” Attending the Awareness retreat is something akin to a spiritual spa day/week. From identifying labels to understanding spirituality and death, the sessions helped me find the answers to a lot of uncomfortable questions. Overall, it was quite wholesome; equal parts comforting, liberating and empowering. The retreat cleared up and validated a lot of things we knew but were afraid to admit to ourselves. The exercise on labelling was the kindest way someone has shown me a mirror on how much I judge others. The morning meditations were quite helpful, especially when combined with the mindfulness exercises.

Dear reader, if you’ve ever found yourself turning the pages of a self-help book or wondering what is wrong with you, I would suggest booking a counselling session with Dr. Tony. With his quietly comforting manner, he will help you understand yourself much better and eventually make sense of whatever chaos you find yourself in. “

“As I grew in age, and when faced with challenges of life, I was looking out for some stress free techniques to set the mind free. The awareness retreat for 8 days gave me certain tools to get in touch with myself and to feel my preciousness through homecoming exercises.  The life challenges went on bombarding my mind. I could just push away those thoughts like clouds in the sky and be present to the ‘now’. I consciously choose to be in awareness.  I feel many people like me also want to be set free within. I would suggest them to attend this awareness retreat.”

“During these 8 thought provoking days, Fr. Tony J has taken us on an inward journey which involved throwing out a lot of excess baggage consisting of erroneous beliefs and faulty thought processes. We had to unlearn some facile beliefs and die-hard habits.  And after peeling the many layers of the onion, and shedding many tears in the process, we have hopefully arrived – or leant how to arrive – at the core of our true SELF!  The tools provided to enable this inward journey have been thoughtfully designed.”

It was a wonderful learning experience for me. Father Tony was at his best! He shared experiences related to daily life, making one aware of the value of life,  interpreting it and understanding the way of living it. He showed us the way of overcoming the restlessness of materialism and move towards spirituality, to overcome fear and to discover joy within. 

Reading only a few pages of his book ” Discovering Awareness”, has created an interest in me to read more for a deeper knowledge of awareness. Thank you Father and all your staff, for the loving hospitality shown towards all !

” I attended the Brief Barefoot Counseling Course in August 2022. I should highly recommend this course to professionals to learn about active listening, understanding and forgiving. Lots of soft skills were transferred as a part of its curriculum. A must to improve your KASH. I would like to thank Father Tony D’Souza for sharing his wisdom with all participants during the course duration. ” 

” Thank you Fr. Tony for opening our eyes to the many realities of our lives we do not see.  I found that Father’s lectures were very useful to improve our day to day interpersonal relationship with people we interact with in our daily lives. First of all in understanding them. Secondly in the way of responding to them.
Lectures were crystal clear and lucid. Speed too was OK. Our Sunday’s session was interesting. Got to see all in the group. It was good to see a wide spectrum of people from a college student to a doctor. Interacted closely with the last group of four. I was very happy to see that all of them were devoted in some way or other reaching out to those suffering emotionally.”

“Every counselling session has been a mirror through which I discovered something important about myself and I used this valuable information in the process of arriving at a deeper self-understanding.  In this process I realized…never fear the reflection which contains shadows; instead, use it to go deeper into self-discovery.”

” The very entrance made me feel so much peace. Fr.Tony made us feel very comfortable and guided us on the right path. Father was able to bring around a situation which seemed impossible in just one session. He is very approachable and I would strongly recommend anyone who is disturbed to approach Premanjali for counselling. Fr. Tony is really a wonderful counsellor. We are extremely privileged to have Fr. Tony running such an exclusive counselling centre in Nallasopara.”

I am very grateful to Dr. Tony D’Souza for his help related to my mother-in-law’s emotional health. After her hysterectomy my mother-in-law experienced anxiety which manifested in palpitations, over-thinking about little things, getting scared, sleep disturbances, lack of interest in her surroundings. I decided to take her for counselling and based on recommendations, I called Dr. Tony D’Souza, Director of Premanjali Counselling Services for an appointment and as he was out of town he arranged for an online session. With just one session, she experienced 80% reduction of her anxiety. I was shocked to see this radical change as she was able to sleep better, her mood improved and she was almost back to her usual self. A follow up personal session with Dr. D’Souza at Premanjali affirmed the positive change and suggested ways to continue this process.

It was an excellent experience with Premanjali counselling Services and its lush, green ambience exuded peace and serenity.

“I am thankful for the enriching and empowering learning experience I have received from attending the Basic Counselling Course at Premanjali under the able guidance of excellent faculty.”

“Basic Counselling Course was an excellent programme. It helped me a lot to look deep inside me, my behaviour towards myself, my children and my family. It also gave me skills to understand others.”

“The ‘desire to encounter another person in a new way always’ is how BCC has helped me look at and approach others i.e., overcome personal prejudice and move towards unconditional love and acceptance.”

“All the suppressed emotions found a way out, which otherwise would have never been possible had it not been you.  Every aspect to an enriching experience was present at your place be it the place, the accommodation facility, the food cooked with so much love…”

“I convey to you my immense gratitude for having our batch at your beautiful Institute, Premanjali  for Group Therapy…My experience was unexpected, at times uncomfortable, at times fun, at times sad, other times happy, but completely enriching and fulfilling throughout. There are many many things I discovered about myself that I never knew, and many things I discovered about the people around me, that helped me understand them, bond with them. I not only unlocked many feelings, I didn’t even know I had, I also made deep friendships… this is a journey I shall never forget”

“It was a wonderful experience to attend and observe the group therapy. Got to learn new skills from you and was able to understand the usage of earlier learnt to some extent. Your ease to make the other to reach catharsis is amicable.”

“Premanjali is a beautiful, peaceful place, very green and very clean, perfect for finding yourself and be one with yourself. I loved the hospitality of the staff, and the food was delicious!”

“It was a great learning experience in group therapy session at Premanjali and the XICP 2015 batch became more close-knit than before. I saw the experts at work, learnt new things, unlearnt a few things (and relearnt it all over again in the correct manner). Premanjali is an amazing place which embraces you and gives one a sense of peace. I feel that the work done here is so much more effective than a lot of other counselling centers which have sprung up recently that are more concerned with the lucrative nature of counselling than anything else. It is heartwarming to see the personal touch and attention along with the warmth at Premanjali which is so important for progress in the counselling process. I admire the work that is being done by you. Your dedication and passion towards your work is truly awe -inspiring. I have come back with the positive feeling that I can also do my work with such passion. All my best wishes are with you. Keep up the good work! God bless you.”