Experience the Sudarshan Kriya > Art of Living Part I Course

The masterpiece of the Art of Living Course is a powerful breathing-based technique called Sudarshan Kriya, or the healing breath. Sudarshan Kriya incorporates specific natural rhythms of breath to release stress and bring the mind to the present moment.

The Art of Living Course gives participants the practical knowledge and techniques to unlock their deepest potential and bring fullness to life. Whether happy and successful or feeling the stress of poor health, disappointments, or fear, every participant is cared for and comes away lighter, with effective techniques for releasing mental and physical stress and increasing his or her health, energy, peace, self-knowledge, awareness, and joy.

Experience Peace of Mind

Much of the stress or limitations in life come from vacillating between regret about the past or worry about the future. And yet, the present is the only place that happiness can be experienced. A remarkable feature of the course is that participants are able to re-discover the present moment — not as a concept but as a direct experience.

Simple Techniques for Daily Life

Participants leave with simple but powerful techniques they can practice every day, and an extraordinary weekly group practice is available in many areas. These practices are sacred treasures that grow in value over the years, helping the benefits continue to blossom in daily life.

The course also includes other breathing techniques, meditation, low-impact yoga, and skills for dealing effectively with challenging emotions and situations.

Several independent studies on the numerous mental and physical health benefits of the course have been published in international peer-reviewed journals and confirm what participants commonly report.

The Art of Living Course has been enjoyed by people of all traditions, religions, and walks of life, in universities, churches, governments, businesses, prisons, war zones, community rooms, and living rooms. The course is complete in itself and is also a foundation for other Art of Living programs.

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Note: Apart from the Part 1 course, there are many other Art of Living courses, depending on the age criteria, that offer Sudarshan Kriya. Click HERE for more details.

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Sudarshan Kriya Testimonials

"The Art of Living course practices have changed my life. Negative emotions do not have the same grip on me and they go away faster. I really think my health has improved also. I am strongly recommending the course to all my friends, family, and patients."
- Jyotsna Sahni, Doctor, Tucson, Arizona

"Though my yoga practice has long been essential to my well-being, since I began practicing Sudarshan Kriya, I feel lighter, as though I'm carrying less emotional baggage, while I feel a growing solidity at my core."
- Amy Weintraub, Author of Yoga for Depression

"The Art of Living Course is the most precious gift I have ever received. The knowledge spoken and the practices taught were shared with so much love. I have happiness, strength and peace. The world has been waiting for this course."
- Daniel Mendez, Writer, Houston, Texas

"The Sudarshan Kriya has dissipated alot of the worries and anxieties I had in my life. Now I am able to deal with every day challenges with a feeling of inner strength."
- John Chu, Realtor, Miami, Florida

"Two years ago, I had been suffering from chronic appendicitis and was asked to undergo surgery. Ever since my Kriya practice, I no longer have this pain."
- Muthu (Senior Principal Engineer), Australia

"I learnt the "the art of living ." Living in the now, not in the past or future. Being able to cope with both my positive and negative emotions and being able to handle them in a manner that leaves me unaffected. Enjoying every moment and cherishing everything I have right here, right now."
- Rashmi Patel, Full Time Mother, San Ramon, California

"After doing the sudarshan kriya I have more energy and am relaxed and calm ... and I actually slept well for the first time in 22 years!"
- Robyn Johnson (Housewife), Australia

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Latest Research on Sudarshan Kriya

Dr Vinod Kochupillai, head of the Cancer Centre at AIIMS, the premiere medical institute of India, explains the scientific aspect of Sudarshan Kriya:

 

"In today's society, psycho-neuroimmunology (PNI), often referred to as of mind-body importance, is becoming very popular. PNI shows how the mind and emotions influence both the nervous and immune systems. For instance, happy people produce chemical messengers, which travel from the nervous system to the immune system, resulting in better health.

