Benifits of this Course

The Course teaches us how to have greater peace, energy and joy...for a lifetime. We have learned many skills at home and in school, but we have never been taught how to handle negative emotions like anger, sadness, fear etc. If we learn the skill to deal with our mind when these emotions arise, the quality of our lives can change significantly for the better. Through the power of the breath and ancient knowledge of the mind, the course teaches us this skill.



Return To Joy

Our mind tends to vacillate between the past and the future. We are either regretting the past or anxious about the future. However as we all know living in the present moment is the route to joy. Our mind is such that we cannot control it in a direct manner. We cannot force it to be in the present moment. But we can influence our mind through the breath. "Take a deep breath" is an age-old recommendation for relaxation. course takes this effect of breath on our minds and applies it in a very precise and powerful manner through the Sudarshan Kriya technique. Practice of this technique can bring our mind effortlessly into the present moment. As this happens, we learn the ability to reduce the effects of negative emotions and return to our natural state of joy.




Restoring the Natural Rhythm

There is a rhythm in all parts of nature; the sun rises and sets with a particular rhythm, the tides rise and ebb with their own rhythm, our body wakes and sleeps with a certain rhythm. Similarly every emotion has a corresponding rhythm in the breath. In the Course we use this link between our breath and our emotions to come closer to the rhythm of our natural Being

YES!+ Art of Living Workshop for Youth (18-35 yrs)

YES!+ Art of Living Workshop for Youth (18-35 yrs) in Kalyan, July 9th onwards

The superb and unique mixture of joy and wisdom, personal development with masti, fun while getting better,

is HAPPENING at our very own Kalyan !!!
Yes!+ is the course from Art of Living designed especially for Youth (18-35 yrs) – College Students and Young Professionals

Resolves the issues “you” th face in style and with substance…

This dynamic course, accredited in several universities and business schools all over the world, transforms the quality of life for “you”th in just a few hours a day in just a week!

* Reduce and Eliminate Stress
* Discard Stage fear and Nervousness
* Managing emotions & feelings
* Heightened Mental Clarity & Focus
* Better social skills and communication skills
* Self-esteem and Confidence
* Health & Well-being
* Peaceful Mind and Dynamic Action

Course details:

Dates: from 9th July onwards

Timings:6:30am to 9:30am,

Venue: Kalyan

Don’t wait - touch base BY CALLING Shiva @ 900424088 and register for this course NOW !




Please forward info of this wonderful course to your friends, colleagues and within your company/institute

New To Yes+

Welcome to YES!+, a program that powerfully addresses key issues relevant to the youth of today, and brings about a profound change in their attitude towards life. Confidence, clarity of mind, focus and heightened energy levels become natural to the young people after undergoing this training, resulting in academic excellence, ability to lead and strong interpersonal skills.

They gain the ability to overcome and drop long standing bad habits like smoking, consumption of alcohol and substance and systems abuse. The course also helps combat depression and suicidal tendencies, and has been reported to cure many diseases like asthma, high BP, sleep disorders, etc.

Regular practice of the techniques and knowledge of this course ensures a strong healthy body and a relaxed stress free mind.

I Promise

If I had to promise you something, what would it be?

I can’t promise that you would always be comfortable…
Because comfort brings boredom and discomfort.

I can’t promise that all your desires will be fulfilled…
Because desires whether fulfilled or unfulfilled bring frustration.

I can’t promise that there will always be good times…
Because it is the tough times that make us appreciate joy.

I can’t promise that we will be rich or famous or powerful…
Because they can all be pathways to misery.

I can’t promise that we will always be together…
Because it is separation that makes togetherness so wonderful.





Yet if you are willing to walk with me,
If you are willing to value love over everything else ~

I promise that this will be the most rich and fulfilling life possible.

I promise your life will be an eternal celebration,

I promise you I will cherish you more than a king cherishes his crown,

And I shall love you more than a mother loves her newborn.

If you are willing to walk into my arms,
If you are willing to live in my heart,
You will find the one you have waited forever….
You will meet yourself in my arms…

I promise.

- His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

World Enviroment Day - June 5

World Environment Day (WED) was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. WED is hosted every year by a different city and commemorated with an international exposition through the week of June 5. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), also created in 1972, uses WED to stimulate awareness of the environment and enhance political attention and public action.




