Joy
Youth Empowerment and Skills Workshop
YESPLUS is a dynamic empowerment and life skills training program for youths aged 18-30.
Through a smooth blend of ancient wisdom, Yoga, pranayama (breath control), and meditation, fused with modern coaching, music and games, YES!+ offers what youths long for. And of-course it includes the powerful and famous breathing technique, the Sudarshan Kriya.
Skillfully break through personal barriers, unhealthy habits or inhibitions that might hold you back. Be a fun inspirational leader, kick out stage fear, learn how to flush out stress.
A powerful life-skills program, that charges the youth with a fresh breath of vigor, enthusiasm, excellence and responsibility. YES!+ enables you to absorb the freshness, the repose and all the positivity around you, and helps you discharge stress, inhibitions, bad habits, and barriers.
Workshop features
Controlling mind and emotions
Maintaining energy, focus and enthusiasm
Getting rid of stress and negativity
Transforming desires into action
Managing time and relationships
Connecting with a worldwide network of youths
Being the change you want to see
Our Teachers
Chris
Graduated from the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA) and the International Academy of Arts and Design in Montreal as an advertising designer. Christian Matta He was trained by Ogilvy and worked in different advertising agencies across Montreal. He also had a chance to work as a freelancer.
Brought up in the midst of sectarian conflict in war torn Lebanon, Christian believes in the Art of Living's message of uniting the hearts and minds of people from diverse backgrounds, traditions and cultures as a global family sharing the basic human values of life and striving for a stress-free and violence-free society.
Christian has been actively volunteering with the Foundation since 2002. He teaches Art of Living Youth programs, the Adult program, and the prison rehabilitation course and has traveled across Quebec and Ontario, Canada and the middle-east.
He is currently based in Jordan supporting the local chapter as well as surrounding countries empowering youths and building a youth corps for social change.
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