If you are in Dehradun..

Attend the innovative SHG meet at Dehradun RAILWAY STATION; time: 3-5 PM 27/08/11(sunday) contact: 8126174710 (Dr Kshitiz)
And catch the train to return "HOME"..

Regional get-together at Herbertpur

This Sunday about ten people gathered in Anugrah Hall at Herbertpur, representing 3 self help groups: Herbertpur, Dehradun and Meerut. One IPWS was from Kaala Amb (Sirmaur). We started at 2 pm and dispersed by 6.30 pm! After introductions and discussion of ground rules etc., we began with a quite informal but in-depth talk by Ms Jubin, who is a Developmental Psychologist working with children with special needs at Anugrah day care center for such children. She illustrated with a real life story, the need to accept and acknowledge people's experiences without judgment: Dont judge a man unless you have walked at least ten miles in his shoes!

So, people with different experiences should be listened to, and their version should be accepted. To do this, it was important that we reduced our obsession with “my life, my experiences, my pain etc.” and spend sometime with others, especially children with special needs- and genuinely ask ourselves: is this child happy? If yes, what has she/ he based it on? Because we have learned to base our happiness on fluency or dis-fluency at a given moment so “totally” that everyday our joy goes up and down umpteen times like see-saw gone out of control...

She also talked about how psychological development of a child howsoever different in small ways, is affected over a long period of time: the child becomes “self-conscious” - as a result his self-esteem suffers. S/he learns to react to people, situations and opportunities differently. She concluded by emphasizing the need for Acceptance and Forgiveness turned towards ourselves. We harbor a lot of anger against ourselves. Her talk was much appreciated and some question- answers followed.

Next, we screened the Chennai Documentary:, made by Raja Bhattacharjee. For many of us it was quite a novel idea: to stammer on camera and then, on top of it, talk about stammering itself !! But that is the beauty of Acceptance. And it has to be practiced in order to be experienced and understood. The members felt so encouraged that they decided to be interviewed on camera and let it be hosted on youtube.

Next, we screened some scenes from The King' Speech. This too was an experience felt at a visceral level. We especially liked the scene where the king breaks down and is consoled by his wife, just like any common man. We also liked the subtle interplay- Trained Speech therapists versus the Australian upstart! The Arch bishop recommends to the king that he should take therapy only from “properly” trained doctors- and not from this Australian who has no degrees and who has acted on stage- that is all.. But the king politely declined and stuck to Lionel.. Also, the scene where Lionel purposely insults the king, pushes him in a rage and forces him to say: Listen to me- BECAUSE I HAVE A VOICE! And then, quietly agrees: Yes, you do, my lord! One thing became quiet clear: a good therapeutic relationship will have to be based on complete honesty, transparency and equality.. The PWS has to literally open his soul to therapist, in order to be healed.. When a PWS says in mind: I will take only this much of this therapy, not the whole- and why should I do this or that- no, no, let me use my common sense too.. This may not serve him well in the long run.

Then, we had a quick feedback in front of the camera and then, a mini session at coffee shop. Since sachin had to catch a train next morning at 3.30 am, he ran away. Neeraj collected all the phone numbers. Dr Kshitiz and Neeraj planned how to move ahead in their own areas. The Meerut group had started from home early in the morning and reached back only about 1 am! BUT It was truly good to have met like this on a sunday, learn from each other and from a Developmental Psychologist too: that was the icing on the cake. Thanks Jubin and Thanks Anugrah! And thanks to all the participants who traveled long distances to be here and encourage each other..

My Journey...

Today,i had a life changing experience....After meeting Dr. sachin yesterday,i'm becoming conscious about my stammering...i do a lot of voluntary stammering(worse than i actually stammer) today.....first with my family,then with my neighbour....finally,when i was in the way for SHG meeting,i do voluntary stammering with more than 5 strangers by asking them addresses of different locations...i was doing voluntary stammering more worse than i actually stammer...then,i went to mehant indresh hospital for SHG meeting..Dr. Kshitij was already there...we plannned to went to market for praticing the techniques...after sometime, we were in the market...there,we both do a lot of voluntary stammering by applying the bouncing technique.After a hour,we returned from there...we have planning for the next meet...it was a life changing experience for me....it gives me a lot of relief..i'm no longer hiding my stammering....i'm no longer a covert stammerer....

