Session Report: Gratitude
Date and Time: 26/09/25 @ 12.30pm – 1.45pm
Venue: AV Room
Duration: 1.15 hrs.
Number of participants: 22
Facilitator: Mrs. Rashmi Deshmukh and Ms. Smita Pradhan
Participants: 16-18-year-old students
Objective:
Explaining the meaning of gratitude, how it is beneficial for overall wellbeing if practiced as a everyday routine. The session also aimed at providing tools and insights to cultivate a grateful mind-set, positively impacting their well-being and relationships.
Topics Covered:
- Defining Gratitude: Participants explored the meaning of gratitude, understanding it as a practice of recognizing and appreciating the good things in life.
- Benefits of Gratitude: The session discussed the benefits of gratitude, including improved mental health, stronger relationships, and increased resilience.
- Brain Science: Insights into how gratitude affects the brain, including the release of dopamine and serotonin, motivated participants to incorporate gratitude into their daily lives.
- Practical Tips: Participants received a list of actionable tips to practice gratitude daily, such as:
– Keeping a gratitude journal
– Sharing appreciation with others
– Reflecting on positive experiences
– Practicing mindfulness
Over view of the session:
The session began with the Rain, cloud, thunder bolt and a person with the umbrella activity, wherein these symbols were used as metaphor to relate with life’s different levels of problem ranging from small day to day issues to devastating problem and the person holding the umbrella was used as a symbol of someone who is always there with us in these situations of crises, supporting us encouraging us taking care of us. Students were asked to list down the various problems they have faced and also were asked to note down who was holding that umbrella for them. It was an interactive activity and students shared many things. This activity was followed by another activity called “Gratitude Tree” where in the students were asked to write a gratitude note to the person/Persons/ things that were holding the umbrella for them. The students wrote beautiful messages on a sticky notes and then pasted them on the tree that was drown on the white board.
After the activity with the help of PowerPoint presentation the meaning, importance, benefits, bairn science behind practicing gratitude and different ways to practice gratitude in day to day life was disused with the students.
Smita ma’am added a beautiful point by saying many a time in life we ourselves have to hold the umbrella for ourselves and for that understanding self is very important. She also highlighted the importance of knowing our strengths and weaknesses at this crucial stage in the participant’s life as it can help them set the right goals for themselves.
The session ended with beautiful activity of writing a compliment for all the participants by all the participants.
The session was an interactive session and was well received by the participants. The feedback for the session was positive and the participants shared that they found the session very interesting and are looking forward to the upcoming sessions of Aastha.
