Art of Living

The Art of Living defines itself as a spiritual movement based on human values that accept all religions. It is a volunteer based humanitarian and educational foundation, as well as a nongovernmental organization (NGO). The Art of Living Foundation (AOLF) was started in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The message of that spiritual master is to revive yoga and meditation traditions and to motivate many volunteers to be engaged in initiatives of stress control and other humanitarian and social development projects. Their areas of action encompass conflict resolution, poverty alleviation, empowerment of women, prisoners’ rehabilitation, education for all, campaigns against female child labor, actions of environment, and sustainability. The projects offer several programs to help cope with stress, depression, and violent tendencies. The programs include breathing techniques, meditation, and practices of yoga (Cf. Art of Living official Homepage 2015and Wikipedia 2015). In Latin America,...