The Art of Living

About the Organization

We serve society by strengthening the individual

Operating in 156 countries, The Art of Living is a non-profit, educational and humanitarian organization founded in 1981 by the world-renowned humanitarian and spiritual teacher - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. All our programs are guided by Gurudev’s philosophy: “Unless we have a stress-free mind and a violence-free society, we cannot achieve world peace.”

The Art of Living community is diverse and attracts people from all walks of life.

For more information, please visit www.artofliving.org

Learn Sudarshan Kriya

Our Breathing Rhythm is Our Stress Barometer

How do you breathe when you’re stressed? Long and slow, or short and fast? Breathing rhythms are connected to stress and stress-induced emotions. Just by adopting different breathing rhythms, you can influence your emotions

Tricyclic breathing rhythms practiced during Sudarshan Kriya™ help you manage stress and control your emotions.
Meditation and breathing programs by The Art of Living give you the keys to control your emotions and transform them through specific breathing rhythms.

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Learn Sahaj Samadhi Meditation

Sahaj Samadhi Meditation

Enhance peace of mind

Sahaj Samadhi Dhyana Yoga brings your brain waves into a calming alpha-wave state, which soothes your nervous system, providing deep rest and relaxation to the body and mind.

Boost mental clarity

Meditation calms the constant stream of thoughts, enabling improved clarity of mind and increased awareness. With Sahaj Samadhi, you will experience a longer attention-span, more self-awareness, and better decision-making skills.

Improve physical health

Our nervous system is the energy generator for our body. A relaxed and rejuvenated nervous system improves the functioning of the body’s cardiovascular, digestive, and respiratory system.

Unlock intuitive skills

Sahaj Samadhi Dhyana Yoga helps you sift through the mental chatter, discerning your innate voice, and enabling your intuition to strengthen your judgment.

Get into Wellness Mode

Stay healthy • Keep lifestyle illnesses at bay • Live stress-free

Learn the secrets to

Lose weight, boost immunity and avoid deficiencies

Lifestyle changes and practical dietary tips to lose weight without compromising on health and nutrition.

The perfect routine

Customize the best lifestyle for you subject to the needs of your body, your time and your convenience.

Manage sleep deprivation & stress

Learn to stay rejuvenated and stress-free with yoga, meditation and some practical tips.

Keep lifestyle diseases at bay

Incorporate lifestyle changes that help you prevent diseases like diabetes, heart disease, digestive issues, etc.

Sri Sri Yoga

What is special about Sri Sri Yoga

Sri Sri Yoga is a Holistic way of energizing and integrating your mind, body, and spirit through a restorative yoga practice.

It has the following components

Strength & Poise: Yoga Poses (Asanas)

Strengthen and tone muscles, while burning fat and reducing cholesterol. Yoga poses are also great to maintain flexibility & range of motion.

Energy: Yogic breathing (Pranayama)

Tune into your breath and with advanced breath-work. These practices energize mind and body so that you feel fresher throughout the day.

Deep Rest: Meditation and Relaxation

Discover Yoga Nidra, an amazing form of conscious relaxation that calms the body and relaxes the mind for deep meditation.

Insight: Wisdom from Yoga

Explore some of the fascinating insights yoga has to offer into the nature of mind and body and how to live a relaxed, fulfilling life.

Youth Leadership Training Program

A revolution for rural development

The Youth Leadership Training Program (YLTP) is a dynamic program that addresses issues faced by rural populace and empowers them to develop their communities.

It is commonly said that ‘Change begins with me’. The YLTP creates a transformation in every individual by teaching youth stress-elimination breath techniques and the Sudarshan Kriya. These tools help enhance confidence, deal with feelings of aggression and give mental clarity and strength.

Youth are also taught leadership skills and ways to develop their local communities.

The YLTP focusses on personal development and communication skills. Through stress-reducing breathing techniques, individuals find inner peace and communities come together in a spirit of service. Participants are inspired to volunteer for rural projects. The fruits of the seeds sown in these sessions are experienced by the community as a whole.

These empowered youth, known as Yuvacharyas, act as change agents in their local communities. They take responsibility for implementing the project on the ground under the close supervision of senior project leaders.

These local yuvacharyas have a strong sense of ownership for the change they seek and their local knowledge is pivotal in the smooth execution of the projects. After the project is over, these yuvacharyas ensure continuity and sustainability of the project.

So far the YLTP base model has rendered remarkable success in areas as diverse as disaster management, promoting child rights, fighting HIV, spreading natural farming techniques and managing conflict. The uniqueness of the YLTP model comes from its intrinsic ability to integrate any issue into its leadership training model and to ensure mindset transformation on the issue on a sustainable basis.