Celebrating the Inaugural of Heartfulness Covid Care Center NEWSLETTER ISSUE 5 / June 2021 Heartfulness COVID Care Center at Manapakkam, Chennai, will be a place for the patients to recover and rejuvenate in the Vibrant Natural beauty and the divine atmosphere of Babuji Memorial Ashram INTERVIEWS Pre and Post Covid Care An Abhyasi and a Volunteer: A Centre of Relaxation Definitely the Need of Hour “Humanity Above All”! Healing Center for Covid Patients Hope weaves destiny New Beginnings Nursing Case Study: COVID-19 Pneumonia Tree of Lives Behind the Scenes DM, SHTN, CKD, CAD The pandemic has been a life altering event for all people on this earth. The magnitude of its impact continues to impact everyone of us in more ways than we know. Life altering events tend to create new paradigms. The importance of things that we took for granted dawned on us, simple pleasures of life - health , family, Relationship , going back to nature , yoga and meditation made a big difference. All these available freely to us, those who grasped this and embraced these emerged stronger. The paradigm shift will see more churn over the course of months and possibly years , as long as we are rooted in the simple pleasures of life we can be sure that difficult times will be easier to manage. - Daaji “The lush green and peaceful ambience surrounding the Covid Care Centre is definitely a retreat for the patients who are coming here to get treated. ” from the desk of MD… With blessings of Reverend Daaji! Without I also sincerely thank Chepauk MLA Mr. Udhayanidhi Stalin, who your unconditional support and best wishes, none of despite of his busy schedule could make up time and come here this would have been possible. We are grateful towards to inaugurate the event. I am amazed by his simplicity and down your valuable teachings and guidance. to earth nature. As photos surface and resurface every day on I also thank Hon. Minister for Rural Industries, Ministry of Tamil mainstream media and social media every day showing Nadu, Mr. Anbarasan for his ceaseless support to the cause, grieving families dressed in full protective suits at mass National Award Winning Actress Ms. Keerthy Suresh for gracing cremations and family members are driving from clinic the event with her presence despite of ongoing pandemic and to clinic, frantically searching for beds for their loved acclaimed Movie Director and Producer Mr. N. Lingusamy for ones, Heartfulness Institute’s decision to come forward being a constant support system to this entire project. in this crucial period of time shows how much they care Last but not the least, I would also like to thank Mr. Satbir about the community at large. Bakshi, Project Coordinator, Heartfulness Institute who took the It is all the more adds gratitude and happiness to initiative forward and made it happen. CIPACA’s list of services that we could be part of such a I am also very thankful and proud of my beloved CIPACA Team voluntary mission and help people during these tough who are always serving the mankind with love and care- times. The lush green and peaceful ambience uninterrupted and creating milestones every day. Your hard surrounding the Covid Care Centre is definitely a work and perseverance is what keeps us going! retreat for the patients who are coming here to get treated. SPOT LIGHT OF THE MONTH Heartfulness Covid Care Center Manapakkam, Chennai while the whole world is stuck in a dark dawn of pandemic, fighting and struggling to keep themselves and their loved ones safe from the dreadful corona virus infection, Sri Ram Chandra Mission has come forward to join hands with CIPACA to set up a 50 bedded COVID Care Centre in association with Heartfulness at Manapakkam, Chennai on 26th of May 2021 to manage the increasing corona cases at large, spreading like a wildfire in and around us. With our initiative, we intend to build hope and restore faith that together we shall overcome and win this war together. To commemorate the event and support the case, Minister For Rural Industries, Government Of Tamil Nadu Mr.. M. Anbarasan, Chepauk MLA Mr. Udhayanidhi Stalin, National Award Winning Actress - Ms. Keerthy Suresh and Film Director & Producer - Mr.N.Lingusamy were present at the inaugural ceremony along with Dr.Raja Amarnath, Managing Director, CIPACA and Mr. Satbir Bakshi, Co-ordinator of the Heartfulness Center, Chennai. Guests of Honor Speak! “I am very glad and happy that Shree Ramachandran Mission has initiated and opened 50 bedded COVID Patients' center in our place for which I extend my heartfelt wishes and gratitude to all the Administrators of the Ashram. As Government, we are giving our best to help the people and we will always support this Ashram to treat the poor and needy people of the area. Thank You!” Mr. T. M. Anbarasan, Hon. Minister For Rural Industries, Government of Tamil Nadu “When Mr. Lingusamy Sir had called over phone and asked if I could be present in a an inaugural event of Oxygen supported 50 bedded COVID Care Centre, I immediately gave my concurrence and asked him to just give me the date alone. Thank you Sri Ram Chandra Mission and CIPACA for coming out with this initiative in this crucial time of hour. Thank you.” Mr. Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hon. Chepauk MLA “Good evening all. It’s a very good initiative that two organizations- Heartfulness Organization and CIPACA have collaborated and started a 50 bedded COVID Care Centre in this Ashramam. I extend my heartiest wishes to both the organizations for bringing out this initiative to the society.” Ms. Keerthy Suresh, National Award Winning Actress “Good evening for all. Swami Vivekananda who practiced Meditation once said that 'a person who is not hungry cannot meditate since food is the God for him'. Likewise, during this pandemic time, medicines, treatment and service has become crucial to the people. Keeping the importance and need in mind, Heartfulness have dedicated a Hall for the treatment of the COVID patients. CIPACA, who is bringing enormous changes in Rural ICU Care at par with the standards of city ICUs, have done a great job in arranging the beds and other necessary provisions in Heartfulness’ COVID Care Centre.” Mr. N. Lingusamy, Movie Director and Producer “ When Heartfulness, an organization that is existing for almost 75 years in 130 countries, had approached us for opening a 50 beded COVID Care Centre for free accomodation and food, we could not have been more thankful and gratified. CIPACA runs ICUs in Rural and Taluk Level Hospitals of the country in 4-5 states with more than 300 beds. So, it was an honour when Heartfulness had approached us especially Mr. Satbir Bakshi and Mr. Lingusamy Sir to render quality care to the people. At this time we are promising to all of you that we will try to give our maximum effort to give the best care possible to the COVID Patients. I sincerely thank Heartfulness for giving me the opportunity and the Dr Raja Amarnath, dignitaries present today evening to support the MD DM FCCP EDIC (UK) FRCP (Edin) Pulmonology and Critical Care cause all the same.” Managing Director CIPACA While the pandemic has brought everyone to their knees, by following Daaji's words that calls for "action" during these tough times, Heartfulness has come forward with the Covid Care Centre in Babuji Memorial Ashram where we take care of the patients free of cost irrespective of their religion or ethnicities. Mr. Satbir Bakshi, Project Coordinator, Heartfulness Centre, Chennai Special Thanks to! Kalaingar Tv “Chepauk MLA Mr. Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurates 50 bed Covid Care Centre in the presence of Hon. Minister Mr. Anbarasan, Ms. Keerthy Suresh and Mr. N. Lingusamy.” Watch more>>> Pudhiya Thalaimurai “ 50 bed Covid Care Centre inaugurated by Mr. Udhayanidhi Stalin.” Watch more>>> Sun News “Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurates 50 bedded Covid Care Centre” Watch more>>> “Heartfulness Institute, Shri Ram Chandra Mission and CIPACA set up 50-bed Covid Care Centre” “Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurates 50-bed Covid Care Facility” Dhina Sangu 50 bedded COVID Care Centre has been opened/inaugurated by Chepauk MLA Mr. Udhayanidhi Stalin at Babuji Memorial Ashramam in collaboration with CIPACA. Thamizh Sudar Babuji Memorial Ashramam has set up 50 bedded COVID Care Centre in collaboration with CIPACA. The Centre has been opened/ inaugurated by Chepauk MLA Mr. Udhayanidhi Stalin, accompanying him Hon'ble. Minister Mr. Anbarasan, Actress Ms. Keerthi Suresh, Film Director Mr. N. Lingusamy, Satbir Bakshi Heartfulness Coordinator, Dr Raja Amarnath Managing Director CIPACA along with others. Vanakkam Thamizhagam 50 bedded COVID Care Centre now at Babuji Memorial Ashramam in association with CIPACA! Congratulations Team Hottest Byte of the Month “If You Are Working On Something That You Really Care About, You Don’t Have To Be Pushed. The Vision Pulls You.” – Steve Jobs “If You Are Working On Something That You Really Care About, You Don’t Have To Be Pushed. The Vision Pulls You.” – Steve Jobs. We conducted an online workshop on How to build an ICU from scratch on the 23rd of May 2021. Doctors from across India and hospital owners of top –grade along with several corporate dignitaries and business professionals were invited to be a part of this event. This workshop shed light on why standardized ICUs are the need of the hour. Dr Raja Amarnath, Managing Director of CIPACA spoke about the sensitive topics related to ICU- it’s management, challenges, infrastructural and several other strategies. He emphasised the need of ICUs in every taluk of the country and how it can be made affordable and accessible at 1/4th of what is being charged in metropolitian cities.