About Us

In addition to serving busy people everywhere, Art of Living also partners with organizations to address the specialized needs of various sections of society:

  • Veterans and their families
  • Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare practitioners
  • Police
  • Prison inmates at risk of re-entry
  • Teachers and students at the elementary, secondary, and collegiate levels

The Art of Living is an international, non-profit organization founded by Sri Sri Ravishar, a spiritual guide, humanitarian, and voice of harmony.

Ancient Wisdom + Modern Science

The cornerstone of the courses is SKY Breath Meditation, an evidence-based practice verified by independent studies that clears stress and boosts energy with just a few minutes of practice. Combine this practice with live programs guided by certified instructors, a fully integrated app, community meetups, and destination silent retreats to dive deeper, and you have the most engaging, effective, and fulfilling meditation practice available. There have been over 100 Independent studies on SKY breath Meditation.

Why breathwork + meditation

Your biggest superpower

We breathe 20,000 times a day. Aside from being life-giving, the breath is an unbelievably powerful resource—if you know how to harness it.

Combine breathwork and meditation, and life transforms. You begin to nurture a calm, still mind with a deep connection to inner peace where conscious choices naturally flow. And when there is ease and peace within individuals, we create communities, societies, and a world that resides with more peace—it all starts with you.

The App that Accelerates Your Meditation Journey: 

With an integrated learning system, you can keep meditating      and breathing strong on the Art of Living Journey app

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VISION

The Art of Living talks about living a peaceful life through meditation and gratitude, especially by using the Vipassana meditation technique and the philosophy behind Buddhism, which promotes developing a clearer vision of life and seeing things as they truly are.

INNOVATION

Art of Living is one of the largest volunteer-run organizations in the world and is dedicated to the empowerment of individuals and communities. In partnership with International Association for Human Values, volunteers provide US-based and worldwide service initiatives to support at-risk youth, women’s empowerment, disaster and trauma relief, prisoner rehabilitation, and veteran trauma relief.

“Jut wake up & see that all the past is only a memory. In the flow of time all events are dissolving.”

– Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

MISSIOM

The Art of Living Mission is to educate and strengthen an individual to have a stress free mind and a violence free society. The Art of Living Foundation is dedicated to serving society by strengthening the individual.