From India with Inner Peace
Many escape from traumatic circumstances. Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar sits on the first flight to the crisis, and recently he was in Oslo. -karibukari@erlikoslo.no Since he was a young boy, the Indian peace worker Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has been saying that the world is his family. In 1981 he started The Art […]
Humanitarian Organisation Art Of Living Takes To The Streets Of London With Its Message Of Non Violence
Humanitarian organization Art of Living is leading its volunteers to the streets of London to offer post-traumatic courses to Londoners left feeling vulnerable and shocked after the riots, which began in Tottenham on Saturday. Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar*, founder of the organization, has expressed his concern over the riots stating that; “Young people should […]
I Meditate NY Partners With BMW Guggenheim Lab To Offer Meditation To Busy New Yorkers
I Meditate NY has partnered with the BMW Guggenheim Lab to offer a free Urban Meditation Series on Saturday mornings at 10:30am through October 13, 2011. Launched less than six months ago, I Meditate NY’s goal is to increase awareness of the powerful benefits of meditation among New Yorkers as a practical way to recharge […]
Giving Peace a Chance
Neither the cold nor the rain could dampen the spirits of the 50,000 people who descended on Berlin’s Olympic Stadium to celebrate The Art of Living Foundation’s 30th anniversary, writes Samantha Leese. Despite myself, I think of the Nazis. Which is probably the last thing I should be doing today, at the start of a […]
“Storm of Love” Star to Shine on Stage at the World Culture Festival in Berlin, Germany
Johannes Hauer Will Share the Role of MC During the Event A young and rising star in Germany is set to take the stage at the World Culture Festival this July 2nd and 3rd in Berlin, Germany. Johannes Hauer, 27, is a young actor known throughout Europe for his role as Ben Sponheim in the […]
Yogis out on the streets of Berlin
For a cause: yoga. 200 yogis gathered together in Berlin on June 25, 2011 for a few rounds of Surya Namaskar (sun salutation). But not in a park or a hall. They spread their mats right in the heart of the city (at the famous Alexanderplatz), intriguing many passersby. The sun salutations were guided by […]
Mega Yoga Event in Berlin
On 2 and 3 July 2011, the World Culture Festival will take place in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium. It is a major cultural event, presented with lots of entertainment, interactive pavilions from various continents, a peace meditation, and yoga’s largest park in Europe. 30 years ago, the Indian spiritual scholar Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founded […]
Indo-Latino Indra Band: Strumming Their Way to The World Culture Festival
By Komal Singh Lights. Sound. Dance. Meditation. 70,000 people. And the Indian-Latin sound of Indra, effortlessly blending the sound of guitar strums with bhajans. Shares Ignacio Escribano, the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band about their plans for Berlin, over an e-mail from Argentina, “We want an interactive and fun show, where people don’t […]
Berlin’s Olympiastadion to host the largest Yoga Park in Europe
70,000 Ambassadors for Peace experience the phenomenon Yoga Active Hatha Yoga, holistic Sivananda Yoga, modern Power Yoga; the list of the various yoga schools is long and the demand is enormous. In Germany, today, 5 million people have already tried yoga and the trend is sharply upward as many more use yoga to improve their […]
70,000 Ambassadors for Peace follow Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
It started with a vision: a vision of peaceful co-existence in a stress- free and non-violent world for people of all backgrounds. That was 30 years ago when Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Bangalore, India, founded The Art of Living, a humanitarian NGO that serves people through humanitarian projects and educational programs. The Art […]