CNS Around the World
Centres for Neohumanist Studies

Centres for Neohumanist Studies are developing in Sweden, Croatia, USA, Italy, South Korea, Taiwan, Holland and Haiti . The purpose of CNS is to engage in educational activities and social actions in order to liberate the intellect and further individual and collective welfare. These activities include public seminars and retreats, community research and development projects, personal growth services, and the dissemination of related publications and materials. All CNS programmes and activities support its core values of spiritual progress, social and economic justice, respect for all living and non-living beings, and community empowerment.

CNS, Sweden

The College of Neohumanist Studies in Sweden is a relatively new programme established in May, 2004. CNS plans to offer an equivalent of Bachelors/Masters/PhD in Yogic & Intuitional Science; and Neohumanist Education (NHE) & Allied Sciences. Students may register in either of the two currently running faculties: Faculty of Yoga and Intuitional Science or Faculty of Neohumanist Education. The Institute draws on a wider faculty base of Ananda Marga Gurukula worldwide and gets regular visits of researchers, scholars and speakers for short-term courses, workshops, lectures and seminars. CNS also has a collaborative relationship with the Commedia School , an international theatre school in Copenhagen . In addition CNS is hosting a Study Circle on "Social Ethics” with the sponsorship from ABF-an institution in Sweden which has been supporting public educational initiatives for over 90 years.

CNS Sweden recently featured the following programmes: "Myths of Free Trade" - a debate held November 2004 “Web Sites Management” - a workshop by Iishika. “Conscious Self-Development” - a leadership seminar by Dada Lokeshananda , January 2005. “Communication and Counselling Skills” – an experiential four-day workshop led by Dr. Sid Jordan, March 2005. Yoga Education for Kids on June11-12th 2005 by Christian Franchasinii. Story Telling Workshop on Aug. 13-14th by Ole Brekke. Bio-Psychology Workshop September 19-26th by Dr. Richard Maxwell. For further details please visit <www.cns-se.org>

CNS Karlovac , Croatia

Centre for Neohumanist Studies in Croatia inspires initiatives towards progressive life-long learning, teaching and sustainable community building in balance with the natural environment. CNS promotes applied neohumanistic learning that stands for extending the love of the human heart to include all human beings, animals, plants and the inanimate world. CNS Croatia has its office base in Karlovac and from this office it implements activities locally and nationally. CNS Croatia addresses society in general in four areas:

Healthy lifestyle Environment Education Economy

Activities
“Circle Time” – Workshops and seminars for teachers on concepts and activities that teach values and character building in children.

“Moja prva knjiga” – National contest for children and youth on writing and illustrating their own story. This project is under the patronage of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. The first CNS Croatia sponsored year long programme "Moja prva knjiga" - "My first book” contest came a the close at the prize giving ceremony at the city theatre in Karlovac in April.

“Kuku” - klub za kreativno ucenje – Club for Creative Learning

• After school programme for creative writing and illustrating.
• Playgroup for toddlers and preschoolers where children have activities that develop creative intelligence, through arts and crafts, music, dance and movement, storytelling and drama.

International Conferences
CNS organized and participated in international conferences in Dubrovnik (2003), Prague , Macedonia , London and Budapest .

Future Activities
After-school programme for primary school children to help them in their homework.

Regular monthly workshops and lectures on all-round health, personal development, bio-psychology, liberation of intellect for adults and similar topics.

For further details please visit:<www.cns.hr>

CNS Asheville , North Carolina , USA

The philosophy of Neohumanism covers a broad range of ideas for transformation of society along spiritual and ecological principles. This CNS Institute is located in lush mountains on a spiritual community of Ánanda Márga. Initial efforts are focused on the development of a seminar centre that would organize regular public events for exploring Neohumanism through five thematic areas: health, ecology, education, science, and socio-economics. Other core strategies to be developed later on include youth programmes, volunteer development programmes, community development projects, and alternative health services. This project is under the direction of Dr. Sid Jordan and Mr. Brett Sculthorp.
Address: 310 Panhandle Rd., Marshall , NC 28753 , USA
e-mail: amgk.glo@gurukul.edu

Please have a look at one of the projects of CNS Asheville: <www.pramainstitute.org>

CNS South Tirol , Italy

Christian Franceschini has begun work on a Centre of Neohumanist Study in Italy in coordination with other CNSs around the world. He has worked as a Yoga teacher in public schools for almost 8 years, instructing 1000 children (youths) every year, and is in close contact with hundreds of teachers of all school-levels. The local government is more and more interested in getting teachers informed, educated and trained in the field of Yoga (the whole practice, from physical, to mental and also existential). Concentration at CNS Italy will be at first on three faculties: Yoga and Intuitional Science, Neohumanist Education and Sustainable Development.