Talk Shop Courses

Fire is an ancient symbol of knowledge because it consumes and transforms everything it touches. Because the dancing flames can destroy as well as purify. Fire has been at the centre of ancient rituals in most cultures.

Dr. Mathai Fenn

At the moment, all courses are facilitated by Dr Mathai Fenn. He is a Psychologist with a PhD from the HSS Department of IIT Bombay. He has taught at XLRI Jamshedpur for about 10 years. He has also taught at IIT Gandhinagar, the American University of Armenia, SP Jain Global MBA – Dubai Campus, as well as many other universities. As a Cognitive Psychologist, his focus is on learning and how it transforms our world.

As the Covid19 pandemic wears on, a sense of weariness has set in for almost all of us. 2020 saw most of us disconnected and isolated. Psychologists have found that most people report a sense of being lost or unprepared for what is happening in the world and to them personally. The Talk Shop is launching three new courses to address this important need.


Each of our courses are live meetings on zoom (not webinars), that involve a small group of participants with plenty of opportunities to join in the conversation and shape the course….  Come Join the conversation.

The New NormalNow that the dust is beginning to settle, it is time to take stock of the impact that the Covid- 19 pandemic has had on the world and on our lives and to understand the profound changes to the world around us. Join us on Monday evenings to take stock of the emerging New Normal and what it means to you and your work (Click here to register)
Siddhartha Today
Would you care to spend an hour a week to take a step back and explore the purpose and direction of your life? In today’s world many of us yearn to understand the greater meaning of life and to make sense of the world around us. For a better grasp, we are reading Siddhartha, a novel by Nobel Prize winning Herman Hesse. The novel has been hailed as a beacon of hope to those who seek to understand Indian Philosophy and to provide a deeper meaning to life. Explore the relevance of Ancient Wisdom to Modern Life through discussions based on our own journey. (Click here to register)
Psychology, the Big Picture
Based on 40 years of passionate enquiry, this course is a personal interpretative approach to Understanding Psychology using the Gestalt Theory point of view. The course consists of three modules
(i) Core Concepts in Psychology
(ii) Advanced topics in Psychology
(iii) Applications of Psychology

(Click here to register)

For further information, reach out to Ms. Urvi Shah, Call/WhatsApp: +91 940 90 83915; Email: urvi@thetalkshop.in (speak to her regarding how to register, payment and all administrative matters.)