A TYPICAL SRISTI TIMETABLE
5:30 – Wake up
- Day dawns with cocks crowing and the sound of morning ablution
- 6:15 – Community Gathering – meditation, yoga and exercise
- Gather together as a family for prayer and meditation to help us to appreciate and be one with nature
- With a relaxing meditation and yoga session, we energize our body and mind for another blessed day
- A Thirukural is recited and explained everyday for we believe imbibing values is every bit important
- We stretch out with morning exercise and brisk up for the day
- 7:30 – Morning Tea
- A refreshing morning tea is served with milk from our own kosala along with snacks.
- 7:45 – Farming
- Plantation Farming – (short, mid and long term plants) Weeding, Watering, Bed Making, Jeevamirtham preparation, Harvesting, Tools handling, Ploughing, Making tree rows, Pest and Disease control with ecological techniques, Mulching Collection and Mulching and Soil Preparation.
- Dairy Farming – Cleaning, Feeding the Cows, Milking, Cow Feed Preparation, Grazing the Cows, Collecting Grass for the Cows.
- On Sunday community members take oil bath to nourish the nervous system and for the stimulation of blood circulation.
8:45 – Yoga Session
- Head stand yoga session to our community members to increase blood flow to brain and to improve mental function.
- 9:15 – Breakfast / Medicine
- We along with our community members sit together and have our breakfast
- 10:00 – Bathing / Household Chores
- Washing , cleaning one’s own group home and hanging out laundry.
- On Saturday staff meeting to prepare for the following week.
- On Sunday Deep cleaning the Group Home.
- 11:00 – Prayer / Chanting
- Arutperunj jyothi chant for health benefits + Refreshment Drink
- On Sunday Movie time / Indoor Activity / Cycling / Refreshment Drink
- 11:30 – Reading Corner
- Time to read tamil, Basic Maths and Moral Values to encourage for independent learning, social inclusion, and social participation
- 1:00 – 100% Organic Lunch
- 2:00 – Leisure time
- Members relax alone or with groups
- 3:00 – On Sunday Movie time / indoor activity
- 3:45 – Group Home Internal Meeting
4:00 – Farming
- On Saturday Games and Sports
- 5:00 – Break
- Delicious Herbal Soup along with Cereal will be provided
- 5:15 – Farming
- On Sunday Cycling
- 6:00 – Getting Ready for Community Gathering
- On Friday Pooja
- 6:45 – Community Gathering in the evening
- Opportunity for the members to share their days experience and to express their talents and for us to know the members need and plan for the next day activity.
- 8:00 – Dinner
- 8:30 – A Short Walk followed by Medicine
- 9:00 – Bed Time