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Svabhāva & Svadharma- Foundation of Individual and Planetary Flourishing

Discover your Svabhāva i.e. your inherent, earth-rooted nature. Redefine your purpose through your Svadharma to consciously co-create a better world.

26 Jul - 03 Aug 2025 Completed
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Overview

Who Am I? How do I live purposefully? How do I participate in co-creating a better world?

Human life is endowed with viveka (discernment) and adhikāratva (the eligibility to grow in consciousness). In our times, this ability is often dulled by disconnection—from nature, from self, and from the wisdom of those who walked before us. As a result, both the individual and society experience imbalance.
Thus there is a need to gain a deeper understanding of our Svabhāva meaning our inherent nature - which is rooted in mother earth. We are an ecological identity first and last. Hence our roles on this planet in different relationships, beginning with ourselves and expanding to the community, nation and the world needs to be redefined as Svadharma from this reimagined ecological identity.

This workshop is an invitation to pause and reflect—to rediscover our Svabhāva and explore how it informs our Svadharma.

Structure

Decolonization of Knowledge
- Impact of colonization & 4 E crises - pre-crisis, crisis, response, and recovery.
- Re-centering ourselves in Bhāratīya ethos of being.

Indigenous Psychology & Bharteeya Manas Shastra
- Understanding the process of reconnecting with roots of mother nature.
- Role of heart based thinking, feeling and living.

Understanding Self as Swarup & Swastha- Our Svabhāva
- Yogic and āyurvedic understanding of self.
- Paṃca māhābhūtās and triguṇās.
- How to identify our strengths to build self-actualization.
- Role of manasa, buddhi, indriya, ātma.

Purushartha and Tri Shakti Frameworks - Our Svadharma
- Why is puruṣārtha framework integrated with tri śakti?
- Locating ourselves in the puruṣārtha framework.
- Understanding how our roles and duties evolve with time and context.

Key Takeaways

Knowledge

Set on a path to deeper self-understanding & how we impact everything around us.

Practice

Daily, weekly, seasonal practices to be aligned with our Svadharma to lead a flourishing life.

Path to Transformation

Sowing seeds for gaining deeper inner clarity.

Who is this course for?

  • This workshop is for: 1. Conscious individuals seeking purposeful and sustainable living. 2. Educators, facilitators, and coaches interested in integrating Indic and ecological wisdom. 3. Mental health and wellbeing professionals exploring indigenous psychology. 4. Environmentalists and changemakers aligned with planetary flourishing. 5. Students and scholars of Indian Knowledge Systems, Ayurveda, and Yogic sciences. 6. Corporate leaders and HR professionals looking to foster inner and organizational transformation. 7. Anyone on a self-discovery journey eager to reconnect with their roots and reimagine their role in the world.

Know your Instructor

Dr. Mala Kapadia

Dr. Mala Kapadia

Prof. Mala Kapadia is a highly accomplished scholar and practitioner with a distinguished career spanning research, education, journalism, human resources, and consulting. She is a passionate advocate for integrating ancient Indian wisdom with modern approaches to wellbeing, leadership, and organizational development. Wellbeing and happiness, sustainability – individual and planetary flourishing and indigenous psychology are some of the areas of teaching and research.

Prof.Mala Kapadia has recently published her work titled ‘Sukha Sutra- An Indic Wellbeing and Happiness Guide for Flourishing.’

Dr. Kapadia is currently the director of Centre for Indigenous Knowledge Systems, at the Anaadi Foundation and the principal investigator for a Ministry of Education (India), Indian Knowledge Systems research project on wellbeing and happiness based on Ayurveda.

Grateful to Gurus- an initiative by Indica Academy selected Dr. Mala Kapadia as one the Guru in 2023, for inspiring young minds in ancient wisdom.

She is also a member of the Advisory Council of Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems at Chanakya University, Bengaluru, India.

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