Blessings Program
"That state when you don't want anything... then the blessings that flow out are bound to materialize." - Gurudev
The Blessings Course is a subtle yet powerful program that includes unique processes and meditations designed to take the individual to a deep state of gratitude and fullness. Participants report that more than any other course they have taken, they become aware of the tremendous grace that flows to them and through them.
Prerequisites:
Two Art of Living Silence Retreats
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Dynamism for Self & Nation (DSN)
DSN is a rigorous and transformational course that empowers participants to break through personal inhibitions and barriers and access inner stability and power.
We each have a deep desire to be the best we can be - for ourselves, our families, our communities and our world - but many of us have personal barriers, old habits, emotional wounds, fears and inhibitions that hold us back and keep us from fully participating in life.
DSN uses a combination of yoga, powerful processes, and deep spiritual knowledge to break through barriers, create personal empowerment, and allow us to fully be of service to ourselves and others.
Prerequisites:
Completed The Happiness Program at least one year ago, with regular practice of Sudarshan Kriya.
If between 6 months to a year since your Happiness Program, with regular practice of Sudarshan Kriya, participant may apply with the recommendation of a local teacher.
Guru Puja Courses Part 1 and Part 2
Guru Puja is a traditional ceremony of gratitude honoring the lineage of spiritual Masters who have been the custodians of the knowledge of the Self. Under the loving guidance of Bhanu, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s sister, one learns to chant and perform the Guru Puja. Chanting the Guru Puja unites our minds with this tradition of Masters. Many participants report an experience of the presence of Divinity during the course and from performing the Puja. The course also includes beautiful ancient knowledge, lovely guru stories and a profound feeling of the presence of these great Masters.
The Guru Puja Course is in two parts:
Phase One: During Part 1 you learn the chanting of the puja and explore the mysteries of Vedic Knowledge and traditions.
Prerequisites:
- Art of Living Teacher or
- TTC part 1 course + Two Art Of Living Silence Retreat + Sahaj Samadhi Meditation course or
- Four Art of Living Silence Retreat + Sahaj Samadhi Meditation course
Phase Two: This course brings the qualification necessary to invoke the lineage of Spiritual Masters through the Puja chant taught during Guru Puja Part 1.
Prerequisite:
- 6 months after Guru Puja Phase 1
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Eternity Process
The soul is eternal and was here long before it existed in our current physical bodies and it will continue after this body has turned to dust. The eternity process is a past-life regression technique that provides a tool for recalling events in our past lives that may be the root cause of current patterns of behavior. These patterns can be mental or physical and can be something that needs to be changed or merely understood. The process helps individuals clear past impressions that may be blocking their progress in life and thus begin to live more in the present moment.
The eternity process is a one to one session that lasts for two to three hours and experienced similarly to a deep guided meditation.
Prerequisites:
Three Art of Living Silence Retreat including one Silence Retreat with Gurudev
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Sri Sri Marma Practitioner Training
The ancient definition of marma points, handed down to us through the centuries, is specifically “the various points on the body where the subtle life energy becomes matter, where thoughts transfer into the physical”. They are junction points in the body, fundamental built-in electrical switches. In fact any sore point on the surface of the body is a blocked marma.
The marma points link to the subtle channels called nadis (similar to meridians in the Chinese system of medicine). Just as in the physical body the passage ways become blocked by toxins, so too the tiniest of mental stresses will cloud or obstruct these subtle points, reducing the flow of energy.
Gentle pressure on the marmas releases the blocks and allows prana, or life energy to flow to the connecting organs or tissues giving them a new lease of life.
The marma technique is potentially the most restorative of the Ayurvedic treatments as it harmonizes the body’s built-in energy network.
The Marma Chikitsa technique is widely popular as a treatment. Simple and effective, with a minimum of equipment, it can be practiced anywhere.
Graduates may practice independently or work with Art of Living groups or Centers.
Those who wish to work professionally need to check their own state laws regarding” hands-on healing” This is often different than massage authorization to practice. Feel free to contact us if you wish to pursue this path. We do encourage members of our Art of Living family to take this course to be able to practice as a support for their family and friends.
Syllabus
• Training in Marma Polarity Routine
• Training in 28 major Marma Points
• Basic Principles of Ayurveda
• Theory of Marma Chikitsa
• Practice sessions
• Daily Sadhana • Satsang
Prerequisites:
- Happiness Program (previously known as Art of Living Course) or Yesplus course
- 1 Art of Silence Course
Participation requires attending all sessions. If you miss a session, you will not be able to continue with the Program without a discussion with the instructor. No refunds will be provided.
