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What is inside
First Step To Freedom explores the connection between lifestyle, stress, self-awareness, and personal well-being. Drawing from Savitha Hosamane’s experiences as an entrepreneur and wellness facilitator, the book encourages readers to examine the habits, pressures, and choices that influence their physical, mental, and emotional balance. The book focuses on the importance of understanding lifestyle-related challenges before they begin to affect everyday life. It introduces self-explorative approaches that can help individuals become more conscious of their behaviour, manage stress, and create greater harmony between work and personal life.
At the heart of the book is the idea that meaningful change begins with a small but deliberate first step. Savitha’s journey from instrumentation engineering to creating Hasovan and developing innovative approaches to stress relief reflects this belief. Her work with young people and professionals also informs the book’s emphasis on practical awareness, healthier routines, and joyful living. Rather than treating well-being as a single goal, the book presents it as an ongoing process of understanding oneself, making better lifestyle choices, and developing skills that support long-term balance.
This book is for professionals, young adults, entrepreneurs, students, and individuals experiencing stress or seeking greater work-life harmony.
It is particularly relevant to readers who want to become more aware of their lifestyle patterns, manage everyday pressures more effectively, and take practical steps toward a healthier, more balanced, and joyful life.
Excerpt
From “Detox and De-Stress Through Laughter – The Story of Hasovan — Savitha Hosamane”
“Be compassionate towards self to become healthy, whole and vibrantly integrated.”
Hasovan – The Company
Mindful- Wellbeing is the driving philosophy at Hasovan. ‘Haso’ in Hindi means ‘to laugh’ and ‘van’ in Sanskrit means grove. And hence the organization is a ‘laughing grove’. A grove where you explore joy - the inner happiness and the innate child in you to attain inner peace, harmony and health. Our mission is to be joyfully fit, healthy and have positive cheerful relationships in work & life. After all, joy is an intrinsic feeling. Babies are joyful for no reason. That is a state of bliss: when happiness is a way of life, a state of existence; where we don’t have to look for reasons to be happy.
Hosamane J Savitha – Founder, Author & Trainer
Although an Instrumentation Engineer by qualification, I am now a Joy engineer by choice. The monotony of working in a 9 to 5 job was already taking a toll on me, not to mention the stress. I was hunting for a job desperately and a friend suggested I turn to entrepreneurship. I liked the suggestion. But I had no business idea and absolutely no money. However, the thought of entrepreneurship stuck in my mind. My thoughts reclaimed a creative piece I had written some time ago, where I had expressed my innate quest for joy, happiness, health and laughter. I had envisioned treating people with doses of laughter as a figment of my imagination; of wanting to make people happier, but solving their problems was simply impossible. Instead, decided to create a space entirely dedicated to laughter.
From this seed of thought, the idea of creating a business opportunity for myself by devising strategies for addressing the inner conflicts and moving towards joy was born.
Wanted to start off with the idea of Laughter clinics as I wrote down my dream. However, when the company name had to be decided I wanted a fancy name like Laughter Paradise or Laughter Shangri la. However they did not bring the desired feedback when the idea was floated. Tired of staring at the dictionary for a long time, went to bed and only to wake up the next morning. During my routine meditation session, the name Hasovan just flashed through my mind out of nowhere. That was a moment of surge in excitation. Luckily, there were no company registered as Hasovan. Everyone who heard the name loved it. The name was apt, as one of the requirements of Hasovan was to uphold the wit and wisdom of India to the world.
About the author
Chief Culture Creator and Managing Director, Hasovan Private Limited · Bangalore, India
Shashidhar Jakkali is an entrepreneur passionate about innovation, personal growth, and conscious leadership. He believes in transforming ideas into opportunities and inspiring others to pursue meaningful success.
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