The theme for WED 2009 is 'Your Planet Needs You - UNite to Combat Climate Change'. It reflects the urgency for nations to agree on a new deal at the crucial climate convention meeting in Copenhagen some 180 days later in the year, and the links with overcoming poverty and improved management of forests.

WED 2009’s host is Mexico which reflects the growing role of the Latin American country in the fight against climate change, including its growing participation in the carbon markets.

Mexico is also a leading partner in UNEP's Billion Tree Campaign. The country, with the support of its President and people, has spearheaded the pledging and planting of some 25 per cent of the trees under the campaign. Accounting for around 1.5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, the country is demonstrating its commitment to climate change on several fronts.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon states that the WED celebration will “further underline Mexico's determination to manage natural resources and deal with the most demanding challenge of the 21st century – climate change.”

Yes!+

Main Aspects of the Program:
1) Physical – Challenging body exercises, yoga and innovative breathing techniques.
2) Mental – Practical knowledge and interactive processes to improve memory, concentration & focus.
3) Social - Experiential processes to develop problem solving strategies and social skills; Interactive processes to develop leadership and life skills; Teamwork exercises to teach cooperation and conflict resolution.
4) Emotional – Group discussions designed to help one feel at ease in challenging situations, and increase confidence and inner strength to better handle criticism and peer pressure.

Format:
YES!+ is divided into six sessions of 3–4 hours each and is held over six days with additional 2-hour weekly follow-up sessions. The format can be adjusted to the particular needs of any group or class.





Benefits:

1> Opens the mind to innovate and become dynamic, so as to fearlessly take on additional challenges and responsibility.
2> Ensures improved performance through heightened awareness and a renewed sense of enthusiasm and commitment.
3> Establishes vibrancy, dynamism and readiness to change.
4> Explores the secrets of the breath that can bring a fundamental transformation in interpersonal relationships, both at school and in private life.
5> Stimulates the intellect, triggers the mind and stretches the body.
6> Increases physical energy by bringing about greater overall balance in the system.
7> Improves self-esteem and reduces stress through techniques that can continuously be utilized after the Course.

All Round Training in Excellence (Art EXCEL)

Art Excel provides practical tools that enable children and teenagers to effectively handle the stress & negative emotions (like fear, anger, frustration etc.) at a young age.

The program promotes human values through a variety of techniques that teach such important skills as: the art of making friends, the secret of popularity, personal responsibility, the value of service and nurtures their creativity- all in a supportive, yet challenging and fun atmosphere.



Art Excel aims to:
- Develop in our youth a vision that embraces all cultures, religions, ethnic and racial backgrounds.
- Encompass all faiths and acknowledge a higher power that helps us go beyond perceived limitations.
- Establish a powerful and meaningful connection between one's self and the world.
- Increase mental focus and facilitate the learning process.
- Provide the leadership training and skills which enable youth to become positive role models for their peers.
- Create an awareness of the human values in our youth and provide opportunities for community service.

Part-1 Basic

The Art of Living Course - Part I: Is central to all the other courses offered by the foundation. A deeply introspective and fun course, the Art of Living Course is enjoyed by people of all backgrounds, cultures and traditions in over 140 countries.

The Course includes stretching exercises for improved circulation and relaxation.
> Simple techniques which increase and balance the flow of energy in the body and guided meditation to calm and rejuvenate on all levels
> Reveals time tested secrets of life that secure our health, happiness and success.

The Course integrates practical wisdom, ancient spiritual knowledge and health practices to increase individual well-being at all levels - including the physical, mental, and emotional.






The cornerstone of the course is the Sudarshan Kriya, a powerful technique that purifies and rejuvenates both the mind and body. It is known to have beneficial effects on the physiology, nervous system, endocrine system and the immune system.

PART - 2 (Rishikesh)

A residential course in the holy town of Rishikesh - held over 4-6 days, the Art of Living Part II course is about true relaxation. Here you will dive deeper into your self... and come back refreshed in body, mind and spirit.

It includes a combination of Silence, Sadhana (Meditation), Satsang (Celebration) and Seva (Service).




Silence takes you deeper into yourself, Sadhana builds Energy, Satsang maintains it (elevating consciousness) and finally this energy is lovingly channeled through Seva. It will leave you with a big smile that radiates all the way from within.

