About Us
Who We Are
Welcome to Rathna Center for Conscious Living (RCCL).
We are a center for holistic well being and psycho-spiritual growth, based in Chennai, India.
Our Founder, Dr. G. L. Sampoorna, began RCCL as a safe space for people to get to know themselves, understand their emotions and grow with each experience.
Learning to connect to ourselves and live life consciously is a central theme of our work, which brings greater joy, balance and harmony into everyday living.
To support you in this, we offer a wide range of services that fit every age, goal and lifestyle. These include individual and group therapy, coaching, workshops and courses, retreats, trainings, summer camps and a daily mind-body-spirit program.
Sharing wisdom
Why do we focus on
Living Consciously?
In today’s world, we are constantly bombarded with things vying for our attention. On the one hand, communication, travel, work, and entertainment have become easier and instantaneous. On the other hand, most people find themselves increasingly disconnected, isolated, misunderstood and stressed out.
Coping-strategies such as distracting ourselves, scrolling on social media, working continuously and other addictive behaviours numb the feelings temporarily. However, in the long run, they make us feel even more empty and frustrated.
We truly believe that the solution to this is to pause, connect with ourselves and each other; and to take back our power over our mind, energy, time and choices.
When we practice living consciously, we live our lives fully. We become present to all the different parts within ourselves, our needs, strengths, purpose and our creative life force. Connected within, we connect better with the world outside. We are able to do and achieve through being present and aware, instead of struggling with pressure and strife. Present to each moment, we co-create with life harmoniously, living in integrity and in alignment with our values. This allows us to experience a deep sense of meaning, connection and fulfilment.
Vision
This is the vision we have – for each person to live consciously, enjoying holistic growth and wellbeing.
Mission
Our mission is to support people to connect within, and access their inner joy, peace and wisdom.
Dream
Our dream is to see people whole and complete, in alignment with themselves and the planet.
Our Methodology
The A-I-E Model of psychological growth
Dr. G. L. Sampoorna’s Awareness – Integration – Expansion (A-I-E) approach is a result of four decades of study, self-experimentation and innovation. The wisdom underlying this model is practical and time-tested, coming from the constant, uncompromising work she has done on herself.
Our work is holistic, generative and experiential. The techniques combine different approaches in the fields of psychology and wellness; with traditional, indigenous, alternative and contemporary methods. The processes and tools are deep and unconventional, working at the foundational level of the person, so that the resulting change is lasting and pervasive.
As the acronym suggests, the A-I-E model brings us into the present. It encourages us to discover, accept and embrace ourselves in this moment, and expand our vision for ourselves and our lives. Valuing inner experience, our methodology offers simple, practical and effective methods that bring change into our lives.
Awareness
Through engaging in the practices of easy focus, mindfulness and whole brain exercises, we begin to cultivate the habit of living each moment with awareness. Living consciously, we become present to ourselves, our actions and our relationships. We re-train ourselves to approach life through ‘being’ and not just by doing.
Integration
Through a multi-modal approach with psychological processes as a base, we bring completion to our past experiences so that they no longer obstruct our present. Instead, we can truly step forward in our lives. We learn to process our feelings, accept ourselves and our past, and integrate the wisdom gained from our life experiences in new and growth-supportive ways. As we connect to all parts of ourselves, we effortlessly recognise different perspectives and come into our wholeness.
Expansion
Working at the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels, we move beyond survival into thriving and ongoing evolution. We do this in an organic and balanced manner, acknowledging the whole person. Being aware in the present, with an integration of our past, we become more complete, with an expansiveness within. This expanded state allows us to share our learning and wisdom with the world around us, just through our presence.
Thulasi ManogaranApril 22, 2024.Everything is unfolding at the perfect time, I trust...I believe... I surrender🙏 This exactly happened at 2 days Heal Your Life Teachers Reunion, Chennai and turned out to be a LIFETIME Experience. Sampoorna ma'am session have simple powerful techniques to instill NEW BELIEFS at our Thinking, Feeling & Behavior level that anyone can bring positive change sooner! Kudos to RCCL Team 👏🥳 for their support in learning processes and it was Super fun engaging with all other Heal Your Life teachers:) This work is beautiful and thank you mam for sowing the transformational seeds to all of us!
Meera KrishnamurtiApril 21, 2024.As always Sampoorna and the RCCL team made sure the experience is deep and whole in every way. It was a fantastic weekend with them ! Thank you so much !
Dr. Nimisha RastogiApril 21, 2024.Dr. Sampoorna's sessions are healing as well as rich with sharings & a variety of helpful perspectives. I simply look forth to attending her Workshops.
shalini vasanaduApril 20, 2024.Excellent workshop It’s a must Don’t miss it
MANISHA RANKAApril 19, 2024.,Sampoorna is very experienced and the whole experience was outstanding 💗
KathaVriksh StoriesApril 19, 2024.I just the best experience I have had in a long time with a group of like minded souls. It was a one or kind healing workshop led by Dr.GL Sampoorna and her wonderful team Naba, Raja and Stephanie. It was out of this world experience and I would recommend this workshop for anyone who wishes to heal their past and learn to love and live in the present moment.
