About The Happiness Program
The Happiness Program is a transformative 3-day immersion in powerful breathing techniques and mind mastery. The main technique on The Happiness Program is called Sudarshan Kriya™, a research-backed breathing tech nique that has helped millions of people release stress, experience deep meditation, and get back in touch with their true self.
Scientific Research on the Art of Living Breathing Techniques*
* The Happiness Program is for overall well-being and vitality, rest and rejuvenation. The above results are from independent research studies, based on an adaptation of the standard Happiness Program to special needs groups. The Happiness Program is not designed to treat or alleviate clinical symptoms. If you suspect you may have a clinical condition, consult your health care professional before deciding whether to enroll in our program.
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If You Can't Go Outside, Go Within!
2020 has taken us all by surprise. During such uncertain times, it’s no wonder many people have felt increasing levels of stress and anxiety.
But it has also come to remind us that the world we live in starts with us. The best way to deal with the ever-changing outer world is to start within, and this is the perfect time to slow down and take care of our physical and mental wellbeing.
That’s why the International Association for Human Values (IAHV) in partnership with The Art of Living Foundation will be offering free, daily online meditations which will be open to everyone.
Relieve stress and trauma during COVID lockdown and isolation with this month-long program of daily meditations available at no cost and from the comfort of your home.
Here's what people often tell us about their experience:
Unlock the power of your breath and discover the easy, effective approach to meditation that has already helped millions.
How This Event Will Help You
”Meditation is for me like taking a daily inner shower, in order to remove energy devouring stress and recharge my presence, vitality and humanity”
Annika Dopping
Global changemaker, CEO, Senior Advisor, Communications Expert, Media Producer, Sustainability Consultant, Facilitator, Influencer, Speaker
How the Happiness Program Helps You
Create Lasting Happiness
Through practical, self-empowering tools, you'll discover how to quiet the mind and be fully present and alive. Then, you can access and abide in peace and joy, even while facing the increasing demands of contemporary life.
Connect More Easily in All Your Relationships
The program isn’t just about dealing with your internal self... It also helps you connect more deeply and easily with others, so you can enjoy happier, more confident and stable relationships with old friends and new.
Learn Practices for a Lifetime
Come away new skills and an effective routine you can follow at home to strengthen your resilience and deepen your joy. Plus receive access to weekly practice groups to improve your skills and maintain momentum after the workshop.
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Why Breathing & Meditation?
The breath meditation techniques taught by IAHV are backed by 97+ independent studies in peer reviewed journals and have demonstrated to significantly increase the immune system, while simultaneously reducing stress, depression, anxiety and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Using specific breathing techniques, your mind can naturally relax and meditation happens effortlessly. Practicing meditation regularly can result in a calm mind, better concentration and increased energy.
During these trying times, this is the perfect antidote to release stress and anxiety. More so than ever before, meditation is no longer a luxury but an absolute necessity.
The restfulness experienced in meditation is deeper than the rest we get in the most sound sleep.
To be unconditionally happy and to have peace of mind, we need to tap into the power of breath and meditation.
Meditation will settle your mind, bring emotional strength and boost your immunity.
If you have the will to survive through any adverse situation, it is possible through meditation
— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,
Founder of the IAHV and
The Art of Living Foundation
- Research shows that meditation helps to improve communication, enhance focus and concentration.
- Understanding the nature of the mind improves our outlook on life
- Harvard research shows that meditation affects the brain’s grey matter in regions associated with memory, emotional regulation and sense of self
- The other benefits of the practice include higher levels of optimism, increased levels of antioxidants, stronger immunity and reduced blood pressure
Benefits of Meditation
MELBOURNE MEDITATES ONLINE EVENT DETAILS
Meditate in Stockholm’s most prestigious venue!
The concept of the Room of Stillness was established by Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist, diplomat, and Nobel Prize winner, served as 2nd UN Secretary General (1953-1961). He established the original meditation room at the United Nation Headquarters in 1957, with the philosophy that by sitting in silent meditation one can achieve inner stillness in order to effectively work towards peace in the outside world.
“Meditation helped me to become a calm, relaxed, healthier, more knowledgeable and happier person. I have used this easy-to-use tool in these years of my growing professional life to maintain all these benefits for my LIFE.”
Zahra Kalantari
Associate Professor at Stockholm University and Research Area Leader of Bolin Centre for Climate Research in Sweden
Joydeep Dash
CEO, Open-Innovators.org, Stockholm
”I have been meditating daily for twenty years and cannot imagine being without it. It is a way to rest in myself and to explore that which is beyond words. Just by sitting down with eyes closed for a little while, a whole new world opens up.”
Lisa Björnsson
Communicator
ABOUT IAHV
150.000+
trauma-relief beneficiaries
400.000 Prisioners
benefited from our rehabilitation programs worldwide
2.50M+families
supported in India during COVID
23 years
of service to society
The daily meditations will be available to relieve stress and trauma during COVID lockdown and isolation
“I made some half attempts at meditation and yoga for a couple of years till I had to undergo a neurosurgery some 3 years ago. I developed some post operative nerve problems which interfered with my normal life.
Since I have joined the meditations, it has helped me improve my overall habits concerning the my mind, health, food and lifestyle."
- All sessions will be held online via Zoom, so make sure you have the application installed on your device or computer and that you have good internet connection.
- For a better experience, if possible avoid joining from your phone. Laptop or tablet works best.
- Join the session from a comfortable, distraction-free space to make the most out of your meditation. Make sure you take this time for just yourself without anyone interrupting you.
- Please join at least 5 to 10 minutes before the session begins so that you may get settled and it can begin on time.
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Relieve stress and trauma
during COVID lockdown and isolation. This month-long program of daily meditations will be available at no cost and from the comfort of your home.
Relieve stress and trauma during
COVID lockdown and isolation. This
month-long program of daily
meditations will be available at no cost
andfrom the comfort of your home.
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