Secrets to happy family & relationships

Valentine’s Day is almost here. That time of year when people express love towards their near and dear ones. But, don’t just wait for festiva​ls, celebrate every moment with your family!

You can only share what you have. If you want your relationship to be happy and harmonious, you need to be happy and at peace first. Learn the secret to be THAT source of happiness through special, powerful breathing techniques and practical wisdom at The Art of Living programs.

How to handle day-to-day relationships

When faced with storms of emotions, we end up uttering words or taking actions that we regret later. This is because neither at school nor at home, have we been taught how to handle anger, sorrow or any negative emotion.

This is where knowledge of the breath taught in The Art of Living Online Meditation & Breath Workshop plays a vital role. For every rhythm in the mind, there is a corresponding rhythm in the breath. So, when you cannot handle your mind directly, you can handle the mind through the breath.

When we understand the power of the breath, we can have a say over our thoughts and our feelings, we can then let go of anger and negative moods at our will.

Practicing the Sudarshan Kriya taught in The Art of Living Online Meditation & Breath Workshop regularly helps you let go of negative emotions naturally. In fact, the frequency of anger and stress reduces tremendously. Your ability to accept situations increases. Instead of reacting impulsively, you get the ability to respond to situations and take a rational action.

For love to stay fresh lifelong, you need to go beyond the initial attraction and the ever- changing emotions. No matter what emotions come and go, get the ability to relish your life with your loved one.

Relationship advice from Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

A seed does not germinate if you scatter it on the surface or if you bury it too deep - it needs to be sown a little beneath the soil so that it can sprout and become a plant. In the same way, expression of love needs moderation and meditation makes this happen effortlessly.

The techniques taught in The Art of Living Online Meditation & Breath Workshop help you relax and de-stress, as you become more aware and sensitive towards others in the family. This makes it easier for you to express yourself better so that the other person gets exactly what you want them to understand. Bring in waves of peace, love and happiness at home.

A happy mind lets you stay calm; make better decisions, and improve the overall quality of life.

Quotes on relationships by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

"You should make this promise today that whether it be your friends, relatives, parents, spouse or siblings, whosoever comes to you will leave with more peace and joy. You will not give them a chance to complain and you will make their life happier.”

"There is nothing that love cannot transform. Accommodate people and see, they will be transformed.”

"Love gets destroyed when we start demanding it. This is what usually happens in relationships. We fall in love and we fall out of love very soon because we start demanding.”

"When you understand a person beyond his words, that is when a real relationship builds.”

"Learn to make people your own. They already belong to you. They come from the same soil and breathe the same air which you expel. You are connected - so much connected.”