Abhirami VenkatachalamApril 19, 2024.Attending dr.Sampoorna’s sound therapy class was one of the best decisions I took in my life, looking forward to more of lovely experience like this .... pranams doctor you are so amazing .. thanks to the universe that I found you ... “Iam open to the abundance of the universe “ ♥️
Sowmya ChandrasekarApril 8, 2024.What an amazing magical experience at the Ratna center for Concious Living... We spent two days for healing and release of negative energies 😍😍 had a lovely time... Looking forward to more such workshops and healing ❤️❤️❤️ Thankyou so much to Dr Sampoorna, Naba and the whole team 😍😍😍
About Team RCCL
The RCCL team is open, progressive and radical in its thinking.
Trained in the A-I-E approach, the team provides a safe space for people to feel secure in their healing process.
Ranging from psychologists and psychotherapists to counsellors, facilitators and workshop leaders, each team member offers a unique contribution towards the welfare of our clients and participants.
Dr. G. L. Sampoorna
Founder
Dr. Sampoorna is a senior consulting psychologist who is recognised internationally as an expert in the art of personal growth and transformation.
She has a Ph.D in Applied Psychology in the area of forgiveness, and is recognised as a pioneer in forgiveness research and work in India. She is a Licensed Heal Your Life® Teacher-Trainer for India in the philosophy of Louise Hay, and an NLP Master trainer who learned from and later worked with India’s first NLP Trainer – Dr. Dick McHugh. In the last four decades she has worked with over 75,000 people locally and internationally, with a range of challenges including depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, chronic stress, marital conflict, psychiatric diagnosis, physical health conditions, family dysfunction, issues related to gender and sexuality, and many more.
Over the years, her grounded philosophy and unique methodology has evolved into the innovative A-I-E model of psychological growth, which forms the backbone of the work at RCCL. This model combines core psychotherapeutic techniques along with contemporary modalities such as sound, movement, body-based and mindfulness approaches, NLP, play and deep-processing techniques. This approach is focused on supporting people in connecting with themselves, integrating their experiences and using their inner wisdom to create a deeply meaningful life. Working at the foundational level of the person, she tackles the challenge at the root level, so the resulting changes are multi-layered and lasting.
Dr. Sampoorna offers individual, couples and family therapy, coaching, transformative workshops, mind-body-spirit retreats and trainings. Her services are available online, in-person and through telephone. She works with people in the areas of emotional and physical health, relationships, prosperity, success and growth.
Nandhini Lingam
Psychotherapist
Nandhini is an Integrative Psychotherapist, a Licensed Heal Your Life® Teacher, NLP Practitioner and Workshop Leader. She earned her Masters in counselling and psychotherapy from The University of Edinburgh, Scotland (Distinction), and is registered with C.O.S.C.A (Confederation of Scottish Counselling Agencies).
Coming from the background of the person-centered, psychodynamic and creative approaches, Nandhini took to the A-I-E model like a fish to the sea. Grounded in this philosophy, she is able to seamlessly integrate elements of mindfulness, mind-body techniques, Heal Your Life ® work, NLP and more in what she does.
She began interning in 2014 with Dr. G. L. Sampoorna alongside her bachelors in Psychology at WCC, Chennai, and continued training with her, even as she completed her degree from CCNY, USA and UOE in the UK. She has been a part of Rathna Center for Conscious Living since its inception in 2017, and is now a core member of Team RCCL.
Since 2018, she has worked with clients both in the UK and in India, with goals ranging from personal growth, to navigating break-ups/divorce, dealing with stress, overcoming addiction, managing marital/family conflicts and healing trauma.
She offers individual, group and couples counselling as well as workshops and a study-group. Her services are available online and in-person.
Naba Fathima
Counsellor
Naba Fathima is a qualified counsellor with a Msc. in Applied Psychology from J.B.A.S, Chennai. She is a Core Transformation Coach and a licensed Heal Your Life® teacher who conducts workshops in the philosophy of Louise Hay. She began interning with Dr. G. L. Sampoorna during her undergraduate years, and is now a part of the core team at RCCL.
She offers individual counselling, Core Transformation sessions and workshops for adults and children.
The Daily SHOTT Facilitators
Raj Bhairappa
Raj Bhairappa is the core facilitator of the Daily SHOTT – a pioneering daily mind-body-spirit wellness program offered by RCCL.
A software-engineer turned transformative workshop leader and facilitator, Raj considers himself to be a living testimony of the power of the A-I-E approach. In his own words, through this work, “his inner state of mind changed from an endlessly grey, rainy day to a rich, vibrant spring day.” Inspired by these changes, he trained intensively in the approach, and launched into a career path which truly aligns with him.
Aashish Amalraj
Aashish Amalraj is a facilitator of the Daily SHOTT program and a transformative workshop leader. His passion for holistic wellbeing and personal growth brought him to RCCL, where he experienced Dr. Sampoorna’s A-I-E approach. He has been facilitating the Daily SHOTT since 2019, and then went on to become a licensed Heal Your Life® teacher.