Be The You FOUNDATION
Be The You- Reforming the world with mindful and selfless services…
The inception story
Conceptualized in April 2020, Be The You foundation has been incessantly committed to providing healing that is directed to mental peace with teaching effective meditation techniques to diverse groups such as young children, women, and men. The institution is dedicated to training them to live a conscious and content life. So far, they have successfully conducted over 100 workshops via online & offline mode that made a difference at the ground level.
The vision statement
The adamant vision of the foundation is to bring absolute well- being to each and every individual associated with it in terms of body, mind and soul. The motive is to teach them to be more compassionate and kind to their own self first and then become the same to mankind. Backed by the support of the best-in-class professionals hailing from diverse backgrounds, domains and industries, team Be The You is aptly committed to achieve their established goals and contribute to the well-being of mankind.
At present, they are striving to bring about a huge transformation to change the lives of over 7 billion souls across the globe. The establishment is committed to providing healing for mental peace, depression, restoration of self-esteem, confidence & hope to all the young children, teenagers, etc. Those dealing with low self-esteem, eating disorders, Alcohol and drugs abuse, workplace harassment, domestic violence, and gender identity issues could reach out to them to seek professional help. Build women empowerment and cater child education for underprivileged.
“We started with 2 of us working towards the mission and vision of the organization. Now we have more than 50 volunteers across India. Students who have been doing regular mindfulness meditation have shown dramatic improvement in their studies and focus & concentration,” reveals the founder about the journey so far.
A Spiritual Teacher creates a difference in the lives of people
Hailing from Imphal, Manipur, Sophia Ngangbam is a person resonating with the motto: “Be The You – Living life powerfully”.Sophia NG an Award winning International Certified Energy Healer & Intuitive coach and an Alumni of IIM Calcutta with a lush experience in the banking sector had an epiphany to be at the service of people through a spiritual medium. Embarking on the journey of finding one self-created vision to help and empower people by connecting them to their spiritual potential.
Not only have people got the connection but it has also served them to be budding entrepreneurs, running their own businesses and establishing a larger community of healers. With 14 years of research and experience, she has gained profound expertise in angel, dragons, unicorns, the Lemurian healing system, reiki healing, tarot reading, lama Fera, H’opponono, Mindfulness meditation, akashic records, numerology and various other modalities. Moreover, she is a guest professor in schools & colleges, counsellor, and writer who has dedicated her life to teaching young children, teenagers and women (men) the importance of “being You “and evolving into a “Transformed You”.
For her established Foundation, she is driven by her passion to ensure every youngster and woman start putting faith in themselves. She wishes to be their mentor in their chase of dreams while augmenting their voices to public platforms. It has been 2 years since she began her phenomenal journey, in which she has worked as a volunteer for many NGOs, teaching meditation to young children & women (men).
The transformation induced by her venture- Be The You has changed people’s lives in terms of improving their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. At present, she has been in constant stride to help people implement insightful life strategies to overcome their fear, failures, anxieties, depression, distractions or anything that blocks their way into experiencing extraordinary success, love and peace. For this, she usually shares her personal stories of self-growth on how she overcame her fear, failures, depression and anxieties to identify and reclaim her purpose on this planet.
The impact
The journey began in around Oct 2019 with the conceptualization of the establishment and finally got incorporated in April 2020. Within a month after the incorporation, the NGO successfully collaborated with T. John College, Bangalore. Here, they partnered for conducting mindfulness meditation for degree & management students. SInce then, there has not been any turning back.
They have conducted more than 100 workshops and seminars in schools, colleges and other institutions so far. The programmes conducted by them are named as- How to live a mindful life & mindfulness meditation for Footprints School, Camlin English school, Acharya Institutes, T. John College, KIIT School of Management for MBA students, Maiora IT Services and Consultancy Pvt. Ltd., and Central Women Jail in Manipur for Women Inmates.
Significance of R&D
Research & Development is something that allows every organization to understand the market needs. For the foundation, it has allowed us to develop an understanding of how human life has changed since the pandemic hit the world. Covid introduced a whole new perspective of living to our life. In order to deal with this, mankind should be empowered enough- be it mentally, physically and emotionally. As the world is dealing with post-covid depression, people have started turning towards talking about mental issues and have started inclining towards living a mindful life.
Defining the leadership
As per Sophia Ngangbam, the NGO’s leadership style is about inclusively and authentically interested in solving the problem. It is perceived as a force that provides the strength drawn from integrity, respect and reliability, strategic thinking and coherent organising of ideas. This definition is indeed authentic, transparent, unique and commendable.
What’s next?
Sophia revealed that soon they will be expanding their footprints digitally. In this direction, Be The You app will be launched soon which will ensure every person reaches out to the NGO in the most accessible ways. As per her, this is the most simplistic way to live a mindful life and evolve ourselves into better human beings. Additionally, she unveiled, “ We are positive to set up our 2nd office in Manipur and take on to expand & contribute to the Northeastern people of India.” Looking at the roadmap they have created for the future, we believe the NGO would be able to spread its reputation globally soon.
Notably, the NGO has been able to dispense its services to over 5000 people about Mindfulness meditation. Over 500 migrant workers have been helped by them during the covid times as they provided them with food, shelter
and mentorship. Local News TOM TV has ensured proper coverage of their work while spreading the covid-19 awareness to over 60K people globally.
Words shared by Sophia
“Believe in your dream irrespective of the situation & challenges and Trust that the rest will follow. Also, thank you for supporting our vision & mission towards humanity. I heartily thank the Business Connect team for giving us this opportunity to share our work with the world.”