Regards

My s.s.stammering story

Hello everyone.....myself r.r.r.rajesh bhandari pursuing btech from GEU,Dehradun...i'm 20 yrs old and a stammerer since my early childhood days...because of my stammering,i was quite shy in school.....though,among my friend circle,i speaks maximum...but,during intoducing myself in class.i stammer a lot..i never used to give answers even i was knowing it ..due to my stammeringi started to avoid lot of things like bunking 1st day of class of every session... the same thing continues to grow larger and larger when i entered my clg life.now,i'm in 2nd year....

Last month, i came to know about TISA through internet...then i starts taking speech therapy from dr. vijay,who also worked in samgra,d.dun....then he advised me to meet dr. sachin in herbetpur....i went there 2 weeks ago to attend a SHG....by attending SHG and meeting dr. sachin, i came to know what actually the stammering is...I learned to look at my stammering in a different way, not the way I was looking before that. I got to know that we all share almost common experiences... I am not alone…. great peoples like Winston Churchill,king george,rithik roshan also had same problem........i have started taking my stammering in positive way....i'm practicing hard to manage stammering i.e doing voluntary stammering bouncing,prolongation etc....it has added a lot of confidence in me......

Hope, one day i will become a professional stammerer....

RAJESH

(Marian and Rajesh having a nice little chat as Bhuri, the dog, listens..)

Dehradun Meeting 13th Feb

Next shg meeting at dehradun is on 13/2/11(sunday)

venue: Mahant Indiresh hospital campus, time: 3-5 pm

contact:8126174710 (Dr Kshitiz) thanks

Dehradun SHG meet

DEAR ALL,
WE, THREE, RAJESH (GRAHHIC ERA), RAHUL (PETROLEUM INSTITUTE)AND MYSELF ASSEMBLED IN THE CAMPUS OF MAHANT HOSPITAL. WE DISCUSSED VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THERAPY, HOW TO IMPROVE SHG AND DECIDED TO MEET ON WEEKLY BASIS. AND ALSO MADE A FUTURE PLAN. WITH REGARD
KSHITIZ

TISA SHG IN DEHRADUN STARTS !

DEAR ALL,

THERE WILL BE A TWO HOUR SHG MEETING AT DEHRADUN. IF INTERESTED, PLEASE COME NEAR GATE OF SRI MAHANT INDIRESH HOSPITAL AND GIVE A CALL TO ME.
TIME 12- 2PM SHARP. DAY SUNDAY( 6/2/2011)
MOB. 8126174710

WITH REGARD DR KSHITIZ

Stammering workshop: 7-8th March

Samagra Ashram is organising a two day (Sat, Sun- 7-8th March) self help workshop for people who stammer (PWS). Anyone older than 14 is welcome. Girls are especially encouraged to participate. The focus will be on teaching and practising most useful techniques to help 'forward moving' speech and better communication; not just speech Motor skills but cognitive and affective skills will also be reviewed and discussed. Some instructions on breathing and meditation will also be provided. Methodology will be participatory and experiential. Small group activities and one on one sessions will be used. Post workshop support will be offered through emails and phone. Useful literature will also be provided.

Language of instruction will be English or Hindi, depending on the needs of the participants. Though every participant is expected to contribute to the process of learning, sessions will be facilitated by Vijay, a SLP with considerable experience and Sachin, a pws, and TISA coordinator.

Time: 9 am to 5.30 pm on 7-8th March at Samagra Ashram, near Summerfield School, Herbertpur, Dehradun. Herbertpur is 35 km from Dehradun on Paonta sahib road.

Fee: Essentially the workshop is free; Just for the renting of hall etc., there is a registration fee of Rs 100 on day 1 (7th March) only. For board and lodge, arrangement will be made at a nearby hotel, within a range of Rs 150 to 300 per day per person. Participant from nearby cities need not stay at Herbertpur, unless they want to, for convenience.
Further inquiries: satksri(at)rediffmail.com, satksri(at)gmail.com; 9412058272, 09368127778