History
The Art of Living Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational and humanitarian organization founded by spiritual leader and humanitarian Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Sri Sri's initiatives have benefited more than 25 million people worldwide. The Foundation is one of the UN's largest volunteer-based NGOs, and works in special consultative status with the UN's Economic and Social Council, participating in a variety of committees and activities relating to health, education, sustainable development, conflict resolution, and disaster relief. For more information, visit www.artofliving.org.
Specialties
The Happiness Program is spread over 5 consecutive days, in which we teach powerful breathing techniques, yoga and practical wisdom to free our minds from negative tendencies. If we have everything in life but no joy or love, would life be worth living? In order to experience joy and love, we need to clear our mind and heart from stress and negativity. We all want to get rid of negativity and stress, but how do we achieve that? This potential is already within us. Even though we have been breathing all our life, we may not have experienced that our breath can relax our mind. Through this we can greatly reduce our worries and stress levels without compromising our busy lifestyle. We nurture a deep sense of joy and compassion within our self and find that our mind is calm and peaceful even amidst difficult situations in life.