Blessings Course

The blessings course helps one become an instrument of Guruji's grace with the ability to bless people.

Eligibility for Blessings Course: Minimum 4 Advanced Courses

Eternity Process

A past life regression technique that provides a tool for reliving about any event that is the root of a pattern. The pattern can be mental or physical. It can be something that needs to be changed or merely understood.





A past life regression also provides a gateway to a vast resource of information on previous times, places, and cultures. It helps the individual clear mental impressions that may be blocking one progress.

Acheiving Personal Excellence (APEX)

Bring the benefits of The Art of Living course in a format suited to the needs of the corporate world - to your business, organization and the people that make it work.

Offered by The International Association of Human Values, the APEX Course offers the latest advancements in personal development technology, unlocking the door to unlimited human potential. This course empowers employees to be centered, balanced and more productive throughout the day.

The tools and techniques taught in this program dramatically improve human performance in the workplace by reducing company stress, creating a greater sense of commitment and team unity as well as, and enhancing the overall quality of life.




The APEX Course provides:
- Reduced stress
- Improved productivity and team efficiency
- Higher morale and unity among co-workers
- Greater creativity and clarity of mind for executives and employees
- Greater commitment and job satisfaction
- Improved health and wellness
- Heightened enthusiasm & Self-esteem

The Seminar is a successful part of Employee Empowerment programs the world over, from State Governments in India to the World Bank.

For more information on the seminar please visit www.apexcourse.org

Sahaj Samadhi Meditation

The experience of meditation can take us beyond the usual mental stress and emotional agitation to a calm, centered place. Sahaj Samadhi Meditation is a graceful and effortless meditation.

Benefits: Sahaj Samadhi means effortless transcendence. Participants learn to let go of all tensions and stress, providing the mind with a much needed deep rest. It allows the conscious mind to settle deeply into itself. It is only in the present moment that we find true happiness. As the mind settles down, it centers itself more and more in the present moment and experiences a natural state of joy.


Course Details: In just three sessions of two hours, we learn to tap the depths of our nature. After the course we can use this simple meditation practice to overcome the effects of inevitable stressful situations and make a positive impact on the quality of our lives.

DSN - Creating a Divine Society

We all have personal barriers, old habits, or inhibitions that hold us back and keep us from more fully participating in life. At the same time, we all have a deep desire to be the best we can be - for ourselves, our families and dear ones, our communities, and even the world around us. But the truth is that those old emotional wounds, self-concepts, attitudes and fears, create a barrier between you and the ability to live your heart's desire.

Divya Samaj ka Nirmaan (The creation of a divine society) is a rigorous and transformational course, designed by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Through a powerful combination of Padma Sadhana, special meditations, breathing techniques, group processes, and deep spiritual knowledge, the DSN course empowers participants to break through personal inhibitions and barriers of all kinds. Dropping whatever does not serve your best interests is a completely liberating experience - it makes you so strong that nothing in this world can shake you.




When you are ready for true liberation, true freedom and personal empowerment, then you are ready for the power of DSN!

This four-day, full-time course, is open to all those who have completed the Art of Living Course. It is preferable to have completed aleast one advanced course as well.


The power of DSN can give us true liberation, true freedom and personal empowerment!

Advance Course

Advance Course is designed to provide the precise conditions for:

* enhancing self-discovery
* providing deep rest for the mind and body
* reviving energy and enthusiasm


Benefits: This course is an opportunity to experience powerful silence along with the deep serenity of Hollow and Empty meditations. The practice of silence has been known throughout the ages, in many different traditions and cultures, as a great tool for elevating consciousness. When profound meditations are added to this silence we find that our ever-changing thoughts come to a rest and our mind becomes clear giving rise to a sense of natural joy.

Increased awareness and an unshakeable sense of stability come into our lives and stay for long periods of time after the course.

Each Advance course is an invitation to dive deep into the Self and enjoy a perfect vacation for mind, body and spirit.



