Counselling was part of my job being a lawyer. I have always loved to communicate and contribute whatever little I could in people's lives. I never dreamt of taking counselling professionally but few months prior after completing my certification course offered by Government of India (NIESBUD) I decided otherwise.

I was skeptical to devote my time and energy in this counselling field, but something inside me pushed me to take up this assignment and I fixed a date for conselling session with one of my client who happen to go through a divorce.

My objective was to make couple talk to each other as my experience suggests that, whenever any couple decides for separation they generally talk about and not with each other. With few exception root cause of breakdown of reltion is growing egos too big to see beyond it. These egos makes  relation so toxic that without special effective measures and parties willingness, the reltion cannot be turned again into a trusting one. 

I froze the date, but was not getting clarity as how I was going to build it beyond typical session of marriage counselling to bring couple to talking terms. As the date started nearing my so called rationale started asking me to quit. I was skeptical, but my mentor Shubhada while discussing some other issue asked me to be in question mode instead of jumping to conclusion. How timely guidence it was!

The next day while I was meditating I remembered her words, Where upon seeking guidence from shubhda she helped me draft questions. I kept asking this question as 'how do I contribute to unite X and Y? 'what Contribution can I be for the highest good of Mr. X and Mrs. Y'? ' How do I design my session to give best whatever I could? and requested uiverse for guidence. 

My mind was still unsure about struture of my session. I was sure that before counselling i would get my guidence and if I dont, then conducting typical session might be my answer. The next morning meditation was awesome wherein I saw my office diary with detailed 35 minutes session in 4 parts with 2 activities and one breathing technique. 

I was unsure about what I saw in meditation as I believed it was my mind playing tricks rather than universe guiding me. However, shubhada advised me to ask more questions for clarity and believe in intuitions. I followed her guidance but was still not sure about the structure of session. Two days prior to my session after finishing my court cases I started searching some material on internet during which I saw an image of Owl which brought a feeling of comfort and confidence about this session. 

I conducted session with confidence as I had researched every activity which I was to use in session. I used 'breathing together technique' as activity in my session which showed amazing effect on the couple. After this small activity of breathing together for 5 minutes, they were quite for around a minute and thereafter while I offered them a cup of coffee and a time to talk to each other when they seem ready. They confessed me after session and even by sending feed back on whatsApp that they could speak without any anger, irritation, annoyance to each other after long time. 

I received their feed back and they were happy about session but I was upset as they couldnot be reunited. I informed it to shubhada, who very calmly said, this opportunity had come to you to make to take up assignments without holding it back for some other aspect of your life. 

I received a call from couple informing me that they could say bye to each other in peaceful manner and referred one more couple for counselling. I felt shubhada was right as this assignment had come to me to make me learn something. I learnt many facts about breathing techniques and what wonder it plays. It offers peace and rationality in any given situation. It also allows one to be open for discussion on current topic keeping aside all judgements and prejudices. 

My experiences in meditation are magical and this sessions actually affirmed my faith on meditation and I am seeing it as self help and self healing technique.

I too got new client.