Courses

Part 1 | Part 2 | Art Excel | YES! | YES!+
| SRI SRI YOGA | SAHAJ SAMADHI 

 

Part 1

No matter which phase you are at in your life – this course will enable you to get closer to your goals and enrich your life. This unique course offers to teach you the power of breath, meditation and yoga. Central to the program is a specific technique called the “Sudharshan Kriya.” This was developed by Sri Sri himself and has helped millions of people thus far. It improves health, calms the mind and allows you to focus better, feel happier and more energetic.

By learning how to breathe ‘better’ you supply more oxygen to your cells and rejuvenate your body and mind. It also helps to calm the mind which will bring more focus, as well as help you live in the present moment. The Art of Living is simply, to live in the moment.

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This is what some of the participants had to say...

"My experience with this course was one of a kind. I really cannot express the wonderful feeling... It's simply magical. I can only be grateful that I'm introduced to this experience. I simply love it."
-Wadih Abi Raad, Artist.

"Now I feel that i have a new view to the way I live my life. I feel younger and stronger. everyone needs to have this trip to be able to reach the way to live, to accept themselves and others and all this just by breathing."
-Reem Zafran, Psychologist.

"The course has helped me be a better observer of myself and my behavior. The result... a calmer mind, which in turn has helped me become more effective and productive."

"An awesome experience. The techniques that were taught were simple, yet powerful. After doing the course, I found that whenever I practiced the Kriya and the pranayama, I would feel alert and refreshed throughout the day. It taught me to enjoy the simple things of life, and be happy, come what may."

"I used to stress out about everything but after taking the course I am aware that everything is under control. My friends notice the change too. And the techniques taught can have a better effect than most medicines."
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Part 2

“I caught a glimpse of who I really am, how beautiful and peaceful… I discovered that what I’d been looking for, has always been with me. Courage, clarity, happiness and peace.”
-Course Participant

Refresh, recharge and renew!
We need to rest in order to be more dynamic. However, very often, when we take vacation, we come back feeling more exhausted and in the need of another one!

Give yourself the opportunity to truly rejuvenate at least one week out of each year. This course is a vacation in the truest sense of the word for mind, body, and spirit, offering a chance to dive deep into rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation.

Some of the benefits of the Art of Living Part II Program include:
• Stress release
• Understanding the way the mind works & using it to your advantage
• Increased awareness, clarity & focus
• Peace of mind & serenity
• Astute observation, clearer perception & shining expression
• Being better equipped to handle our emotions
• Greater creativity
• Heightened joy, enthusiasm & dynamism
• Better health & well being
• Increased physical energy & stamina
• Unfurling of our full potential & abilities
• The precious opportunity to experience… ‘who’ & ‘what’ we really are
• Greater self-esteem
• Enhanced interpersonal skills
• Harmonious relations at home & at work

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Art Excel

"The true measure of success is a happy, healthy, well-adjusted child that is able to deal effectively with life's challenges."
~ H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

ART EXCEL stands for All Round Training in Excellence. As the name suggests, children get training covering all aspects - physical, mental, spiritual. This program has been developed for children between the ages of 8 and 13 years.

Through play, fun and laughter, children learn valuable lessons on how to share with others, work and play in harmony and develop a sense of belonging. They become more self-expressive and comfortable and natural even with diverse groups of people. They are also taught various yoga postures and effective powerful breathing processes which help to eliminate fear, anxiety, depression and other undesirable emotions. Meditation, being an important tool to tap the children's hidden potential, forms an integral part of the program. The children show enhancement of creative skills, improvement of memory and concentration, development of leadership qualities and healthy emotions, clarity of mind and better interaction with everyone after undergoing the program.

ART EXCEL programs give proper direction to the enthusiasm and dynamism in children. It helps them to contribute to the society by making them responsible beings.

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Our toughest critics - the kids themselves - give this program rave reviews.
"Before I came here I was really stressed out. Little things made me angry. I learned to get rid of the anger and free my mind from all the clutter. If I get angry I just do the breathing and it makes me feel better."
- Matt, middle school student

"Its like an energy bar!"
- Rebecca, school student

"I think the ART Excel Course should be a must! It really helps you relax."
- Kelly, school student

"When I have a problem I will remember this class and I will try to laugh and smile so I can be happy."
- Robert, school student

"I sleep better. I do the breathing before I go to bed and it helps me sleep. Before I couldn't go to sleep."
- Shoshaa, school student

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YES! Youth empowerment Seminar

1. Reduce stress
2. Manage negative emotions
3. Increase health and well-being
4. Sharpen clarity and focus
5. Greater creativity
6. Heighten self-esteem and confidence
7. Greater sense of belonging

The Youth Empowerment Seminar for ages between 14 to 18 is an innovative and dynamic program that nurture the qualities of creativity, compassion, leadership and friendliness in today's youth, so that they can share themselves with the world to create a better future.

