Service Projects for success stories

  • Sri Lanka

    The Art of Living has been present in Sri Lanka for more than a decade now. However, it came into prominence in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami, owing to the extensive relief operations carried out by...
  • Kashmir

    The Indian border state has been perpetually caught in a web of tension, violence and instability ever since the partition of India in 1947. Today, Kashmir is counted among the world's most volatile hotspots....
  • Naxal Female Prisoners Experience Relief

    ‘A story of transformation’, describes Kanchan Shinde, a Youth Leadership Trainer, about her experience of teaching The Art of Living Course to 20 jail inmates. She played an instrumental role in instilling...
  • Trauma Relief for Naxal-affected Chhattisgarh

    Bastar – Healing a Broken Land “I feel so good after the Breath-Water-Sound workshop. I can sleep better now.” These are the words of Lakhuram from Chattisgarh, India who was rendered homeless by Naxalite...
  • Celebrating Mumbai’s signature festival with the Sudarshan Kriya

    All over Maharashtra and especially in the capital Mumbai, there’s a huge build up during Ganesh Utsav. Loud music, frenzied mobs accompanying the idols add to the local flavor and celebrations that is...
  • A Dedicated Yuvahcharya

    43 Navchetana Shibirs and 50 satsangs more than 3000 people in the Tamil Nadu district have benefitted from Senthil Kumars dedication to bringing a smile on peoples faces. Senthil participated in the Youth...
  • Youth Leadership Training Program (YLTP)

    55 Youth Travel to the Art of Living International Centre in Bangalore, India for training After Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s meeting with Iraqi Minister of Youth and Sports Jasim Muhammad Jafar in 2007,...
  • Rehabilitating Auto Rickshaw Drivers in Bangalore

    Stuck in rain in the middle of thick traffic, trying every gesture to stop an auto rickshaw… sounds like a familiar scene, isn’t it? Most of us city folks have experienced that helpless feeling when all...
  • Bastar - Healing the Broken Land

    Trauma Relief for Naxal-Affected Chattisgarh Immediate trauma relief through breathing techniques and meditation for Naxal-affected Chhattisgarh, India Long-term rehabilitation through individual emancipation...
  • In holy matrimony, debt-free

    Weddings mean different things for different people. For most it’s a reason to celebrate, but for some, it’s also a reason for worry. The worry of paying back a large debt that many of the villagers in...
  • Cameroon, Ivory Coast recognizes the Art of Living's Work

    Unprecedented healing experiences, community work, peace initiatives begin “There is no fear. These eight days of The Art of Living Course changed our perceptions of each other,” says Adama, a member of...
  • Youth Village

    Making a difference for our youth & community In August 2005, The Art of Living Foundation and it's sister organization The International Association for Human Values (IAHV) established a partnership...
  • In and Through the Slums of Bangalore

    “We used to go in the slums, sit on the streets and do satsang, children and some people used to gather to listen. Then one day they told us that they had a room which we could use for our programs, that’s...
  • 86, East Delhi: A Revolution Begins

    A vision translated into action, the action soaked with dynamism, and the result; a Youth Leadership Training Program (YLTP), the first in the history of Delhi. Seema, a YLTP teacher of The Art of Living...
  • A Fall That Became A Blessing

    It all started with a fall. Sunita, carrying her four month new daughter Drishya, was walking down the moss filled stony path leading to the road when she suddenly slipped. She fell with the little girl...
  • Founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,The Art of Living is an educational and humanitarian movement engaged in stress-management and service initiatives. Read More