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  1. 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 smiles and a sense of peace, and healing the dee ...
  2. Yoga and Breathing Techniques for Female Victims

    Yoga and Breathing Techniques for Female Victims of Domestic Violence According to Parliamentary Library (Parliament of Australia) domestic violence prevails in all geographic areas of Australia and cuts across all socioeconomic and cultural groups. Volun ...
  3. Vidarbha

    “Ithe shetkari karjathach janmatho aani karjathach maran paavatho.” (Here farmers are born in debt and die in debt) – Old Marathi saying One thousand nine hundred and twenty* farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra between January 2001 and August 2006, a ...
  4. Construction Of Toilets

    A 2003 study by Mumbai-based SNDT University found that of the 1,017 rural women interviewed, only five had toilets at home. Others used fields and open spaces for defecation. This prompted The Art of Living to take up toilet construction as one of the ke ...
  5. Incense Stick Manufacturing (Aggarbatti)

    Post the 2004 tsunami, which had a devastating affect the on villagers in Vadak Poigainallur, Nagapattinam District in Tamil Nadu. Most of the relief that came for the tsunami victims were focused on the men: getting them back onto the sea to earn a livin ...
  6. 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. The Art of Living has been pursuing a mul ...
  7. Nilesh Lad

    NILESH LAD son of Manilal Lad (retired carpenter) aged 32yrs, resident of village Motisaran (Valsad), was working as a technician (fitter and turner) after passing 12th class. Gradually he developed the bad habits of chewing gutka and drinking alcohol. He ...
  8. Smokeless Chullahs

    Women face respiratory problems through cooking with firewood The kitchen assumes an important place in the life of a rural woman. In many villages, firewood is used as a medium of cooking. Due to the lack of a proper ventilation system, the smoke gets ac ...
  9. Alcohol Ban in Warwarhere, Maharashtra

    In the village of Warwarhere in Maharashtra, The Art of Living introduced its rural development program- 5H, in February 2001. Upon initiation of the 5H program, 400 women in the village raised their voices and campaigned against addiction to alcohol and ...
  10. Babu

    I am a surgeon by profession and an Art of Living teacher. I have been associated with the organization since eight years. When I did the course, I was very restless on the first two days. But after Sudarshan Kriya I could feel some kind of change. But I ...