THE PROGRAMME & WORKSHOPS

A TRANSFORMATIONAL JOURNEY IN VALUES-BASED CARE

This programme is designed for a wide range of professionals across healthcare and support services including:

Doctors, nurses, and allied health teams
Psychologists, therapists, and support staff
Hospice, midwifery, and rehabilitation teams
Community outreach and primary care groups
Multidisciplinary teams across healthcare sectors
And now we have expanded to support service providers from all professions who need care.

OVERVIEW OF VIHASA’S SEVEN MODULES

Each module offers a deep dive into a core value, blending reflection, creativity, and practical tools to support personal growth and professional renewal. Together, they form a journey from inner awareness to values-based action in healthcare.

Modules

Introductory Module: Building Resilience

Theme: A practical and positive response to stress and burnout

This module sets the tone for the programme, helping participants explore how values-based reflection can strengthen emotional resilience. It introduces tools for self-care and stress management, and encourages a shift from reactive coping to proactive renewal.

Module 1: Values – Gain Strength Through Motivation

Theme: Discovering personal values as a source of energy and direction
Participants identify the values that matter most to them and explore how these can guide their decisions, relationships, and professional purpose. This module lays the foundation for authentic, values-driven practice.

Module 2: Peace – Benefit from Being Calm

Theme: Cultivating inner calm to support wellbeing and clarity
Through meditation and reflection, participants reconnect with their natural state of peacefulness. This module helps reduce stress, improve emotional regulation, and foster a more grounded approach to care.

Module 3: Positivity – Harness the Power of Thoughts

Theme: Transforming thought patterns to uplift mood and motivation
Participants learn to observe and shift unhelpful thinking habits, replacing them with constructive, empowering perspectives. This module supports emotional resilience and optimism in challenging environments.

Module 4: Compassion – Release Healing Energy

Theme: Deepening empathy and kindness in personal and professional care
This module explores the barriers to compassion—such as guilt, anger, and anxiety—and offers tools to consciously express compassion in relationships, teams, and patient care.

Module 5: Co-operation – Appreciate the Wisdom of Teams

Theme: Building collaborative, values-based team dynamics
Participants reflect on the attitudes and behaviours that foster trust, creativity, and shared purpose. This module strengthens team spirit and encourages non-competitive, joyful collaboration.

Module 6: Valuing Yourself – Sustaining the Carer

Theme: Recognising personal worth and prioritising self-care
This module invites participants to explore identity, self-respect, and the importance of caring for oneself. It supports long-term wellbeing and helps prevent burnout by restoring balance and purpose.

Module 7: Spirituality in Healthcare – Spiritual Care in Practice

Theme: Integrating spiritual awareness into holistic healthcare
Participants clarify concepts of healing, spirit, and spirituality, and explore how these can enhance their practice. This module encourages deeper meaning, presence, and connection in care environments.

SPIRITUAL TOOLS

The Seven Spiritual Tools in VIHASA offer practical ways for participants to explore their inner world and apply values in everyday care. Through meditation, visualisation, reflection, listening, appreciation, creativity, and playfulness, these tools foster clarity, resilience, and emotional connection. Rather than teaching values as theory, they invite participants to experience and embody them - forming the heart of VIHASA’s spiritual, experiential approach to personal and professional transformation.

THE PROGRAMME IS ADAPTABLE FOR:

1-day introductory workshops

2-day deep dive retreats

3.5-day Train the Trainer

It is designed for all cadres, clinical and nonclinical, and integrates seamlessly into wellness, CPD, and quality improvement frameworks.

THE PROGRAMME IS DESIGNED TO:

Help individuals and teams explore and express values in care
Inspire personal growth and practical application
Deepen motivation and responsibility in decision-making
Improve staff wellbeing, communication, and cooperation

Quality Assurance with KSF

The programme is CPD accredited and supports the UK NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF), particularly in: Communication and Personal & People Development.

JF

The Janki Foundation

Developed by the Janki Foundation for Global Health Care

The programme was developed by the Janki Foundation for Global Health Care, a UK-based charity dedicated to promoting holistic approaches to healthcare. The Foundation supports the integration of human values, spirituality, and self-care into professional practice, with a focus on inner development and compassionate service.

For a brief overview, view the leaflet.

To learn more about the Janki Foundation and their work, visit their website.

TRAIN THE TRAINER

The VIHASA TRAIN THE TRAINER programme is a professional development training held annually across Africa. Over 3½ days, participants are immersed in experiential learning that equips them to become certified facilitators of the VIHASA workshops. Facilitators gain the skills, confidence, and resources to guide others in values-based care, resilience, and self-care practices.

WHY BECOME A FACILITATOR?

This programme is designed for professionals who want to make a lasting impact in their organizations and communities. By becoming a facilitator, you join a growing network of over 410 active facilitators across Africa who have already completed this programme. Together, they are embedding values into healthcare, education, NGOs, and other service sectors.

Importantly, this retreat is not only about becoming a facilitator, it is also a personal journey of self-discovery and renewal. Participants strengthen their own resilience, nurture self-care, and reconnect with purpose, while learning how to support others in doing the same.

MOMENTS THAT SPEAK VALUES

Explore the heart of VIHASA through images that capture connection, reflection, and transformation. From workshops to quiet moments of insight, each photo tells a story of care, community, and inner growth.

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Testimonials

VOICES OF CARE & CONNECTION

Explore reflections from participants and partners who’ve journeyed with VIHASA Africa. These testimonials speak to the heart of our work - where values come alive, healing deepens, and communities grow stronger through shared experience.