1. Preparation for Final Vows (Wed Jan 4th to Tue Jan 31st 2023)

Target Group: Only Salesians and members of the Salesian Family in their last year before Final Vows

Contents: Orientation & Assessment of the Past, Consecrated Life, Community, Prayer, Mission, Discernment, Psycho-sexual Integration & Celibacy, Group Counselling and Guided Retreat.

2. Personal Growth and Renewal (Also open to Silver Jubilarians) (Sun Feb 5th to Tue Feb 28th 2023)

Target Group: Priests & Religious interested in deepening their personal and spiritual life and leading happier and more committed lives.

Contents: Consecrated Life, Spiritual Direction, Midlife Transition, Prayer, Core Transformation, Formation of Conscience, Psycho-sexual Integration & Celibacy, and Group Counselling.

3. Leadership and Animation of Communities (Sun March 5th to Fri March 31st 2023)

Target Group:  Leaders of communities, whether preparing to take charge or already in office

Contents: Prayer Animation, Leading Multi-Cultural Communities, Leadership Styles, Enneagram, Church Leadership, Animation of Communities, Listening Skills, Emotions and Healing of Hurts, Community Building Skills and Child Policy.

4. Workshop on Pastoral Accompaniment for Salesian Formators (Batch I Mon April 10th to Sun April 16th 2023; Batch II Sun April 16th to Sat April 22nd 2023)

Target Group: Salesian Formators (Only 20 per batch)

Contents:  (Salesian) Clinical Pastoral Education, Group Processing

5. Preparation for Final Vows (Tue April 25th to Sun May 21st 2023)

Target Group:  Only Salesians and members of the Salesian family in their last year before Final Vows

Contents:  Same as Course No.1

6. Personal Growth and Renewal (Also open to Silver Jubilarians) (Wed May31st to Fri Jun 23rd 2023)

Target Group:  Priests & Religious interested in deepening their spiritual life and leading happier and more committed lives

Contents: Consecrated Life, Spiritual Direction, Midlife Transition, Prayer, Core Transformation, Formation of Conscience, Psycho-sexual Integration & Celibacy, and Group Counselling.

7. Fully Alive after 50 (Wed Jun 28th to Thu July 13th 2023)

Target Group:  Those who are about 50 -70 years of age, desirous of bringing about renewal in their life

Contents:  Post-Midlife Transition, helps for a meaningful, creative & productive life, Issues affecting senior age, Forgiveness & Healing of Hurts, Growing Old Gracefully.

8. Course for the Salesian Rector (Mon July 17th to Sun July 30th 2023)

Target Group: Leaders of Salesian Communities

Contents:  The Salesian Rector’s Manual, Animation & Government of Communities, Assessment of Candidates, Diversity Management, Financial Accountability, Legal Issues, Spiritual Direction, Community Life, Documentation

9. Renewal Course and Retreat for Silver Jubilarians (Thu Aug 3rd to Thu Aug 31st 2023)

Target Group: Priests & Religious interested in using the occasion of their Silver Jubilee to deepen their commitment and grow into happier persons

Contents: Consecrated Life, Spiritual Direction, Midlife Transition, Prayer, Core Transformation, Formation of Conscience, Psycho-sexual Integration & Celibacy, and Directed Retreat for 5 days.

10. Directed Retreat for Salesians (Mon Sept 4th to Mon Sept 11th 2023)

Target Group: Salesians

Contents:  Directed retreat

11. Teacher Leadership (Thu Sept 21st to Mon Sept 25th 2023)

Target Group: School and college teachers; Priests, sisters and brothers involved in education ministry and its administration

Contents: Challenges in Education Today, Self-Awareness, Interpersonal Skills, Preventive System of Education, 21st Century Skills in Education, Teachers as Partners in Education, Teacher Leadership in Schools

12. Renewal Course and Retreat for Silver Jubilarians (Thu Sep 28th to Wed Oct 25th 2023)

Target Group: Priests & Religious interested in using the occasion of their Silver Jubilee to deepen their commitment and grow as happier persons

Contents: Consecrated Life, Spiritual Direction, Midlife Transition, Prayer, Congregational Charism, Core Transformation, Formation of Conscience, Psycho-sexual Integration & Celibacy, and Directed Retreat for 5 days.

13. Formation of Formators (Mon Oct 30th to Sun Nov 26th 2023)

Target Group: Priests & Religious engaged in the Formation Ministry and Laity who are involved in the Formation of Clergy/ Religious in a significant way

Contents: The person of the Formator, Assessment of Candidates, Vocational Motivation & Discernment, Psycho-Cultural aspects of Formation, Formation to Prayer, Consecrated Life, Psychology of Human Development, Enneagram and Community Building, Psycho- Sexual Integration & Celibacy, Group Counselling.

14. Practice of Spiritual Direction and Counselling (Thu Nov 30th to Wed Dec 13th 2023)

Target Group: Persons involved/interested in spiritual direction, e.g., in a formation house, in an educational setting or in priestly ministry, but have no advanced professional training in the subject

Contents: Therapeutic Counselling, Models and Approaches, Introduction to Spiritual Direction, Qualities of the Spiritual Director, Listening Skills, Confidentiality and Ethics of Spiritual Direction, Healing of Emotions. There will be supervised practice as well.

• All courses begin at 5.30 p.m. on the first day of the course with the Holy Eucharist. Participants are expected to arrive and check in by 4.00 p.m.
• All courses conclude by 1 pm on the last day unless indicated otherwise.
• Applications are accepted on a first come first served basis.
For online Bank Transactions:
Name: DON BOSCO YUVA PRACHODINI; A/No: 0526 053 000 000 568; South Indian Bank, Bannerghatta Branch, IFSC: SIBL 0000 526.
• The Application Form may be downloaded from the website: www.dbyp.org and sent to The Programme Director, Don Bosco Renewal Centre, SOS Post, Bangalore 560076 India. Or send an email to admitdbrc@gmail.com
• The Application form is to be accompanied by a “Recommendation Letter” of the Major Superior of the applicant – See website.