{"id":1620,"date":"2025-01-16T13:41:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T08:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/?p=1620"},"modified":"2025-01-16T13:41:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T08:11:30","slug":"life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop Review: Day 1 – Life Skills with Prajna Organization and NIMHANS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Attending a workshop on life skills might sound like another way to doze off, while someone lectures on \u201csoft skills\u201d and \u201cteamwork.\u201d But this time, my expectations were surprisingly overturned! Conducted by Prajna Organization<\/a> in association with the prestigious NIMHANS, this two-day event turned out to be an unexpectedly enriching and engaging experience.<\/p>\n

To be honest, I was initially drawn to the workshop because of NIMHANS being involved\u2014let’s admit, their name has a certain gravitas. Plus, I needed a break from the monotony of college, where studies felt more like a burden. The location, Jayanagar 4th Block, was a bit of a trek, but after fighting the traffic and confusing streets of Bangalore, I reached the venue a good 10 minutes early\u2014an achievement in itself! The organizers were ready, but we students, as usual late commers. After an hour\u2019s fashionable delay, the event finally kicked off.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

The chief guest for the day was the Registrar from Rajiv Gandhi University. He delivered his speech in Kannada, and though I feared being lost in translation, his ideas transcended language. He spoke about the invention of zero\u2014yes, the very number we conveniently ignore in life\u2014and connected its value to life skills. His analogy was both simple and profound: life skills are like the zero in our lives, unseen yet pivotal, enhancing everything else we learn. A lean, unassuming man with thoughts so deep, he left us pondering how we\u2019ve ignored such foundational skills all along.<\/p>\n

Then came the NIMHANS<\/a> expert\u2014a dynamic lady who didn\u2019t waste time with unnecessary pleasantries. She drove straight into action, organizing eight lively activities. At first, the idea of being grouped with strangers from other colleges made us all a little uncomfortable (cue awkward smiles and silent nods), but the activities broke the ice in no time. By the end of it, we weren\u2019t just teammates; we were exchanging numbers and sharing life stories like long-lost friends.<\/p>\n

Every activity was designed to teach us something meaningful while keeping us engaged and entertained. Whether it was problem-solving tasks, communication games, or trust-building exercises, the session was far from the boring lecture I had anticipated. By the end of the first day, I walked out with new friends, a fresh perspective, and even a sense of excitement for the next day.<\/p>\n

In retrospect, this workshop was more than just a break from my mundane routine. It was a reminder that life skills\u2014communication, adaptability, empathy\u2014are not just abstract concepts; they are practical tools that complement every other skill we acquire. The experience was a delightful mix of learning and laughter, and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing what the second day has in store.<\/p>\n

For anyone wondering whether a life skills workshop is worth your time: go for it. You might walk in as a skeptic, but you\u2019ll walk out with a renewed appreciation for the \u201czeros\u201d that make all the difference in life.<\/p>\n

