The Art of Living Foundation is a not-for-profit, humanitarian organisation that has touched the lives of 300 million people across 155 countries. 

The Art of Living offers effective educational and self-development programs and tools that facilitate the elimination of stress and foster deep and profound inner peace, happiness and well-being for all individuals. These programs, which include breathing techniques, meditation, yoga, and practical wisdom for daily living, have helped millions around the world to completely transform their lives.

At its heart is The Happiness Programme – where you experience the power of the breath and learn the Sudarshan Kriya.

Other courses include Art of Silence, Art of Meditation, YES (for Teens) and Art Excel (for children). 

The breath – it’s the key to the art of living

Sudarshan Kriya also known as “kriya” is a powerful breathing tool that calms the mind and energises the body.  Once you have learnt it you can use it anywhere, anytime. 

To learn the kriya find an Art of Breathing course near you.

Sudarshan Kriya is a powerful rhythmic breathing technique that de-stresses the mind and energises the body. The course includes take-home breathing techniques to sustain enthuisiasm and energy everyday.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a humanitarian, spiritual leader and ambassador for peace.  Through his life and work he has inspired millions around the world with his vision for a stress-free mind and a violence-free society.

With his spirit of peace, practical breathing techniques and wisdom he gives people from all backgrounds and life experiences the keys to the art of living.  

He has established nonprofit organisations that recognise a common human identity above the boundaries of race, nationality and religion.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is the Founder of The Art of Living Foundation.   

Art of Living is not a religion – it is a humanitarian organisation that welcomes people of all cultural backgrounds – Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, everyone regardless of ethnicity, culture, sexuality or personal beliefs.  Anyone who breathes can belong to the Art of Living! 

No the Art of Living is not affiliated with any single religion and embraces the spiritual essence of all religions and cultures.  The Art of Living breathing and meditation techniques draw on ancient Vedic (Indian) knowledge. 

Along with the breath, the Art of Living Foundation is also about celebration – and that includes all sorts of festivals, from Christmas to Navratri! 

You will learn about the breath, meditation, yoga, living well – knowledge with its basis in ancient Vedic wisdom and in contemporary science. 

Course participants bring their own cultures, stories and traditions which adds to the Art of Living experience.

Course fees cover venue and associated costs and also provide funding to enable the organisation to contribute to community wellbeing initiatives across New Zealand and around the world.   

The course provides you with powerful tools for life – free to use anywhere, anytime.

The Art of Living provides free trauma relief programmes across New Zealand and around the world. 

This includes programmes in post-earthquake Christchurch and more recently in Kaikoura.

The Foundation has also worked with the Department of Corrections, Ministry of Justice including providing the Prison Smart programme in Auckland and Christchurch.

For those in financial distress the Foundation sponors the Art of Breathing (Happiness Programme) on an individual basis.