A long-term programme to empower the creators of a more compassionate and sustainable world
Overview
Dates: Rolling admissions, with next intake 22nd April, 2024
Duration: Flexible, with a suggested minimum of approximately fifteen months, which is the recommended period for a well-rounded experience and completion of the main course syllabus. For those who wish to gain further experience and deepen learning, it is possible to stay longer. And in certain cases it may be possible to participate for a shorter period as well, so applicants are encouraged to contact us with any questions or concerns about duration.
Location: Dharmalaya Institute, Bir, India (with some sessions available remotely)
Course type: Immersive residential (with hybrid options for partial remote participation)
Modular structure: Can be taken as a 15-month residential programme or as multiple intensive workshop-retreats with practicums and breaks in between.
Cost: Sliding scale (see specific event pages for details)
This is a contemplative and embodied course that seeks to engage the whole of us in the exploration of responsible local and global citizenship and the arts of sensitive and effective changemaking.
Course synopsis
Dharmalaya Institute is partnering with Earthville Institute in the USA to bring you ‘Building a Better World’, a unique long-term programme specifically for caring people like you who want to make a positive impact in the world. This precious opportunity is designed to empower you as an insightful, sensitive, and effective agent of change, and to help you develop your skills for making your inspirations into realities.
Each of us has our own unique contributions to make to this world, and if you’re reading this right now it is because you want to make a difference. But how can we make the best contributions we can make? Where do we focus, and how do we improve? How do we meet the human challenges of working with others effectively? How do we communicate successfully? How do we reach people? How do we inspire others to action? How do we make it work financially? How do we take care of ourselves along the way? And how do we do our work as sustainably as possible?
This programme will address all of these essential questions and more, supporting you to make greater beneficial impacts while also evolving as a caring human and a compassionate local and global citizen.
What’s more, you will have opportunities to apply the skills and sensitivities you’ll be developing in the course in the real-world context of the work of Dharmalaya Institute itself (with the option of gaining experience at Earthville Institute in the USA as well). And, in that process, you will have the opportunity to be a part of the team that will shape the future of the Institute — a rare and precious opportunity to make a major impact.
Who is this course for?
Anyone with a caring heart and a passion to do some good in the world, who aspires to empower yourself to make the best possible impacts in the best possible ways. Whether your passion is expressed in the fields of education, sustainability, the arts and creativity, nonprofit NGO work, social activism or altruistic entrepreneurship, this course is designed for you. For those who already have significant experience, this course will serve as an integrated personal and professional development programme to refine your skills and sensitivities and enhance your effectiveness. And for those who are either looking for a career change or just beginning to find your paths in this world, this course will meet you where you are and help you find fruitful and satisfying ways to focus your energy and gifts.
FULL COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION AVAILABLE HERE.