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In Feb, I took Part 1 course of Art of Living (AoL). http://artofliving.org http://artofliving.org In AoL, they teach you what they call 'Sudarshan Kriya'. It'

In Feb, I took Part 1 course of Art of Living (AoL). http://artofliving.org http://artofliving.org In AoL, they teach you what they call 'Sudarshan Kriya'. It's a breathing technique which helps you in variety of ways. I originally took the course because I was very stressed and my friends recommended the course so that I can learn how to deal with stress. I can definitely say that the particular breathing technique helped me a lot and I can say without reservation that my stress has reduced drastically. What I like about Sudarshan Kriya is that it is a very practical technique. It's very easy to follow and as you do Sudarshan Kriya regularly, your breathing capacity and your ability to focus on breathing will increase. Sudarshan Kriya helps you slip in to meditation much more easily. I highly recommend taking the Art of Living course.

justlearning 17y ago
I wish I could downvote. I rarely post,so don't have the karma. A friend and I went for a free seminar by Sri Sri himself and had to sit through the parody of meditation and acted humour, which the paid patrons enjoy. He evaded questions from everyone and all he 'preached' was to join this course and not one person(outside their organization) I met afterwards told me anything positive. It's a good way to loot you of 400usd. I have my first cousins who attended the course and told me firsthand about the "materialistic" association related to this course.[for instance, you are told not to worry about money by a person who worked as a banker(made his money) and now is a spokesman, then you are told to put in more money and rope in more people for this course by 'volunteering" ]
- solutionyogi 17y ago
  I up voted you because I completely agree with your points. I have attended Sri Sri meet-up once and I did feel that the humor was forced and all the attendants were still laughing. Also most of what Sri Sri talked that day didn't make any sense to me. Let me give you an example. This is what Sri Sri said: 'Everything is nothing' and then harped about it for next 15 mins. When I learned that course fee was 350$, I wasn't really inclined to attend the course. But I was so desperate for solutions to my problems, I decided to give it a shot. And I can safely say that I learned a lot and it helped me tremendously. Later on, I wanted to attend another course and the fees were 450$. At that time, I and my friend spoke to the course organizer and complained about the high fees. They say that this money goes to the charity effort and there is nothing he can do. Anyway, I could afford the fee and attended the second course as well. Personally, I don't agree with the 'forceful' charity and few other things, but that doesn't discount the fact that the actual techniques they teach, are very useful. If you can afford the course fee, it's worth giving a shot. The bottomline for me is, there is a definite connection between breath and mind. I highly recommend experiencing this connection regardless of the route you choose.

justlearning 17y ago

I wish I could downvote. I rarely post,so don't have the karma. A friend and I went for a free seminar by Sri Sri himself and had to sit through the parody of meditation and acted humour, which the paid patrons enjoy. He evaded questions from everyone and all he 'preached' was to join this course and not one person(outside their organization) I met afterwards told me anything positive. It's a good way to loot you of 400usd. I have my first cousins who attended the course and told me firsthand about the "materialistic" association related to this course.[for instance, you are told not to worry about money by a person who worked as a banker(made his money) and now is a spokesman, then you are told to put in more money and rope in more people for this course by 'volunteering" ]

solutionyogi 17y ago
I up voted you because I completely agree with your points. I have attended Sri Sri meet-up once and I did feel that the humor was forced and all the attendants were still laughing. Also most of what Sri Sri talked that day didn't make any sense to me. Let me give you an example. This is what Sri Sri said: 'Everything is nothing' and then harped about it for next 15 mins. When I learned that course fee was 350$, I wasn't really inclined to attend the course. But I was so desperate for solutions to my problems, I decided to give it a shot. And I can safely say that I learned a lot and it helped me tremendously. Later on, I wanted to attend another course and the fees were 450$. At that time, I and my friend spoke to the course organizer and complained about the high fees. They say that this money goes to the charity effort and there is nothing he can do. Anyway, I could afford the fee and attended the second course as well. Personally, I don't agree with the 'forceful' charity and few other things, but that doesn't discount the fact that the actual techniques they teach, are very useful. If you can afford the course fee, it's worth giving a shot. The bottomline for me is, there is a definite connection between breath and mind. I highly recommend experiencing this connection regardless of the route you choose.