be highly individualised. Though deafblindness presents unique challenges, many persons who are deafblind have achieved a quality of life that is excellent. They have accepted the absence of sight and hearing as a life situation; they have had educational experiences that helped them maximize their abilities to communicate and to function productively.....more