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Art of Living Foundation By Hannah Sard Baku representative Art of Living Foundation
WE CARE FOR YOU AND WE CARE FOR THE WORLD
Improving the Quality of Life through the Breath
It's time to help Azerbaijan strengthen its cultural values and, thus, its defense capability and social integrity. We are here to help you heal, restore your physical and psychological health, and to re-build a society worthy of your ancient heritage.
The Art of Living Foundation is a non-commercial, non-religious NGO, having Consultative Status Two with ECOSOC at the United Nations, with centers staffed by volunteers in more than 108 countries throughout the world.
The Art of Living Foundation, represented in Baku by Hannah Sard, an American philologist working on a Ph.D. in Russian, offers its Art of Living Workshop to all levels of society. The goal? To see life blossom in fullness, security and prosperity for all in Azerbaijan.
The daily practice of the Art of Living program restores physical and mental health. Stress is dissolved and the mind becomes centered in the present moment. Anxiety and fear grip the mind less and less. Creativity and energy, joy and happiness are experienced more and more. And the benefits grow over time.
The body, emotions, and mind have rhythms and cycles. Every emotion has a corresponding rhythm in the breath. We observe different rhythms of breath when we are happy, sad, fearful, etc. Because of this intimate connection, the breath can be used to calm the mind and emotions. The Art of Living Workshop offers Sudarshan Kriya, a powerful tool using unique rhythms of breath which harmonize the internal rhythms of body, mind, and emotions, bringing better health, greater mental clarity, and greater joy to life.
"People have not been taught how to manage their own mind in order to be happy. It seems this would be the most basic thing to do in life. The knowledge hasn't been available and instead people just spend their time managing their livelihood, relationships, health, etc. Managing the mind has been limited to coping with anxiety, fear, stress, and eventually the diseases in the body caused by the stress and worry.
"I am here to tell you it's easy to start changing the mental and emotional patterns which obstruct the natural experience of happiness. Your essential nature IS happiness and love. What we need to do is purify and energize the body and expand the mind. It's simple, easy, and doesn't take much time.
"When you practice Sudarshan Kriya, every cell of your body becomes alive and releases toxins and negative emotions it has stored from times past. It cleanses you deeply and you become more centered and free," says Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living Foundation and highly respected scholar and teacher from India.
The Art of Living Workshop, regularly offered in Baku, is a 20 - 22 hour program conducted over a 5 - 6 day period. It consists of simple but effective breathing exercises - including the Sudarshan Kriya technique, light physical exercises, and games and processes which teach the course participants to cope more successfully with the stress and strain of daily life. The program provides a living experience of ones belonging-ness to the whole human family. It helps one live in the present, acquire internal psychological balance, better resolve conflict situations, improve personal relationships - both in the family and on the job, and improve ones physical and emotional health.
The techniques taught during the Workshop spring from an ancient tradition and, thus, have been long tested by time. They are 100% safe, effortless and universal, requiring no system of belief or philosophy, no change in life-style, and no change in values or religious beliefs. In fact, participants acquire a deeper appreciation and love for - and commitment to - their own religion, culture and homeland after taking the program.
The physical exercises taught during the Workshop, slow movements combined with particular breathing techniques, give relief from blocks and stresses that have accumulated over time. When regularly practiced they develop sensitivity to ones physical condition and increase awareness, normalize internal organ functioning, strengthen the skeletal-muscular system, improve circulation, and restore muscle tone and flexibility in the spine. They allow for the development of greater youthfulness in both body and mind.
The Art of Living Foundation has active centers in many cities of the former Soviet Republics, including Tbilisi, Minsk, Vilnius, Kaliningrad, Moscow, Nizhni-Novgorod, Petersburg, Ufa, Irkutsk, Bratsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kemerovo, Khabarovsk and many others. In Baku the program is taught in English, in Russian, and with Azeri translation, and may be "tailor-made" to fit particular family or work situations.
Interested persons may contact Hannah at 98-73-25, 8-50-222-6949, or Ol'ga at 39-18-23 or Shafa at 62-08-06. The next Workshop will begin on Friday, January 5 at 18:00 at the Sport Complex of the Polytechnic Institute. Additionally, a general Introductory meeting will be held in the same place on Sunday, January 7 at 18:00.
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