More than 100 civil service officers undertook an inner engineering leadership retreat programme organised by Isha Foundation in association with the central government’s Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
Officers from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Forest Service (IFoS) and other central services participated in the five-day programme conducted at the Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore between January 29 and February 2, 2024.
The retreat was designed by spiritual leader and Isha founder Sadhguru.
The programme included meditation sessions guided by Sadhguru, a holistic set of yoga postures, engaging discourse with Sadhguru, and initiation into ‘Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya’, the Isha Foundation said in a statement.
“Wonderful to see so many Civil Service Officers invested in Inner Engineering for inner wellbeing and higher possibilities. As the frontliners in crafting social, political and economic change, your inner wellbeing will determine and impact the wellbeing of all lives around you. Congratulations on taking a significant step towards making it happen. Best Wishes & Blessings,” Sadhguru said in a post on X.
The Isha Foundation claimed to have trained over 800 civil servants so far for the DoPT. The primary objectives of the programme include enhancing one’s ability to handle stressful situations, improving inter-departmental collaboration to achieve governance objectives, enhancing interpersonal relationships, and fostering personal and professional clarity along with a deep sense of inner peace and fulfillment, it said.
“It was truly overwhelming, fantastic, and wonderful. I frankly came without any expectations and just to experience something new and positive in my life. After doing the program, I truly felt energized and reconnected with my own self, gaining a sense of self-awareness,” said IAS officer Sonal Goel while sharing her experience of the programme.
Saravanan Murugan, another IAS officer, claimed that the inner engineering programme had provided him with ideas, perspectives, and processes to achieve the competencies needed to transform his life and career.
"What I think inside, I manifest outside. If my thinking is clear, my actions would become better. This would directly contribute to the decision-making in my service,” he said.
