Certified Volunteer Chaplains of the Hindu Faith

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1 Certified Volunteer Chaplains of the Hindu Faith Lead us from unreal to real. Lead us from Darkness to the Light. Lead us from the fear of death to the Knowledge of Immortality! --Upanishads You Can Become A Volunteer Hindu Chaplain. At Last, The Course Is Ready! Are You? Learn How To Serve In Temples, Medical, University And Other Chaplaincy Settings! Hindu University of America, in conjunction with Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America, is pleased to present the first Training Course for American Hindu Leaders to become Certified Volunteer Chaplains of the Hindu Faith. The course will be presented at Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville, in Buckingham, VA, Monday 5 Jan. -Friday 9 Jan , PhD, one of the main teachers of the course, is seen here outside LOTUS: the Light of the Universe Shrine to all faiths located on the Ashram grounds. LOTUS has thousands of visitors every year including many Hindus. It was created by Sri Swami Satchidananda who taught Hindu and Yogic teachings to around the world. The fee for the instructional program for certification is $150. Accommodations at the Ashram for an individual participant range in price from $300 (shared dormitory room and bath) to $460. Price for couples is slightly less than for two individuals. Included: four nights of room, three Vegan meals a day, three daily meditation sessions, a daily hatha class, and a tour of the inspiring, globally respected, LOTUS temple and other holy sites. The main instructors Dr. Sarvaananda is a Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) through the Association of Professional Chaplains. Dr. Sarvaananda spent 15 years in medical and hospice chaplaincy. She is currently on the Board of Trustees of Satchidananda Ashram and is active in many national chaplaincy as well as community projects on and off the ashram. is the Hindu Chaplain to students at Duke University with Masters in Social Work and BS in Engineering. She is an Executive Coach and also on the Board of Directors of Hindu Society of North Carolina. She iis a wife, mother, and grandmother, Pratima Dharm is the first Hindu Chaplain in the history of the Department of Defense, having served the US Army for nine years including two combat tours to Iraq. She is an Army CPE trained hospital chaplain. She holds Masters degrees in Psychology and theology, is a trained Yoga and Yoga Nidra teacher and currently serves as Hindu chaplain at Georgetown University, She is a wife, mother, and is involved in US Military and community outreach projects. HUA is working to establish a Masters of Divinity program to train chaplains of Eastern Traditions to serve anywhere that such services are needed. This course is also applicable for graduate college credit. We look forward to hearing from you very soon! Please contact (swami.sarvaananda@gmail.com, ), before December with questions and confirmation. Reservations for Ashram stays are available through the Ashram Reservation Center, Chaplaincy Program, (800) or ext. 111.

2 #3-Schedule-HUA Pilot Program: 5-9 JAN 2015 Certification for Hindu leaders to become Volunteer Chaplains Satchidananda Ashram, Yogavillle in Buckingham, Virginia 5 th Mon 4-4:30 orientation to program, certification, etc., 4:30-5:30--address Why Chaplaincy? Why are Hindus Needed for Chaplaincy? (Give basic elements of University-Medical-Temple and other forms of chaplaincy and the need for Hindu involvement) - Univ+Temple: 30 min - Med+other, 30 min 7:15-8:15 Elements of Hindu Beliefs especially useful in all chaplaincy (chaplaincy article from Hinduism Today 2010) 8:15-9:15 University Chaplaincy 1 (special needs and skills ) 6 th Tues 6:00-8:00 Hatha and Meditation class- Swami Vidyaananda breakfast 9:00-9:50 Balancing 1 9:50-10:40 Listening and communication skills 10:40-11:30 Listening and communications skills 12:00 noon Lotus Meditation 1:30-3:30 Tour of Yogaville, LOTUS Shrine, (Sita, staff) 3:45-5:45 Hindu Philosophy and chaplaincy Swami Karunananda, Raja, Pranayama, Meditation (from book AWAKENING) 1

3 7:15-8:30 University Chaplaincy 2 8:30-9:00 Medical Chaplaincy 1 (and others) 7 th Wed 6:00-8:00 Hatha and Meditation class, freeing joints Hope Mell breakfast 9-9:50 Balancing 2 9:50-10:40 Cultural Bias-personal Culture: Communial view 12:00 noon Meditation 2:00-3:30 Tools for resolving issues: Chaplaincy s action, reflection, action, and Hindu s adapt, adjust, accommodate methods of dealing with people/problems followed by some basic Mediation techniques 3:45-5:45 role playing 1 - parent and teen conflicts, young adult concerns. Aging, retirement, etc 7:15-8:45 Temple Chaplaincy Concerns (teens, young adults and identification of Hindu/Indian and American) 8:45-9:15 Temple and Medical Chaplaincy: going to and from home, placement, appointments, etc. 8 th Thurs 6:00-8:00 Hatha and Meditation restorative class Rev Saraswathi 2

4 breakfast 9-9:50 Balancing 3 9:50-10:40 stress Management and Chaplaincy Sw Vidyaananda 10:40-11:30 Dealing with aging, death- 12:00 noon Meditation 2-3:30 Military, CISM and Disaster chaplaincy trainings Pratima Dharm 3:45-5:15 Role playing 2 (Death:Medical, Aging issues),, Pratima Dharm 5:15-5:45 Closing Remarks 7:15-9:00 Medical Chaplaincy 9 th Fri 6-8 Hatha and Meditation class 9:15-10:00 Seven Stars of Hinduism: Dileep Thatte 10:00-10:30 Military Chaplaincy Pratima Dharma 10:30-11:00 Closing Remarks 11-11:30 CLOSING CIRCLE (turn in evaluations) (check out of rooms by noon) 3

5 RATE for Volunteer Chaplaincy Certificate Program: $150 - per person RATES for Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville: (Includes three vegetarian meals, three meditation sessions, one hatha class per day in addition to room and board.) Four night stay: (Monday 5 January-Thursday 8 January nights, leave room Friday morning by time) Shared Room, Shared Bath (Dormitory): $300. Private Single Room, Shared Bath (Dormitory): $380. Private Double Room: (if bringing spouse) $680. Private Room, Private Bath (Lotus Guest Houses): Single $460. Double (if bringing spouse) $760. (If applying for Hindu University of America graduate credits towards the future Masters of Divinity program, other fees and requirements will be necessary. Ask for details) 4