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Meditation Programs
Meditation is the delicate art of doing nothing
Pan IndiaHappiness Program
Anand Utsav
Exclusive ● Live Session with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Learn Sudarshan Kriya™ Online / In-Person
Starting 13th August 2024
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Pan India Happiness Program
Anand Utsav
Exclusive ● Live Session with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Learn Sudarshan Kriya™ Online / In-Person
Starting 13th August 2024
Learn MorePan IndiaHappiness Program
Anand Utsav
Exclusive ● Live Session with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Learn Sudarshan Kriya™ Online / In-Person
Starting 13th August 2024
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The easy breathing technique that can lower your anxiety 44%
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Sudarshan kriya helps to infuse harmony in the body
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Life changing breathing technique
Sudarshan Kriya™
The cornerstone of Art of Living courses, the Sudarshan Kriya™ technique has helped millions around the world to reduce stress, to get better rest and to improve the quality of life. Studies conducted on four continents and published in peer reviewed journals, including at Yale and Harvard, have demonstrated a comprehensive range of benefits from reduction in cortisol, the stress hormone, to increasing overall life satisfaction.
Origin and benefitsYoga Programs
Yoga is the union of the body and mind
My energy levels increased, and very importantly I got a tool which can flush the negativity out of my system. I can completely rely on the Sudarshan Kriya when I've…
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Shashank Dixit, 40
IT Security Specialist
The best part is, I'm able to achieve more in a short time and do things which I always wanted to do. I can focus on my work, I can…
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Aman K Lohia, 35
Software Professional
After Sudarshan Kriya, I have been able to expand my skills e.g. my ability in organizing and coordinating events have improved. It has helped me cope with different types of…
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Saurabh Paul
Engineer & Tabla Player
I used to think sadness was normal but since practicing the Sudarshan Kriya my name has been changed to “khushi” (happiness). Now happiness is a way of life for me.
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Sylajja, 38
Trainer, IT Professional
Founder, The Art of Living
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a global humanitarian, spiritual leader and ambassador of peace. Gurudev’s vision of personal and social transformation through mental health and wellness has ignited a global movement in over 180 countries, uplifting the lives of more than 500 million people.
BiographyI want to join a program but...
Isn’t meditation for people above 60 years?
If you look at the benefits that meditation brings in our life, you will find that it is all the more relevant. In ancient times, meditation was used as a way for finding the Self, for enlightenment. Meditation was a way to overcome misery and problems. It was the way to develop one’s abilities.
If you want, keep aside enlightenment. Today’s stress and tension in society calls for meditation. If you take more responsibility, more meditation is required. Greater responsibilities and ambitions you have, greater is the need for you to meditate.
If you have nothing to do, you may not need meditation as much.The busier you are, the lesser time you have, the more desires and ambitions you have - all the more is the need to meditate. Because meditation not only relieves you of stress and strain, it also enhances your abilities, strengthens your nervous system and mind. Not only does it help eliminate stress and tensions, releasing toxins from the body and soothing the mind, it also makes you more capable, enhances you in every way. What else do you want? If you want to be happy and healthy, you’ve got to meditate!
I'm not flexible enough
You don't need to be able to stand on your head to be able to get the benefit of the courses offered by the Art of Living!
The breathing techniques and meditation techniques taught in our programs do not need any special physical skills and are practiced by millions of people around the world from the ages of five to ninety!
I am busy now
Who created these programs?
Sudarshan Kriya™ came into being in 1982 in Shimoga, India when Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, now a global humanitarian and a spiritual leader across the world, went into a ten-day period of silence. In his words:
“I had already traveled around the world. I had taught yoga and meditation. But still, I was concerned about how to help people live a happy life. I felt there was something that was lacking. Though people do their practices, their life is in compartments when they come out in life, they are very different people. So, I was thinking how we can bridge this gap between inner silence and outer expression of life.
During a ten-day period of silence, the Sudarshan KriyaTM came like an inspiration. Nature knows what to give and when to give. After I came out of the silence, I started teaching whatever I knew and people had great experiences.”
~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Since then, Sudarshan KriyaTM - the powerful, rhythmic breathing technique has been the cornerstone of all Art of Living courses. The first course was taught by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at Shimoga. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has made ancient wisdom very practical to modern day and has introduced yoga, pranayamas, and meditation into the daily lives of millions over the last four decades.
How soon will I start seeing results?
Why do you charge fees?
The Art of Living Courses are not expensive. There are expenses when courses are organized. The volunteers have to rent a hall, get supplies. So a percent of the course contribution is spent on course expenses. Remaining funds go to support service projects all over India.
Also, if you offer the course free, people don’t value it. People don’t take responsibility to sit and learn.
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Art of Living's Social Impact
Strengthen your roots, broaden your vision and be of service to humanity are the underlying principles of the Art of Living. From child education to river rejuvenation, from pesticide free farming to ethics in business, from conflict resolution to disaster relief, the Art of Living has become a platform for people from around India and the world to serve humanity.
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Love plus wisdom is bliss. Love minus wisdom is misery.