CONFIDENTIAL RECOMMENDATION FORM (TO BE FILLED OF IN BYTHE MAJOR SUPERIOR / BISHOP / SPONSOR)   Name of the Applicant : The course for which you are applying: Year : 2009  Course : Select Midi Sadhana (Jan 5 – March 3) Vipassana Retreat (Jan 7 - 18) Neuro-Linguistic Programming Basic (Feb 15 – 27) Personal Growth (March 9 – 29) Neuro-Linguistic Programming Advanced:(May 3 – 16) Mini Sadhana (May 17 – June 23) Mini Sadhana (Sept 3 – Oct 10) Drawing from the Depths (Sept 6 - 13) Midi Sadhana (Oct 18 – Dec 16) Vipassana (Oct 21 – Nov 1)   Year : 2010  Course : Select Midi Sadhana (Jan 11 – March 10) Vipassana Retreat (Jan 13 - 24) Human Sexuality & Affectivity (Feb 16 – 27)) NLP - Basic (April 9 – 21) Tools of the Spirit (April 24 – May 1) Mini Sadhana (May 7 – June 15) Drawing from the Depths (May 10 – 16) Name of the person giving recommendation: Relation to the Applicant : Address of the person recommending :   State: Pin Code: Area Code:   Tel. Fax: E-mail:     (To be completed by the Bishop / Major Superior / Sponsor) We request you to bear in mind the following when you recommend this applicant. Most Sadhana courses are primarily oriented to personal healing and spiritual wholeness. They are not meant for persons suffering from serious emotional disturbances. Attendance at these courses, mostly conducted in the group format, can in fact do harm to some of them. Their presence can also be detrimental to the healthy functioning of the group. You can help in the growth process of the person you are sponsoring by giving us information that can be of help to us in understanding and helping this person. In light of this we request you to give us the following information of the Applicant.   01. What in your observation are some of the areas of personal/interpersonal life that this person needs to look into for personal growth ?   02. What are some of the interpersonal problems that the applicant might have which could make participation in groups process and community living difficult ?   03. Does the Applicant suffer from any physical illness or disability?   Yes No If Yes, kindly state the nature of the illness / disability :-   04. Has the Applicant been under psychiatric care any time?   Yes No If yes, kindly state the nature of the psychiatric care given :-   05. Does the Applicant suffer from any serious emotional problems?   06. In what ways can this Sadhana course be of benefit to the applicant?   07. Any other relevant information ?   Signature : Date:         (This recommendation is treated as confidential material. Please mail it directly to: Admissions Director, Sadhana Institute, Lonavla 410 401, India)