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The PeaceDot project at Stanford University focuses on measuring and promoting peace, and we subscribe to their goal of creating a large community engaging in massive collaboration to spread the news about peace and score its quantifications & progress all over the world. Having the Right Vision to bring Peace Within The Art of Living Programs through yogic breathing, meditation and ancient wisdom, unlock the key tools within each person to remove the stress from the mind, bring peace and clarity and allowing you to live in the present moment at your fullest potential. When this happens, a connection is nurtured to all humanity that transcends from yourself, to your community to society. As more and more people experience the blossoming of peace. Our Mission: To educate and strengthen the individual to have a stress free mind and a violence free society. Some of the Art Of Living Peace Initiatives around the globe Celebrate Life. Care for others and share whatever you have with those less fortunate than you. Broaden your vision, for the whole world belongs to you. —Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Iraq Art of Living runs the Iraq Women’s Empowerment Program, which has benefited more than 500 Iraqi women, providing self-development, empowerment, and vocational training. Sri Sri accepted the Iraq government’s invitation to embark on a three-day visit to Iraq as an ambassador of peace in December 2008. Rehabilitation programs are being initiated in the country’s jails, and Iraqi youth are participating in Youth Leadership Training Programs (YLTP). Sri Lanka Sri Sri has been actively involved in peace negotiations in Sri Lanka, speaking with LTTE leaders, Tamil leaders and the Sri Lankan President. Amid this civil war, he was been responsible for the formation of a Committee for Peace comprised of Hindu and Buddhist leaders, including the Dalai Lama, designed to move the peace agenda forward. Cote d’Ivoire & Cameroon Bridging the Racial tensions: West African countries Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon have been mired in civil conflict, and economic deprivation for decades. In 1999, the Art of Living Foundation and the International Association for Human Values started relief efforts in Côte d’Ivoire, and began conducting workshops on trauma relief, health and hygiene, and harmony. Kosovo Art of Living programs help trauma victims in Kosovo to live peacefully within a multi-ethnic society by providing them with tools to reawaken tolerance, reconciliation, and acceptance. Sri Sri also inspired dialogue between Albanians and Macedonians by widening the circle of belongingness from the narrow identities defined by ethnic or national boundaries. Kashmir Art of Living has set up trauma relief workshops for families, and an orphanage for children affected by the continuing violence in Kashmir. Leaders from different factions, including the All Party Hurriyat Conference and representatives of Kashmiri Pandits, have been brought together face to face for dialogue in the presence of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Bihar, India As a result of Art of Living’s efforts and the work of its volunteers, hundreds of extremists have laid down their arms to work for peace and development in Bihar. Warring groups Ranvir Sena and Naxalites are coming together for non-violence in community gatherings organized by the Art of Living. Sri Sri has founded thirteen service organizations that provide self development, trauma relief, social change and development including schools and universities for Agriculture, Ayurveda, Management Studies and Rural Development. In the US, the Art of Living Foundation works primarily with two of Sri Sri’s partnering organizations, the International Association for Human Values and Ved Vignan Maha Vidya Peeth. Videos & Media Coverage Global Peace Initiatives Sri Sri on CNN AOL Silver Jubilee AOLF on CNN Love Moves the World Art Of Living Course The Art of Living Foundation’s most widely offered program across the US and the world where participants learn Sudarshan Kriya™, a powerful and easy to learn yogic breathing technique that reduces stress,detoxifies the body and energizes while calming the mind. YES! Youth Empowerment Program (YES!) The Art of Living Course for High Schools students, to manage their emotions and stress as well as dynamically navigate through adolescence allowing them to realize their highest potential. YES!+ (YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SEMINAR PLUS) The ’Art of Living Course’ for Young Adults ages 18-30 years old. S.M.A.R.T Prison Program (Stress Management & Rehabilitation Training) This program serves the entire criminal justice community — incarcerated adults, juveniles and their families, ex-offenders, victims of violence and crime, correctional officers, and law enforcement administrators. ART EXCEL (ALL ROUND TRAINING FOR EXCELLENCE) Course for children, ages 8–13. ACHIEVING PERSONAL EXCELLENCE (APEX) For corporations and institutions Professional Affiliations * Special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. * Joint initiatives with United Nations Millennium Campaign (UNMC) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Memberships * CONGO (Conference of NGOs in Consultative Status with ECOSOC of the United Nations), Geneva and New York * United Nations Mental Health Committee and U.N. Committee on Aging, New York * International Union for Health Promotion and Education, Paris * NGO Forum for Health, Geneva * National Association of Women’s Organisations, Uganda Art of Living U.S. National Center 2401 15th St. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009 Phone:1-202-332-5433 www.ArtOfLiving.org International Headquarters Km 21, Kanakapura Road Bangalore,...