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From the day I entered The Art of Living center for my course 1, till date, being grateful became a habit. For the most awesome teachers, For the most awesome Sudarshan Kriya, For Sahaj, For the volunteer trainings, for the silence, for the sword of knowledge, for the seva opportunities, for the mentors, for the angels, for the centers, for the follow ups, for yoga, for the awesome food, for peace, calmness and serenity, for celebration, for the satsang, for the inspiration, for the grace, for the blessings, for the faith, for the devotion, for the love, for the toughness, for the freedom, for discipline, for the infinite, for the volunteers, for the friends we made, for the people who touched our lives, for the belongingness, For the thoughtfulness, for sharing, for trying to make us hollow and empty, for the awareness, for the discrimination, for the dispassion, for the peaceful sleeps, for waking us up, for making us better people. Life became peaceful, calm and serine. Clarity of ...

Meditation during pregnancy is a blessing. I was so glad that I learned meditation offered by Art of living[AOL], it was very helpful during my pregnancy. It relives stress, keeps the mind calm and brings peace of mind. With previous experience of miscarriage, I was worried a lot. To top it, morning sickness made it even worse. Meditating twenty minutes, twice a day, made all the difference. It put me in a calmer state of mind and helped me focused positively. Some days when the nausea became worse, I opted to do guided meditation by Sir Sri Ravi Shankar, The founder of Art of Living. It gave so much relief. My friends, who I meditate with, suggested that I do Advanced meditation [ Art of living course 2 ] during pregnancy. Wow!!!! That’s the best thing I did during pregnancy. The advanced meditation was divine. Got totally energized and refreshed after the retreat. My friends where more generous to share prenatal yoga poses from Art of living website.   http...

"What do they do in Art of Living Course I? How dose breathing reduces stress?” are some questions my friends ask me. “It’s like explaining how the ice cream tastes to the person who has never eaten or seen an ice cream”. I can say the ice cream is creamy, sweet, yummy, tastes good, cold, different flavors and stuffs but the person listening to me will not understand as long as he tastes ice cream. Have you seen, sometimes, Lady bug lands on its back from the tree and don’t know how to turn over? It can struggle how much ever it can and how long ever it can but it is still on its back. This was how I react to stress before I took Art of Living Course I. Helpless. How nice will it be if you turn over the lady bug with a stick? The bug starts walking again. The work of the stick is exactly what AOL course I dose. Put you right back on track till you fall back again with stress. With regular breathing practice you learn to turn around by yourself and start walking again. Isn’t coo...

My beautiful journey of Art of Living[AOL] started one and a half years back. “We are what our thoughts are. We reflect our thoughts. We are like a mirror reflecting our thoughts.” My mirror was covered with so much dust, dirt, spider webs and what not?   It was not even reflecting anything. What else do you expect when you keep the mirror in a place unattended for years together? The Art Of Living course[Course I] which was designed by the founder of AOL, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a blessing by itself. Sudarshan kriya was thought as a part of the course.   Sudarshan kriya was like a duster to remove the spider webs and a cloth to dust off my mirror. Regular practice scrubbed off even more dust off the mirror. To top it, there is Art of Meditation which is like a bucket of water to clean the mirror, Now my mirror was free of spider webs, dirt and dust. I learnt Sahaj meditation to wash of the mirror. Its going to get dirty again because of the stress and nature...