SATTVA AT WORK: A CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF INDIAN HOLISTIC SECRETS FOR INCLUSIVE HOSPITAL SATISFACTION BEYOND STRESS

Hospital workplaces in our country face high stress from workload, diversity gaps and burnout and thereby reducing employee satisfaction and retention. Sattva one of the Ayurvedas three gunas (qualities) represents balance and resilience contrasting with rajas (agitation) and tamas(inertia) which causes occupational stress. By getting information from texts like Charaka Samhita sattva cultivation offers an indigenous non Western framework for excellent wellbeing in diverse healthcare teams. This study conceptualizes sattva based interventions for inclusive hospital satisfaction by promoting mental equilibrium beyond conventional stress management. It seeks to bridge green HRM, workplace diversity and Ayurvedic ethics to promote job fulfillment for staffs in multicultural Indian hospitals. This conceptual study integrates ancient Indian wisdom with modern healthcare management to overcome stress related challenges.This is thematic, conceptual and qualitative inquiry of Ayurvedic literature and secondary data from healthcare studies. A proposed framework integrates sattva promoting practices like mindfulness, sattvic diet and yoga into hospital policies that is validated via expert Delphi rounds and case vignettes from Indian contexts.From existing literatures this paper identifies that sattva practices to deal with stress by promoting inclusivity via emotional regulation and team harmony. Hospitals adopting and following sattva report have higher satisfaction scores, lower turnover and equitable outcomes across gender, age and regional diversity groups. Future empirical studies should test the framework via Randomized Control Trials in Indian hospitals, integrating Artificial Intelligence for sattva monitoring. Policy wise it supports national health missions like Ayushman Bharat by connecting holistic practices for medical staffs.