A four-day youth programme by Rotary Club of Nashik Airport was a success

A youth programme intended to develop the personality and leadership quality and imbibe the significance of good health, sound body and mind was organised by the Rotary Club of Nashik Airport from Nov 13 to 16 at Orchid International School, Anjneri.

The very first day of the youth programme was marked with the inauguration at the hands of Mayur Vyas, former district president of Gujarat. The second day was quite interesting as the first session was initiated by Dr George Judah, renowned psychotherapist and counsellor. He spoke on human mind, magic of positive attitude, meditation and stroke that every human being needs. Dr George Judah has accomplished his second PhD in realising self-esteem. It became easier for the participants to penetrate the knowledge deeper as the speaker furnished them with lots of real life examples.

Talking about the positive attitude he said It is the way you look at things mentally. Mental focus on the outside world sees situations as either opportunities or failure. The positive attitude triggers enthusiasm, enhances creativity, creates a climate for fun and builds good human relationships.

He succeeded in imparting the message that 'I am responsible for who I am.'

Speaking about the need of meditation he said, "Meditation is a gap between two thoughts when you succeed in keeping your mind silent. Twenty minutes meditation is equal to six hours' sleep and it also connects you to spiritual world."

He advised youngsters to relax body and mind to build confidence and take care of themselves physically, mentally and psychologically.

While disclosing the facts about emotional needs, he said, "Every human being needs a stroke, which is a unit of appreciation and recognition but sadly we are miser about the love and recognition.

Always follow the formula 'Praise in public and reprimand in private. Your love should be unconditional. The concluding message he gave to everyone was the greatest gift you can give your child is self esteem, which is an inner sense of the value one places on oneself."

The second session was about discovering the leadership potential by Arvind Chittewale, who is a professional trainer for various programmes like aesthetics awareness, gender sensitivity. family effectiveness etc. Talking about the leadership qualities ,Every­body has a leadership potential. But the point is that we must realise it. What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. He also helped discover the leadership potential of participants through various stimulation games and made the session joyful.

The last session was on health by Dr Anil Badiyani renowned cardiologist who not only spoke about the physical aspect but also uncovered the facts about ill mental, social and spiritm well-being. He described in detail the four pillar. specifically diet, exercise, stress management and behavioural pattern of health Through his interaction with the students, he explained about the teenagers problems for which he taught them simple technique of breathing .

The next day's session was addressed by Rashmi Sharma, Prof SIOM who interacted with the students through various games. Talent presentation programme was also orginised. The programme was attended by 54 students from India and 33 from abroad. The programme was supported and co-ordinated by the President of Rotary Club of Nashik Airport, Srinivas Lal and convenor Uday Menon.