Volunteer Training Program

  • Grow personally, professionally, and spiritually
  • Overcome personal barriers; expand to your full potential
  • Feel inspired, confident, connected

Empower your life and community with new
leadership, teamwork, and communication skills.

Learn with the experts—an organization dedicated for over 42 years to transforming lives across the globe

Gain the skills, experience, and confidence to lead, deliver, and take inspired action

Guided by highly-trained instructors and mentors over two weekends, plus a week of service-learning

Practice your skills and get real-time feedback within a supportive, positive setting

Meet the confident, inspired YOU

We all have a why — a reason, a motivation, a hope. Yet sometimes fear, confidence, or skill level stand in the way. And that’s why we’re here!

The Volunteer Training Program equips you with the skills and experience to move ahead empowered, beyond obstacles, on a journey to fulfill your why. And all with the support of mentors and leaders throughout the country. Let’s begin.

Choose to thrive, and help others thrive too.

Practical tools, real experience

Unlock your potential

Expand your horizons with life-enhancing wisdom, self-development, and transformative practices to access deep inner strength.

Develop skills

Develop skills

Gain the knowledge and confidence (whatever your current fear level!) to become a dynamic speaker and the leader you were always meant to be!

 Be real-world ready

Be real-world ready

Emerge as a meditation facilitator ready to organize, structure, and lead Art of Living introductory meditation sessions.

Gain practical experience

Practice and integrate your new transferable skills and knowledge, with real-time feedback, in an inclusive, uplifting environment—with great community spirit!

Be inspired

Discover the importance of service leadership and community engagement, and feel more connected to those around you.

Connect to community

Become part of an ever-growing and supportive nationwide community of volunteers, mentors, and instructors to grow and volunteer with.

How lives are transformed

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Your toolkit for inspired action

In-Person program: two weekends + one week in service

You’ll walk away with the skills, experience, and courage to engage and empower your community.

Practical tools, real experience

LEAD

Learn how to facilitate a 1-hour meditation session, complete with social connection exercises, breathing techniques, mindful awareness, and guided meditations.

MASTER

Master the techniques, tips, and tricks for clear and concise communication, public speaking, service leadership, and community engagement.

ORGANIZE

Gain tools on how to organize Art of Living introductory 1-hour meditation sessions, as well as the 3-day SKY Breath Meditation courses.

EXPERIENCE

Integrate and gain practical experience of the new tools and techniques so they’re fully embedded, enriching you with the confidence and assurance—I can do this! Plus, you’ll gain real-world experience via engagement with a service project.

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