Corporates are also increasingly falling on spiritual awakening programmes, retreats, ethic camps, soul searching camps and transcendental meditation workshops for the spiritual development of their employees.

The renewed interest in spiritual training can be traced to the rigors and complexities of the modern, competitive working environment, which breed stress, tension and complexes among employees.

Mangeshda's Institute of Spiritual Awakening, founded by Mangesh Vadhavkar, who is popularly called Mangeshda, has designed a number of programmes to help modern-day man lead an active life, realising his hidden spiritual potential.

With 43 centres in India and abroad, the Institute of Spiritual Awakening conducts unique personality development programmes like Self-Recognition and Development (SRD), Stress Management, Core Enlightenment, Meditation, Reiki and Satsangs.

"The Self Recognition and Development programme encourages a person to develop his own personality, and bring out the unique qualities lying unrealised in him. Every individual has some good traits as well as bad traits. Instead of copying others, the course teaches one how to develop one's good traits and overcome the bad ones," says Mangeshda. "Self-contemplation of `What I am' changes the whole perspective towards life," he explains.

The programme includes practical sessions on public speaking and interactive role-play to understand the roots of problems. These sessions break open the grip of complexes, nervousness, tension and stress and help to build self-confidence.

The training is primarily on how to preserve energies and use them to develop the innermost potential of the body, mind and soul. An understanding and practice of the same enables one to tackle any kind of negativity and face tough situations with ease in day to day life. The SRD programme caters to the overall development of persons of all ages.

The Core Enlightenment programme is an intense residential training course. Here, the participants are taught to totally disconnect themselves from the outer world, work over their negative emotions hidden deep within and prepare themselves to experience tranquility and peace of mind. The special meditation techniques are simple, effective and effortless so that anybody can easily practise them. There are no restrictions of posture, dress, time, place, etc. The institute has also brought out meditation cassettes to enable people to practise the art at home.

The institute has designed its stress management programmes in such a manner that anyone and everyone can learn to reduce stress and enjoy life. The Satsangs are spiritual discourses by Mangeshda. Instead of being mere followers, he exhorts people to come forward and experience unity with the Divine Energy.

For more details contact: Mangeshda's Institute of Spiritual Awakening, B-65, Sahar Tower Society, IIIrd Floor, Sahar Road, Parsi Wadi, Andheri (E), Mumbai-400 099; Tel: (022) 822 4822.