\"\" \"\"<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-1620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs","tag-prajna-organization"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWorkshop Review: Day 1 - Life Skills with Prajna Organization and NIMHANS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale:alternate\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Workshop Review: Day 1 - Life Skills with Prajna Organization and NIMHANS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Yuvaka Sangha\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YUVAKASANGHA\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-16T08:11:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PYS8.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1536\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@YuvakaSangha\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@YuvakaSangha\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 \u0ca8\u0cbf\u0cae\u0cbf\u0cb7\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc1\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/kn\\\/blogs\\\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/kn\\\/blogs\\\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f3eecefdf052a514769b2a7eb979f1f5\"},\"headline\":\"Workshop Review: Day 1 – Life Skills with Prajna Organization and NIMHANS\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-16T08:11:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/kn\\\/blogs\\\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":507,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/kn\\\/blogs\\\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/PYS8.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Prajna Organization\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Blogs\"],\"inLanguage\":\"kn\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/kn\\\/blogs\\\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/kn\\\/blogs\\\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/kn\\\/blogs\\\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\\\/\",\"name\":\"Workshop Review: Day 1 - Life Skills with Prajna Organization and NIMHANS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/kn\\\/blogs\\\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/kn\\\/blogs\\\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/PYS8.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-16T08:11:30+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/kn\\\/blogs\\\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"kn\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/kn\\\/blogs\\\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"kn\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/kn\\\/blogs\\\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/PYS8.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/PYS8.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1536,\"caption\":\"Life Skills Awareness Workshop and Counselling Program 2025\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/kn\\\/blogs\\\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Workshop Review: Day 1 – Life Skills with Prajna Organization and NIMHANS\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"Yuvaka Sangha\",\"description\":\"Just another WordPress site\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"kn\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Yuvaka Sangha\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"kn\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/8zu.751.mytemp.website\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Yuvaka-Sangha-Logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/8zu.751.mytemp.website\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Yuvaka-Sangha-Logo.jpg\",\"width\":1212,\"height\":1280,\"caption\":\"Yuvaka Sangha\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/YUVAKASANGHA\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/YuvakaSangha\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/yuvakasangha\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f3eecefdf052a514769b2a7eb979f1f5\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"kn\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/b45efce26b8c02e7984b56d95ca5823c.jpg?ver=1777915182\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/b45efce26b8c02e7984b56d95ca5823c.jpg?ver=1777915182\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/b45efce26b8c02e7984b56d95ca5823c.jpg?ver=1777915182\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yuvakasangha.org\\\/kn\\\/author\\\/sachinambalajeri_3ssbu09b\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Workshop Review: Day 1 - Life Skills with Prajna Organization and NIMHANS","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"[:en]Workshop Review: Day 1 - Life Skills with Prajna Organization and NIMHANS[:] - Yuvaka Sangha","og_url":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/","og_site_name":"Yuvaka Sangha","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YUVAKASANGHA\/","article_published_time":"2025-01-16T08:11:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2048,"height":1536,"url":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PYS8.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@YuvakaSangha","twitter_site":"@YuvakaSangha","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 \u0ca8\u0cbf\u0cae\u0cbf\u0cb7\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc1"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/#\/schema\/person\/f3eecefdf052a514769b2a7eb979f1f5"},"headline":"Workshop Review: Day 1 – Life Skills with Prajna Organization and NIMHANS","datePublished":"2025-01-16T08:11:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/"},"wordCount":507,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PYS8.jpg","keywords":["Prajna Organization"],"articleSection":["Blogs"],"inLanguage":"kn","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/","url":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/","name":"Workshop Review: Day 1 - Life Skills with Prajna Organization and NIMHANS","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PYS8.jpg","datePublished":"2025-01-16T08:11:30+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"kn","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"kn","@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PYS8.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PYS8.jpg","width":2048,"height":1536,"caption":"Life Skills Awareness Workshop and Counselling Program 2025"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/blogs\/life-skills-with-prajna-organization-and-nimhans\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Workshop Review: Day 1 – Life Skills with Prajna Organization and NIMHANS"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/","name":"Yuvaka Sangha","description":"Just another WordPress site","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"kn"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/#organization","name":"Yuvaka Sangha","url":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"kn","@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"http:\/\/8zu.751.mytemp.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Yuvaka-Sangha-Logo.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/8zu.751.mytemp.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Yuvaka-Sangha-Logo.jpg","width":1212,"height":1280,"caption":"Yuvaka Sangha"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YUVAKASANGHA\/","https:\/\/x.com\/YuvakaSangha","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yuvakasangha"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/#\/schema\/person\/f3eecefdf052a514769b2a7eb979f1f5","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"kn","@id":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/b45efce26b8c02e7984b56d95ca5823c.jpg?ver=1777915182","url":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/b45efce26b8c02e7984b56d95ca5823c.jpg?ver=1777915182","contentUrl":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/b45efce26b8c02e7984b56d95ca5823c.jpg?ver=1777915182","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/yuvakasangha.org"],"url":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/author\/sachinambalajeri_3ssbu09b\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1620"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1622,"href":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1620\/revisions\/1622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yuvakasangha.org\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}