The concept of women empowerment is very dear to Vijayash Foundation. The concept has two ways of improving the life of women. One by making reservation , providing extra facilities & privileges to the women as compared to men. This way has to be taken care by the Government.
The other way of improving the life of women being pursued by Vijayash Foundation & others is guiding women towards self development. This empowerment is different as compared to empowerment by Government. Under this concept women need not to be empowered over men but within themselves.
SELF DEVELOPMENT: Vijayash Foundation always recommends self development as a remedy for all our sufferings for all men & women. For women, whose biological & emotional set up is quite different from men, Vijayash Foundation recommends the following steps :-
The biological constitution/framework of women is complex & responsible for various hormonal changes in their body. This hormones influence their emotions, thoughts, moods, behaviour & desires. Many times their emotions & thoughts based on their hormones creates ups & down in their life. Their hormones vary from person to person. In few cases these hormones affect their thoughts & behaviour very aggressively. In other cases they have normal effects.
It becomes very essential for them to be aware of the impact of these hormones on the way they feel. The hormones can be effectively controlled & balanced through proper exercise, yoga, walking & meditation. It needs to be understood that hormones become responsible for many conflicts between spouse & other family relationships. It could have accumulative/ negative effect in their personal, professional & social life.
If we want to grow, we need to understand the above and balance our hormones through physical exercises, yoga, meditations, walking & enriching our mind with wisdom & understanding by reading books by great authors.
The concept of personal development emphasises continuous learning, increased self awareness, emotional intelligence & promotion of self-esteem. Empowerment is ultimately driven by the individual’s belief in their capability to influence life events. It is gaining control over self.
Empowerment can be attained through many ways.Yoga is one of the tools that helps in human self empowerment. Yoga is also such a tool that can be used for more than the obvious physical benefits. Where yoga is practised consistently , the individual finds him or herself with a stronger sense of self & the ability to change areas where bad habits rule, negative emotions run rampant, even controlling addictions through understanding them for what they are i.e. comprehending the nature of problems.
Empowerment has come to denote women’s increased control over their own lives, bodies & environments. It signifies their awareness of their self worth.
It is the process that allows one to gain the knowledge, skills and attitude needed to cope with the changing world & the circumstances in which one lives. The idea of being an empowered woman implies that you are in control of your lives.
Women of the world – The Daughters, The Mothers, The Aunts, The Wives, The Grandmothers, The Sisters get up & embrace your inner awesomeness. It is time to empower yourself.
Every woman has the ability to take charge of her life with grace, strength, & confidence – including you. That is right, the power to be happy & have fulfilling lives is in your own hands. So why not live the life of your dreams. It may be easier than you think.
FEW TIPS OF SELF DEVELOPMENT-
1) Know yourself
2) Define your goals
3) Relationship/Social Workshops
4) Help others/Empower others
5) Believe in yourself
- KNOW YOURSELF – Know about life, understand what is wisdom, understand the life principles. Many women lost themselves & empower themselves with the thoughts of their elder ladies – their mother, grandmother etc. This is natural for women to know what is life from their mothers. The mothers, who suffered in their lives, makes their own individual theories of life & taught all such theories to their daughters. Their life revolves around their mother, kitchen, temple & sometimes Babas (family guru).
TO KNOW YOURSELF – Read the life of great leaders, great authors. The world is full of great female personalities like- Hillary Clinton, Indira Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, Mother Teresa, Benazir Bhutto, Aung San Suu Kyi, Malala Yousafzai, Chanda Kochhar, MC Mary Kom. Read about them instead of our respective elders who did give this beautiful life to us but our elders lived in a different time with different perspective which may not be right today. It is common practice among women to develop various religious faiths & develop various distorted thoughts & beliefs after some sufferings in life, which is not the right way.
To know about life, to know about yourself – explore the life through the writings of great leaders, authors, humanitarians & psychologists. Make it a habit to read daily few pages of good books to enrich your mind. However make it sure to read only acclaimed books written by great authors & leaders.
- DEFINE YOUR GOALS – Make your goals what you want in your life. Like goals for being rich, having good life partner, having a good professional career, about your family. (Dream Big). Goal making is very important to define our future. One day you will be what you decide today. There is nothing like impossible. So set your goal what you want to be.
- RELATIONSHIP/SOCIAL WORKSHOPS- Attend social, motivational and other live workshops or training programmes on routine basis say once in three months.
- POWER OF GIVING/HELP OTHERS/EMPOWER OTHERS- Giving is power. It boosts our self-esteem. It builds relationships. It gives us happiness & satisfaction. So help others and empower others.
- BELIEVE IN YOURSELF- Have faith in yourself. Have faith in your potential & qualities. You are unique in this world. If you have belief in yourself, GOD will also support your belief.
Vijayash Foundation conducts “Women Empowerment” classes for their upliftment at its centre and at other forums on request.
Please join for empowering ourselves with wisdom, confidence, understanding of the life, emotional stability, courage, industry, love, belief in ourselves etc and then for empowering others.
“There is no tool for self-development more effective than the empowerment of women.”
