Sachchidananda Parabrahman (Dr) Athavale’s departure to the UK, Job and Research work

Dr Athavale at Mumbai Airport while leaving for the UK

Departure to the UK, employment and research

After five years of service in hospitals in Mumbai, Dr Athavale left for the United Kingdom on 4^th July 1971 to pursue advanced research in Hypnotherapy. He lived in the UK from 1971 to 1978. During this time, He worked as a Doctor at Llanfrechfa Grange Hospital (Cwmbran, Gwent, Wales) and conducted research on Hypnotherapy.

A. Research on Hypnotherapy for psychological disorders

He developed innovative self-hypnosis methods including :

– Gaining awareness and control over improper actions

– Cultivating appropriate responses in place of inappropriate reactions

– Mental rehearsal of future situations

Return to India and work as a Hypnotherapist

After successfully conducting research on Hypnotherapy methods in UK, Dr Athavale returned to India on 11th June 1978. He then started His medical practice as a Hypnotherapy Specialist in Mumbai.

A. Diverse contributions to society as a Hypnotherapy Specialist

1. Lectures : To educate society on Hypnotherapy, Dr Athavale delivered lectures on various topics, including :

A. Addiction and Hypnotherapy

B. Self-hypnosis for Senior Citizens

C. Academic Challenges of Students and Hypnotherapy

D. Police and Hypnotherapy

E. Lawyers and Hypnotherapy

F. Doctors and Hypnotherapy

G. Hypnosis for a Happy Life

H. Personality Development (Lectures on this topic were broadcast on All India Radio and delivered at Mumbai University’s Department of Continuing Education)

2. Assisting the Police in investigations : The then Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, Mr Arvind Inamdar, invited Dr Athavale to assist in investigating a family homicide case and extracting information from terrorists involved in bombing an Air India flight at Mumbai Airport. Dr Athavale provided this assistance to the Police free-of-charge.

B. Gaining international recognition as a Hypnotherapy Expert

1. Between 1978 and 1993, Dr Athavale guided over 500 professionals, including doctors, dentists, and psychiatrists, on the theory and practical applications of Hypnotherapy.

2.  In 1994, He completely discontinued His medical practice. By that time, He had compiled the largest collection of case studies in the world, containing detailed records of over 1,000 patients treated through Hypnotherapy.

C. Publications on Hypnotherapy and related research : Dr Athavale authored several notable works, including – The Indian Journal of Clinical Hypnosis and Research (Volumes 1-5, from 1983 to 1987) Hypnotherapy According to the Personality Defect Model of Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Hypnotherapy for a Happy Life, Self-Hypnosis for Physical Ailments, Self-Hypnosis for Sexual Disorders, Self-Hypnosis for Mental Disorders (2 Volumes), Eliminating Personality Defects and Cultivating Virtues (3 Volumes). Additionally, He published 123 articles in popular Periodicals and received international recognition for His research papers. This body of work stands as a testament to His successful medical career and profound contributions to research on Hypnotherapy.

D. Recognition as a Hypnotherapy Expert : On 1st May 1988, Mumbai’s ‘Chaturang Pratishthan’ honoured Dr Athavale as India’s first doctor to achieve excellence in Hypnotherapy.

Learning Spirituality from Saints, beginning spiritual practice, and spreading Spirituality before being blessed with a Guru

A. Dr Athavale studying Spirituality under the guidance of more than 25 Saints : Dr Athavale, an internationally renowned Hypnotherapist, observed that some mental patients who did not improve with Hypnotherapy showed remarkable recovery after practicing spiritual methods prescribed by Saints, such as spiritual practices and rituals like Narayan-Nagbali and Tripindi Shraddha. This led Him to realise that not all mental disorders stemmed solely from personality defects and ego but also had spiritual causes such as destiny and distress caused by negative energies. From 1983 to 1987, He studied Spirituality under more than 25 spiritually evolved Saints. Upon recognising the superiority of spiritual science, He began His own spiritual practice.

1. Expressing gratitude at the feet of Saints for teaching Spirituality : “Most Saints I met taught me fundamental aspects of Spirituality in various ways. This knowledge helped me in writing Spiritual Texts. Additionally, the spiritual remedies taught by some Saints were useful in alleviating distress caused by negative energies to seekers. I express my heartfelt gratitude to all these Saints.” – Dr Jayant Athavale

B. Dr Jayant Athavale’s effort to spread Spirituality before being blessed with a Guru : After realising that spiritual science is a higher discipline than medical science and provides supreme Bliss in life,
Dr Jayant Athavale began spreading spiritual knowledge.

1. Telling patients about spiritual practice : Following the principle that we must share with others whatever knowledge we have, Dr Jayant Athavale started explaining the significance of spiritual science to patients who came to Him for treatment of mental illnesses and encouraged them to perform spiritual practice.

2. Lectures : Dr Jayant Athavale also began presenting the topic ‘Hypnotherapy and Spiritual Science’ in lectures organised for doctors.

3. Study sessions : On 17^th and 18^th May 1986 (the third Saturday and Sunday of May), Dr Jayant Athavale conducted His first study session on Spirituality. This event was organised by the Indian Medical Hypnotherapy and Research Institute.

Subsequently, from 1986 to 1990, spiritual study sessions were regularly held on the third Saturday and Sunday of February, May, and September each year at Dr Jayant Athavale’s Hypnotherapy Centre, Mumbai.

Note:

Bhav : ‘Where there is bhav (Spiritual emotion), there is God’. It is not that every individual will have similar experiences.

The present generation which wastes its time watching films, going to pubs, parties, etc. can learn a lot from Dr Athavale !