IMA Foundation ANUBHAV

IMAFOUNDATION.COM - Rani Bains-Sharma & Radha Binod Sharma

ANUBHAV- FINDING MEANING IN LIFE

INDIA/UK

The IMAFOUNDATION.COM is based in London and has been working over 10 years to identify and develop artistic talent from the Indian subcontinent.

Our primary mission is to identify, develop and promote artistic talent through a close, collaborative and creative partnership with artists, educators and patrons of art. In particular, we are committed to ensuring that talent from India is well represented on the international stage.

We also want to address the psychological challenge of honing cultural identity and integrity of expression and heightening artistic confidence. This is in response to witnessing the cultural dominance through British colonial rule which has undermined the authentic expression of contemporary Indian artistic expression.

IMAFOUNDATION.COM is also committed to a fundamental universal truth which is the importance of harnessing the power of truthfulness as a tool for personal and social transformation. It is very important for each and everyone of us to know what is essential and heartfelt and to use this as the foundational base for creative living. In contemporary society addressing important societal challenges vis a vis energy, engagement and the cultivation of human potential and creativity is becoming an imperative. Many in society and particularly in organisational systems feel constrained, under-utilised and diminished in terms of their ability to find meaning and fulfilment in their lives. These issues are important to address as cultivation of human energy and creative potential is wasted on a broad basis. Harnessing human energy is therefore becoming an imperative and integral to sustaining the efficacy and sustainability of individuals and the organisations/society they serve. Despite the prevalence of this social malaise the solutions are also being understood and applied from the new and emerging fields of Neuroscience, Positive Psychology and Authentic Leadership. The session will highlight practical approaches used to help optimise well-being and maximise creative contribution.

“ANUBHAV” is an Indian word which means the world of remembered sensory feelings. At the World Conference we will create a live installation through a quiet meditative space where individuals can directly understand and experience the activation of their sensory world. To achieve this we will use guided meditation within a sensory ambient environment to help individuals engage more fully with themselves.

IMAFOUNDATION.COM will also be presenting Thang-ta which is an endangered martial art discipline from the North-east state of India called Manipur. This martial art form displays the art of the harnessing of inner power and expressing this through a dynamic dance movement. This will be a visual and symbolic representation of the importance of inner balance as the basis for powerful self expression and integrity.