Rehabilitation Center in Boca Raton

Every Wednesday at 10:30am, Apurva Puranik from Boca Raton, FL holds meetings at Whitehall, the Rehabilitation Center where she works as a Social Worker. She cares for elderly patients, who are between the ages of 80 and 90. The specific group of patients that Apurva holds programs for are part of a Transitional Program, which is a program that helps patients get back to a more independent mode of living.

At the time the management came up with this Transitional program, they wanted to incorporate a relaxation technique, as well; that’s when they remembered Apurva! She had done an 8-week course at this facility some months ago, so they thought she would be the best person to handle this program.

In addition to introducing her patients to Sahaja Yoga and Shri Mataji, she incorporates breathing techniques, too. She chooses not to use a candle or Shri Mataji’s photo. All in all, she wants to keep Sahaja Yoga simple for them.

Apurva sees a new group of patients every week, as they go back to their homes on a weekly basis. At the end of her classes, she gives the patients Sahaja Yoga flyers and encourages them to tell their families about Sahaja Yoga. Most of her patients have cancer, and she has received positive feedback from all of them. Some patients even ask her to come to their individual rooms and guide them through meditation.

As a result of all the positive feedback from her patients, Apurva wants to ask her management if Sahaja Yoga can be used on the other, less functioning, patients, as well. She is planning on making this suggestion during the next Care-Plan meeting at her facility.