Holistic Expression & Abilities for Life (HEAL) Foundation aims to assist in the holistic welfare of all beings. It is a non-profit NGO registered under section 8 of Indian Companies Act, with 12A and 80G under the Income Tax act, 1961.
HEAL Foundation was established in 2017 to address the ever-widening gap between healthcare professionals and populations in need. We seek to inspire and empower society by enabling participation for positive change for a diverse range of populations.
Our vision: “To heal and empower all beings with compassionate wisdom through mindful, creative and scientific means”.
We offer training courses and workshops using holistic methods of therapy, artistic interventions and mindfulness practices. These modalities are rooted in neurobiology, theories of human development, Indian Mind Training principles and secular ethics.
Anantaraa Arts-Based Therapy (ABT) Course has been the Flagship Program of Heal Foundation. As a force-multiplying therapeutic intervention, it has gained outstanding reputation for the rigour and quality of training in Mumbai and other parts of the country. We seek to train professionals working with mental health / chronic disease / special-needs & at-risk populations to use artistic tools for Therapy.
Our Outreach projects include interventions, training courses and workshops using holistic methods of therapy, artistic interventions and mindfulness practices. These modalities are rooted in neurobiology, theories of human development, Indian Mind Training principles and secular ethics.
Positively impacted 31,600 lives
From 2017, Anantaraa ABT Practitioners have directly & positively impacted populations with disability & special needs, mental health issues, survivors of trauma & violence. Arts interventions made a positive & significant impact in the lives of 14,600 direct, indirect & secondary beneficiaries
On-field community ABT interventions indirectly benefited care-givers & communities.
Our outreach programs comprise arts-based & mindfulness interventions to dis-advantaged populations in partnership with other NGOs.
During Covid years, conducted on-line mindfulness & compassion-based online workshops for over 1100 vulnerable individuals. Beneficiaries included villagers affected by cyclone Taukta
53 ABT Practioners | 41 Organizations | 317 Client Studies
ANANTARAA ARTS BASED THERAPY COURSE has run for 4 years since 2017. With the partial support of ICICI Technical and Finance group, Karuna Kui Foundation & Steelsmith, we directly supported 53 Anantaraa Arts Based Therapy Practitioners. AABT Practitioners were able to generate evidence-based reports & case studies across profiles including – at-risk children, women and girls exposed to violence & sexual abuse; children with special needs & dis-abilities; adults & children with mental health issues, those affected by addiction and many others.
3430+ Educational Resources | 32 Health Care Scholarships
Till date, 32 Scholarship participants from 16 NGOs have received Funding support from ICICI Fin & Tech Division. The Scholarship selection criteria was 2-fold – deserving healthcare professionals & working at NGOs that operated at grassroot level / with dis-advantaged populations.
3430 items in the Anantaraa ABT Learning & Edu Kit including djembes, theatre props, art material, ABT Manuals and reference books given out to Participants of Anantaraa ABT Course.
