For teachers & academic staff
The Art of Living for Educators
A complete stress-elimination program that combines ancient techniques with interactive processes to remove stress at its root, from both body and mind.
- 5 days
- 3 hours per day
- In-person
- Teachers & academic staff
CBSE-empanelledCapacity Building Program for Teachers, 2014–15
Why it matters
Calm teachers make happy campuses
As students and educators come out of the pandemic and lockdowns, there is a shift from gadgets back to in-person classrooms. This brings a new set of challenges, especially emotional and psychological ones. Our programs are designed to help everyone face them with a fresh, stress-free state of mind.
For the past 42 years, the Art of Living has helped educational institutions around the world with these challenges. Its programs combine mind-body and breath practices with interactive discussions and experiential processes. They are proven to improve the overall performance of educators and students by enhancing memory, concentration, productivity, interpersonal skills and the ability to perform under pressure.
Happy campuses are known by the expanse of harmony and sense of belongingness amongst the students, teachers and the administration.
What you'll learn
Five days, four pillars
Ancient techniques and interactive processes, taught in a way that fits into a teacher's real life.
Sudarshan Kriya©
A powerful breathing technique that effectively reduces stress and takes you into a state of deep meditation.
Yoga, breath & meditation
Yoga, breathwork and guided meditation woven through all five days.
A wider perspective
A more comprehensive perspective on life, which makes you mentally resilient.
Understanding children & teens
Insights into how children and teens behave, with tips on communicating better with them. These are modules from the Know Your Child and Know Your Teen workshops.
Program objectives
What the program sets out to do
- Tools and techniques to reduce stress and improve physical, emotional and mental health.
- Feel more joyful, creative, productive, confident and energetic in day-to-day life.
- Connect better with students, through insights into the behaviour of children and teens and tips on better communication.
- Understand and connect better with yourself, and so with everyone in your environment, including colleagues and parents.
Program outcomes
What educators take back to the classroom
- Improved health
- Reduced stress
- Better performance
- A better understanding of how children and teens think
- The ability to be a role model for students
- More joy and enthusiasm at work and in personal life
- More confidence, concentration, energy and calm
- Personal development
Program details
At a glance
Everything a school needs to plan the program for its staff.
- Course title
- The Art of Living Educators Program
- Participants
- Teachers and other academic staff
- Duration
- 5 days, 3 hours per day
- Focus area
- Stress management, communication with students, health
- Format
- In-person
- Contribution
- Rs 2000 per participant
- Daily practice
- 25 minutes of daily practice through the app
Research
Discover the power of the breath
70 independent studies on Sudarshan Kriya© and related practices. These studies were conducted on four continents and published in peer-reviewed journals. They show a comprehensive range of benefits, from reducing stress to getting better rest.
Deep sleep
218%increase
Well-being hormones
50%increase in serum prolactin
Stress hormones
56%reduction in serum cortisol
Depression
70%remission rate in 1 month
“3× more time spent in the deep, restful stage of sleep”Research highlight
After the five days
Practice that lasts
Revisiting what you've learnt is essential. It helps you see which parts of the program matter most and how to apply them in daily life.
Monthly follow-up sessions
Once a month, trained instructors lead a one-hour follow-up session online or in person, separately for educators and students. Each session refreshes the experience of Sudarshan Kriya© and reinforces what was learnt.
- Revision of the principles learnt in the program
- Light exercises and yoga
- Breathing techniques and Sudarshan Kriya©
- A fun activity or game with learning goals
Daily practice
Daily practice is what makes the change last. Educators who complete the program can keep up their own practice every day using the Art of Living app.
They are also trained to supervise their students' 20-minute daily practice in the classroom, with students seated at their benches and nothing else needed. The app can guide this practice too.
Logistics
How it works
At your school
Held on your premises. You provide a clean hall with clean carpets and a PA system.
Or online
On Zoom or any other stable video platform that allows two-way interaction.
On your timetable
Timings are decided together with the school.
Expert teachers
Led by qualified, experienced Art of Living teachers. Introductory sessions for teachers and parents can be arranged on request.
Testimonials
What schools say
It has been a pleasure to watch many of the staff members, students and parents recognize the value of using Yoga for physical, mental and emotional health. At La Martiniere Girls' College, we work on our students' holistic personality development, along with honing them for academic excellence.
The Art of Living session helped students improve concentration and better control over their emotions. The course helped students to overcome anxiety and were especially impressed by the Sudarshan Kriya© which helped them to de-stress and be more focused in their approach.
For your staff room
Bring the program to your teachers
Get in touch to plan the Art of Living Program for Educators at your school, in person or online, at a time that suits your timetable.