YEP or the Youth Empowerment Programme is a value-based leadership program, consisting of two and a half month residential training conducted at Chinmaya Gardens, Coimbatore. YEP invites various professionals and educators from across India, as well as Chinmaya Mission Acharyas, to share their wealth of theoretical and practical knowledge with the students, in order to give them a vision of harmony and effectively train them to better serve India. [email protected]
LEARN
In YEP's two and a half -month, intensive training course, the participants learn:
• The fundamentals of Vedanta, through texts like Tattva Bodha, Sadhana Panchakam, and Bhaja Govindam
• Select portions of Shrimad Bhagawad Gita and other philosophical treatises
• Reading, writing and speaking basic Sanskrit
• How to conduct workshops on topics such as Attitude Management, Time Management, Stress Management, Success, Destiny v/s Freewill etc
• Facts about Indian culture
• Yoga and physical training
• Learning spirituality THE OTHER WAY – through adventure, activities etc
• Reel Vedanta – a unique movie-based workshop utilizing the power of celluloid to get the essence of Vedanta across to the youth. These include:
• Serving for 12 months throughout India, in various appointed fields of work
• Conducting workshops, seminars and counseling for youth in schools and colleges throughout India
• Interacting with the masses through our innovative theatre performances, camps and knowledge discourses with the guidance of our Acharyas
• Being a part of special initiatives such as the ongoing process to help preserve our ancient scriptures for posterity via digital conversion and storage projects, specifically undertaken at the Chinmaya International Foundation (Kerala). GROW
Yuva Veers who complete YEP's one-year training and internship programme graduate with a wealth of assets, including self-confidence, communication skills, and the ability to effectively organize and conduct workshops and training programmes. Based on each individual's qualifications, YEP also helps Yuva Veers find employment in their chosen field. Most importantly, their one year’s association with YEP grants Yuva Veers the fulfilment of their main purpose: the joy and sense of satisfaction in serving their motherland.
