I learned more important life lessons in these six days than in the rest of my whole life. I learnt the ART OF LIVING!
"Inside every culprit, there is a victim crying for help. That person is also a victim of ignorance, small-mindedness and lack of awareness. It’s the stress, lack of broad vision about life, lack of understanding, and bad communication that leads to violence in society."
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
The Art of Living Prison 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. Stress is a common thread connecting everyone affected by the criminal justice system. Specifically, incarcerated individuals have little control over their circumstances or future. Years of confinement result in great loss of self-worth, a growing sense of anger, anxiety and despair.
The program provides the structure to deliver the common goal of uplifting human values within the criminal justice community. The program is a valuable tool for all those working to end the cycle of violence and abuse in society, whether through law enforcement, social rehabilitation, conflict resolution or human development.
The Art of Living Prison Program teaches practical skills that begin to produce results from the very first session. The program uses advanced breathing practices that create dynamic cleansing effects on the body and mind. Participants learn how to use their own breath to gain relief from the accumulated effects of stress and negative emotions.
Trained instructors deliver the course in approximately 20 hours, spread out over 8-10 days. As part of the course, participants are instructed in a personal practice that can be used on a daily basis to further the benefits gained. Participants are supported in continuing to do the practices through weekly follow-up sessions that reinforce what has been learned so that they get the maximum benefit.