Youth today face many challenges both inside and outside classroom. As a participant in this course you are encouraged to go beyond a limited view of life and perceive the world in all its diversity.

The initial 20-hour seminar is comprehensive. It includes practical tools for releasing stress, relaxation and yoga exercises, problem solving strategies, leadership training, social skills, development and creative projects. Such vital skills as these enable you to nurture greater inner strength for managing negative emotions, conflict, peer pressure and criticism.

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Testimonials:
"There is something contributing to our level of stress every day and it seems impossible to relieve. The people who take this class are the lucky ones and the ones who will always be ahead of the game in school and in life in general."
~ Sajma, 16, New York City

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Youth Empowerment and Skills Training YES!+

"Just information is not education. It is culturing our behavior, culturing our attitude and the ability to perceive things better. Perception, Observation and Expression - the three aspects of education have to be improved."
~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder of the Art of Living Foundation

1. Learn to relax and meditate
2. Deal with doubts
3. Increase focus and concentration
4. Sharpen clarity and focus
5. Fitness and health
6. Break monotony
7. Find a deeper meaning to life

YES!+ provides young adults between the ages of 18-30 with tools to achieve their ideal life with ease, creativity, energy, and inhibition-free. This program challenges young people to reach their highest potential and has made a difference to thousands across the world.

Program Overview
YES!+ is an innovative and dynamic educational and life skills program for young students and professionals. YES!+ empowers young people with tools to eliminate stress, rid the system of negative emotions, develop strong social and leadership skills, heighten awareness and increase mental focus. This intense 30 hour program (spanning 7 consecutive days) also includes practical sessions on entrepreneurial skills, maximizing individual potential and physical, mental and emotional health.

Main Aspects
1) Physical – Challenging body exercises, yoga and innovative breathing techniques.

2) Mental – Practical knowledge and interactive processes to improve memory, concentration & focus.

3) Social - Experiential processes to develop problem solving strategies and social skills; Interactive processes to develop leadership and life skills; Teamwork exercises to teach cooperation and conflict resolution.

4) Emotional – Group discussions designed to help one feel at ease in challenging situations, and increase confidence and inner strength to better handle criticism and peer pressure.

Follow Up Sessions
Upon completion of this seven-session program, YES!+ graduates participate in three Upgrade/Follow-up sessions during which students go deeper into the techniques and refine their professional and life skills learned throughout the 7-day training.

For more information about the YES!+ program around the world, visit: www.artoflivingyouth.org

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SRI SRI YOGA

"Like a flower bud, human life has the potential to blossom fully. Blossoming of human potential to fullness is yoga.”
~ H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

A multi-path approach to uniting the body, breath and mind with awareness. A comprehensive program of gentle as well as vigorous postures is combined with other processes that place equal emphasis on nurturing the body and the mind. Sri Sri Yoga brings us back to a state of naturalness in which innate virtues find free expression in daily life.

It is an inherent desire in humans to be happy. The ancient sages, through inquiry about life, were able to reach a state of consciousness in which the secrets of healthier, happier and meaningful living were revealed to them. Sages called that secret and sacred knowledge ‘Yoga’.

Sri Sri Yoga brings wisdom and yoga techniques in their purest and simplest forms. Combined with other processes, it unites the body, breath and mind, through awareness. A comprehensive program of yoga postures (asanas) ranging from easy to advanced help us align our body and mind and keep smiling despite the demands of modern day living.

The techniques of yoga unlock our full human potential. Since ancient times, the many branches of Yoga have provided mankind with a wealth of knowledge on how to handle the mind, the emotions, the body, and the breath for greater joy, health, and peace of mind.

Yoga is not merely a form of exercise for the body, but a path towards total harmony of body, mind and spirit.

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Sahaj Samadhi meditation

"Meditating is the delicate art of doing nothing - letting go of everything and being who you are"
~ H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

The experience of meditation can bring you beyond your usual mental stresses and emotional agitation to a calm, centered place within yourself.

Sahaj Samadhi Meditation is a natural, graceful, and effortless meditation. Participants learn to let go of all tensions and stress, providing the mind with a much-needed deep rest. Sahaj Samadhi, means effortless transcendence. It allows the conscious mind to settle deeply into itself. As the mind settles down, it lets go of tension and stress, centers itself more and more in the present moment.

It is only in the present moment that we find true happiness–those times when we are free of regrets about the past or anxiety about the future. Sahaj Samadhi, provides the ability to recreate this feeling of ease, of calm alertness, in daily life. A regular practice, can drastically transform the quality of your life.

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