Delhi Workshop-1st day

Today Delhi workshop was attended by 27 members. Workshop was facilitated by Mr. Jaiparkash Sunda. Members name as follows- Pawas anand, Amit kushwah, Amit Dixit, Jitendera, Ravi, Dr. Vijay, Dr. Tabish, Salendera, Nitin, Ishaan (10 years), Parmendra, Umesh, Abhishek, Amit srivastva, Rakesh Jaiswal, Kaliash, Sourabh, Ajay, Ashish, Parbhat, Sanchit, Hemant, Lalit pandey, Sikander, Subhodh ( Hope I wont miss some one :-) Today these activities were performed.
Silence- All members reached at the given time and sat for 15 minutes silence. Mr. Lalit coordinated this activity. We just closed our eyes and had to watch our breaths.
Introduction- All members gave their introduction to whole group by standing one by one on his seat. Some member came from far away places. Nice to see that now TISA really is growing.
Ground Rules- Basic ground rules shared by J.P. Like, what we should had to follow here. None can complete word for another, eye contact should be try to maintain, No advice should be given to anyone.
Session for Interview and personal branding- This time Pawas(HR) shared his ideas for how the young pws who are seeking for jobs can prepare themselves for jobs and interviews. What an organisation and HR expect from a interviewer. Really a worthy session for all of us.
Session on Acceptance- We saw a video of Dr. Sachin talking on acceptance. Then everyone shared his views on acceptance, what they think about real acceptance and how it can be started to implement in real life. Acceptance is not just talking or sharing that I stammer, but it is more bigger than this. It is a life long   journey. It is Accepting the things as they are. We are just part of this big universe and everything is a happening here. Real journey only passes through way of acceptance.
Group discussion- All members are divided in four groups of 7 members. Each group facilitated by one member and asked to discuss members point of view about acceptance, attitude towards their own stammering and others.
Lunch break- We finished lunched with the same group members we discussed acceptance so that we could discussed many more things on lunch table too.
Speech tool and Techniques- J.P told us about some speech tool and techniques like Bouncing, Prolongation and Cancellation. These were some fluency shaping techniques and some stuttering modification techniques. Both have their pros and cons. Then Every member showed demo how much he learned them.
Energizer Games- We played some energizer games to re boost energy level of participants every time they started to feel bored or sleepy :-) We played musical chair and some other games. Learning the techniques with fun is always nice. All enjoyed this a lot.
Presentation and video recordings- All members were divided in four groups with one camera and laptop. Everyone gave a presentation of his personal experience with stammering and one member recorded it by cam. 3-4 minute presentation was very nice by everyone. We saw videos later.
Tea break and general discussion- In evening at five, we took snacks with Tea. There we discussed general questions with old TISA members. Members seemed more open and personal now.
Phone calling- Later J.P decided one more activity that we had to call our friends or family members to tell them that I am here in stammering communication workshop because I stutter. Some members really afraid to do this at first time but when some started to do everyone did motivated and did the same.
Real world practice- When we were coming back from the ISI(Indian social Institute), we went on asking directions from strangers. At ticket counter of Metro station, everyone did a bouncing or voluntary stuttering. Whole day was full of learning and fun. Anyway this was the day which we choose for our communication and better personal understanding. All worth we got. Hope next day of workshop will be more productive and fun for all of us. Now time for sleep to wake up early in the morning. We tried too..Ahh!! bye bye..good night.

Delhi workshop- A great opportunity

It is great news that Delhi SHG members are doing such a nice work again. A two days Delhi workshop will be organized on 14 and 15 July. Attending a TISA workshop is always a great idea than doing any other thing. Why?? A person who attends a workshop for the first time can’t really believe what he gets from a workshop. As I remind my old days about one year ago when I attended my first TISA workshop in Herburtpur, It was really a life changing decision. Now I think what would be I am today if I won’t attend that workshop. If I would not attend that workshop then still I would be spending my lot of time in thinking about why I am so much different from others? Why I can’t able to speak fluent when it needs most? When I would cure myself and complete my all dreams??..blah blah!! I was always wearing a heavy load of emotions and thoughts to hide my stammering from others. It consumed so much energy that I missed many other opportunities around me. Although I was able to hide my stammer to a large extent in those days, but I never sensed a deep down satisfaction. If I used the tricks to speak fluent either it failed or success but a non-satisfaction always exits there. I felt guilty why after so many years I can’t make myself to speak like others. If I can’t learn a simple task of speaking what else I would do in my life. But attending that TISA meeting really was a life changing decision for me..How?? Let’s see.

               First time in my life I met so many people like me who speaks by the same way as I. Sharing my deep down emotions with them really was a nice experience for me. I sensed heavy emotions started to wear out because at last hidden treasure started to come out after so many years. I felt why I am so bothering with my way of speaking; if so many people are here who stammer but still leaving a good standard life. I got all the answers like why sometime I speak fluent and sometime can’t able to utter a single word. Why sometimes I forget all about my stammering and why some days pass in only contemplation of stammering. Why I don’t want to face some particular persons in my life?? What would happen if I will start to share my problem with others? First workshop gave all the answers to these questions. Only talking about stammering with others really healed a lot from inside. A lot of shame and guilt automatically started to melt down with it. I always doubt on myself how I can achieve my dream to become a teacher, but I met few persons there who already had done this. It was really a big motivation for me. And the most nice thing which happen to you when you attend a workshop or SHG meetings that you really enjoy the social interaction there because you are fully allowed to stutter as much as you can. Really!! 
              This Delhi workshop will provide you the same great opportunity so don’t miss it at any cost. An idea can change your life!! Who knows a really magic waiting for you too? A workshop after 2-3 months works like a booster medicine for the old TISA members and give us a chance to meet old friends and learn with fun. I am excitedly waiting for this workshop. I am sure that I will enjoy this workshop too as much I enjoyed earlier ones. TISA for us and it is our responsibility to spread its core message so that its benefits would reach to maximum.