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Understanding the Additional Advantages of Mindful Perceptive Meditation(Preksha Dhyan)

Posted in daily writings and musings of the psychologist, The psychology counselling services available, tagged , , , , on February 2, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Would you believe it that the best armies in the world today are making use of Mindful Perceptive Meditation (Preksha Dhyan) in different forms to train their personnel? On self-discipline, stress management, develop focus and resilience, and improve performance in all areas of their professional life, and lead a holistic, meaningful personal life too.

What does Mindful Perceptive Meditation (Preksha Dhyan) do, and how does it become beneficial in our professional, student, and personal life?

The therapeutic technique of Preksha Dhyan or Mindful Perceptive Meditation includes five ‘A’ exercises: Attention, Acceptance, Appreciation, Adjustment, Adoption, or Adaptation. These extensive exercises, emphasizing the mental perception build-up of a solid personal and professional self, are undertaken during the therapy on a regular basis.

How does it help me better my professional self?

Stress Reduction: Stress happens to all. There is always stress of performing better than everyone, more so if you are under evaluation, be it a study examination, competitive performance, doing better in business relationships, or even regular work and jobs. Such stress often saps your confidence and energy, bringing about a feeling of not being up to it.

Preksha Dhyan sessions help in all situations of professional and personal life. A few sessions of Preksha Dhyan (Mindful Perceptive Meditation) enable professionals, students, trainees, and others to regulate their autonomic nervous system to “turn off” the stress response, and re-energize them with a fresh sense of taking on tasks with new vigor and a positive mindset. Preksha Dhyan or Mindful Perceptive Meditation training thus becomes a key element of inoculation training against any kind of stress and brings instant relief, and when done on a regular basis, it keeps stress away.

Enhanced Performance: Preksha Dhyan or perceptive meditation therapy aims to improve focus, analytical understanding, memory, ability to recall, decision-making, overall cognitive performance under pressure, and make delivering better performance each time a regular habit, improving effectiveness in all areas of life of students, professionals, executives, sportsperson, and industrial workers.

Integration: It brings about harmony with the self and the external world, improving understanding of the self and of the environment around. A better interaction of both takes place each time a challenge occurs in life. Incorporated into daily, easy-to-do cerebral exercises of a few minutes, it goes a long way in keeping the mind and body at peace with each other, reducing anxiety to a minimal level, developing general resilience, body awareness, and awareness of the environment. Conflicts in life are thus handled by the person in a very cool, calm, positive, and unperturbed manner.

Key Programs & Concepts:

Mindfulness-Based Mind Fitness Training (MBFMT): Instead of working only on stress, the program aims to focus on training the mind to stay fit in all kinds of situations and stay alert, with inbuilt positive responses to environmental and atmospheric changes.

Resilience Training: Preksha Dhyan or Mindful Perceptive Meditation aims to build stronger mental strength and a truthful, transparent character with inherent qualities of honesty and morality in modern times.

Evolution of a holistic personality that is always learning, adopting, and adapting thus becomes the main force of any individual undertaking training in Preksha Dhyan (Mindful Perceptive Meditation) at Alka Mansik Pramarsh Foundation.

You can call or email us:

0731-4263087

mansikpramarsh@gmail.com

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Why You Dread Mondays: Signs You’re Burning Out

Posted in daily writings and musings of the psychologist, The psychology counselling services available, tagged , , , , , on May 6, 2025| Leave a Comment »

“It happens to me every Monday morning, and believe me, doctor, I have come to dread my Sunday evenings too because I look at them as harbingers of the next week’s grueling work again,” averred Rajan*.

“At the beginning of every day, I usually open my work desk disinterestedly, with an apprehensive mindset that I may not be able to survive another week in this job,” says Lily*.

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When you feel that you aren’t keeping pace with your job and procrastination becomes a habit rather than an exception, it’s time to take stock of your mental and physical health. As more and more tasks pile up, you begin with a disinterested mind. Your motivation vanishes. You start playing with the idea of going on a vacation or looking for another job. But even that doesn’t happen, as your body, mind, and brain all seem locked up in ennui.

This is exactly the time to seek help from a professional to understand whether it is simple stress or the beginning of depression. But more important is to analyse if it is a burnout situation, which can often be misunderstood as depression.

When Your Efficiency Curve Declines

The efficiency curve of humans is like any other performance curve with various stages of physical, emotional, and mental output. The curve has a rising phase, where work performance can be quite mood-elevating, bringing with it expected rewards and revenues. But soon, stagnant work performance and declining strength and output catch up with you. Your body and mind feel exhausted, and a regular sitting job in front of a laptop or computer seems very taxing. Whenever that happens, you feel quirky, irritated, or disinterested. A short break does help with rejuvenation, but repeated situations like this need to be analysed and understood.

This is where the journey of prolonged stress begins, and exhaustion or burnout creeps in without you realising why or what is happening.

How Do You Know If It’s Stress or Burnout?

There’s a difference between being stressed and being burned out. Stress happens when you’re engaged in work and sometimes get overly involved. Burnout, on the other hand, means being disengaged.

Burnout feels like you’ve checked out of your life emotionally and have nothing left to give. This severe and chronic condition goes beyond feeling overwhelmed, anxious, frustrated, or fatigued. You might even experience physical effects like muscle tension, headaches, or digestive problems.

You can tell burnout from stress by noticing whether you’re avoiding work, frequently tired, and easily distracted. You also feel like a heavy load has been placed on your body and mind. People who are stressed believe things will improve once the source of stress is resolved. In burnout, nothing seems to work, and you feel like you can’t handle anything.

Signs You May Be Dealing with Burnout

Burnout occurs gradually over time. It creeps into your mental, physical, and emotional being and drains your energy completely. You sleep erratically and wake up wishing daylight had been delayed. You know you’re stuck in a vicious cycle—either of sleeplessness or oversleeping and avoidance.

Work piles up, phone calls remain unanswered, deadlines are missed. Headaches, body aches, and a general sense of listlessness and disinterest take their toll on your psyche.

When you browse the internet or seek advice, it can often be misunderstood or misdiagnosed as depression.

We advise you to get in touch with us if you need a professional assessment of your situation. Self-assessment or assumptions won’t give you an accurate diagnosis.

Our psychologist can assess, diagnose, and help you manage your burnout more effectively.

*Names and details have been changed to protect privacy. 

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