Sudarshan kriya is a unique breathing process, which removes stress from the body. Negative toxins are flushed out and each cell is flooded with new life to energize body and mind. This experience of centeredness, freedom and fulfillment releases neuropeptides, which influence the immune system positively and hence, the whole physiology.

Both sudarshan kriya and pranayama have been researched in Nimhans, Bangalore, India, where it was found successful with 70-80 per cent patients suffering from severe depression. Abnormal brain wave patterns turned normal with regular practice.

Studies conducted at Harvard, USA, revealed that 70-80 per cent patients suffering from AIDS benefited from this process. Lymph node swellings decreased, pain was reduced, breathing and digestion improved, energy levels increased. The Republic of Slovenia conducted a research on patients suffering from multiple sclerosis. With sudarshan kriya, significant improvement was found in the patient's mobility, endurance levels and lung capacity while anxiety levels came down.

Ongoing studies at AIIMS suggest that these processes help cancer patients also. It also helps in controlling the urge to consume tobacco."

Also, CLICK HERE to download the PPT on 'The Benefits of Sudarshan Kriya' in respect of the research conducted by Dr Kochupillai.

Key findings of the latest research done on Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) in the World Conference held in Delhi:

Dr Richard Brown from the USA discussed how the application of newer technologies to basic research in Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) has thrown light on our understanding of how SKY works.

He postulated that SKY contributes to a state of alert calmness by its effect on the vagus nerve which is the core of the parasympathetic system. Recent studies have shown that the vagus nerve is crucial in social bonding, empathy and love; it is the centre of our gut instincts and is crucial to our ability to perceive, observe and make complex decisions.

Vagal activity is estimated from the respiratory sinus arrhythmia as measured by heart rate variability. Impaired vagal activity is found in people with depression, anxiety, panic disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, violent adults, fibromyalgia, post traumatic stress disorder, early Alzheimer's and obesity.

Nowadays, an instrument that artificially stimulates the vagus nerve is being used to treat depression, epilepsy, early Alzheimer's disease and is an experimental treatment for obesity.

Stephen Porges, the foremost expert on the activity of the vagus nerve on reviewing the research done on SKY has suggested that the different rhythms of breath in SKY may stimulate different diameter fibers of the vagus nerve. This makes SKY unique and likely to have a much wider range of effects than the currently available electronic vagus nerve stimulator. Dr Brown suggested that other mechanisms by which SKY works are by calming of stress response systems, neuroendocrine release of hormones, nitric oxide neurotransmission, fear conditioning circuits (prefrontal cortex and limbic system), and thalamic generators. He also discussed various knowledge points as articulated by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar from a neuro scientific perspective.

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Research on Sudarshan Kriya

Experimental Research

EEG During Sudarshan Kriya.
M.Bhatia.
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Flowcytometric Study of T-cell Subset and Natural Killer Cells in Peripheral Blood of Art of Living Teachers, Normal Subjects and Cancer Patients.
Satya Das, Vinod Kochupillai.
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The Effects of Stress Reduction and Stress Inducing Techniques on the Visual System.
Virsha G.Vallabh, Anees Asmaljee, Nicolene Victor.
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Evaluation of The Art of Living Basic Course as the Anti-stress Program for Police Officers in the Slovenian Police.
Hedviko Visnikar, Gorazd Mesko.
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Anxiety study at Lancaster Violence Alternative LA County Probation Camp for violent youth offenders.
V. Suarez.
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Stress management for law enforcement -- pilot study.
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Theoretical Research

Yogic Breathing and Meditation. When the Thalamus Quiets the Cortex and rouses the limbic system.

Richard P. Brown.
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How SK Can Treat the Cognitive,
Psychodynamic and Neuro-Psychiatric Problems of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Sharon Sagemann.
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The Role of Autonomic Nervous System in Rapid Breathing Practices.
K.K. Deepak.
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Newman, R. (2008) The Utility of Ancient Complementary Therapies in Modern Mental Health Treatment.
Georgia Psychologist, Spring 2008.
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