About – Saral Sattva

A Community-Oriented Non-Profit Initiative Committed to Mental Health

The concept of recovery in mental health rehabilitation is that of empowering the client, instilling a sense of independence and to live a life of hope and dignity. “It is about people shaping the support they receive and being in control as they progress towards increased independence.”

Personalised Recovery-Oriented Services

Saral Sattva is an initiative that promotes products made by individuals in their Mental Health Rehab recovery journey. At Saral Sattva, our Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) program is a comprehensive management model for people with serious mental illness.

PROS is based on the belief that recovery is a reality for all individuals.

Saral Sattva Supports Individuals With Mental Illness

To ensure daily functioning and add purpose to their lives

Integrate treatment, support and rehabilitation in a manner that facilitates independence.

To encourage personal growth, creativity, and cognition in the individual

Services offered in the PROS program:

1.Medication
2.Psycho-education
3.Counseling
4.Cognitive rehabilitation
5.Social skills training
6.Activities of daily living training
7.Vocational training and guidance to develop skills, deliver services, or any range of products

Our team comprises of:

1.Psychiatrist
2.Psychologist
3.Occupational therapist
4. Dietary Experts
5.Nursing professionals
6.Expressive Arts therapists
7.Pre-Vocational Skills Trainers

Story of Saral Sattva:

1995

Vimhans Cafeteria began

1997

PROS Program for day-care rehab clients started

2001

Clients started preparing beverages and snacks for themselves

2004

Involvement of family members, caregivers, students, and clients in developing quick and easy recipes for themselves

2017

Complete meals preparations by these clients was initiated, and the dietary professionals built on recipes for products that can be included in client’s vocational training.

2019

Snacks counter with weekly menu started by PROS clients for evening hours. They were also training in handling cash, inventory, procuring, weighing, packing for products for sale.

2023

We set up a Food Mood Lab for dedicated new product development with our clients. We also started engaging them with Live Demo of dishes customised to their mental health concerns.

2025

Our research further lead us to start our own brand - Saral Sattva where all the items needed in a household are available. We have a consolidated list of items under various categories MH-GLOWS (MENTAL HEALTH GLOWS)

Our journey soon expanded to include freshly ground masalas. This encouraged us to experiment further with different spice blends, such as sambar, pav bhaji, raita masala, tea masala, chaat masala, and chana masala. To date, these masalas continue to be among our best-selling products.

Our bakery further flourished with additions like rusk, cake rusk, pizza base, cookies, sweet buns , rice crispy cookies, oats and raisin cookies, garlic bread.

At Saral Sattva, our Nutri-Mentor services offer customised diet plans for you. Our team of expert nutritionists with over 25 years of clinical experience are here to help you build a healthy relationship with food.

Plants, Books, and Handicraft Products – These are available on request.