Course Details:Advance Courses build upon the teachings of the Art of Living Part 1 Course. They are conducted in the form of residential retreats lasting from four to six days. The courses are normally held in venues that offer natural beauty and quietness

Prohibited Occupations

The child labor rules that apply to non-agricultural employment depend on the age of the young worker and the kind of job to be performed. 14 years old is the minimum age for non-agricultural employment covered by the FLSA. In addition to restrictions on hours, the Secretary of Labor has found that certain jobs are too hazardous for anyone under 18 years of age to perform. There are additional restrictions on where and in what jobs 14-and 15-year-olds can work. These rules must be followed unless one of the FLSA's child labor exemptions apply.

* A youth 18 years or older may perform any job, whether hazardous or not.

* A youth 16 or 17 years old may perform any non-hazardous job. (See the list of hazardous occupations below.)

* A youth 14 and 15 years old may not work in the manufacturing or mining industries, or in any hazardous job. (See the list of hazardous occupations below.) In addition, a 14- or 15-year-old may not work in the following occupations:

* Communications or public utilities jobs;
* Construction or repair jobs;
* Driving a motor vehicle or helping a driver;
* Manufacturing and mining occupations;
* Power-driven machinery or hoisting apparatus other than typical office machines;
* Processing occupations;
* Public messenger jobs;
* Transporting of persons or property;
* Workrooms where products are manufactured, mined or processed;
* Warehousing and storage.

A 14- or 15-year-old may work in retail stores, food service establishments and gasoline service stations. However, a 14- or 15-year-old may not perform the following jobs in the retail and service industries:

* Baking;
* Boiler or engine room work, whether in or about;
* Cooking, except with gas or electric grilles that do not involve cooking over an open flame and with deep fat fryers that are equipped with and utilize devices that automatically lower and raise the baskets in and out of the hot grease or oil;
* Freezers or meat coolers work;
* Loading or unloading goods on or off trucks, railcars or conveyors;
* Meat processing area work;
* Maintenance or repair of a building or its equipment;
* Operating, setting up, adjusting, cleaning, oiling, or repairing power-driven food slicers, grinders, choppers or cutters and bakery mixers;
* Outside window washing, or work standing on a window sill, ladder, scaffold or similar equipment;
* Warehouse work, except office and clerical work.






The jobs a 14- or 15-year-old may do in the retail and service industries include:

* Bagging and carrying out customer's orders;
* Cashiering, selling, modeling, art work, advertising, window trimming, or comparative shopping;
* Cleaning fruits and vegetables;
* Clean-up work and grounds maintenance - The young worker may use vacuums and floor waxers, but he or she cannot use power-driven mowers, cutters, and trimmers;
* Clean cooking equipment, including the filtering, transporting and dispensing of oil and grease, but only when the surfaces of the equipment and liquids do not exceed 100° F;
* Delivery work by foot, bicycle, or public transportation;
* Kitchen and other work in preparing and serving food and drinks, but not cooking or baking (see hazardous jobs);
* Office and clerical work;
* Pricing and tagging goods, assembling orders, packing, or shelving;
* Pumping gas, cleaning and polishing cars and trucks (but the young worker cannot repair cars, use garage lifting rack, or work in pits);
* Wrapping, weighing, pricing, stocking any goods as long as the young worker does not work where meat is being prepared and does not work in freezers or meat coolers.

Hazardous Occupations

18 is the minimum age for employment in non-agricultural occupations declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor. The rules prohibiting working in hazardous occupations (HO) apply either on an industry basis, or on an occupational basis no matter what industry the job is in. Parents employing their own children are subject to these same rules. Some of these hazardous occupations have definitive exemptions. In addition, limited apprentice/student-learner exemptions apply to those occupations marked with an *.

These rules prohibit work in, or with the following:



HO 1.Manufacturing and storing of explosives.
HO 2.Driving a motor vehicle and being an outside helper on a motor vehicle.
HO 3.Coal mining.
HO 4.Logging and sawmilling.
HO 5.Power-driven woodworking machines.
HO 6.Exposure to radioactive substances.
HO 7. Power-driven hoisting apparatus.
HO 8. Power-driven metal-forming, punching, and shearing machines.
HO 9.Mining, other than coal mining.
HO 10.Meat packing or processing (including the use of power-driven meat slicing machines).
HO 11.Power-driven bakery machines.
HO 12.Power-driven paper product machines, including scrap paper balers and paper box compactors.
HO 13.Manufacturing brick, tile, and related products.
HO 14.Power-driven circular saws, band saws, and guillotine shears.
HO 15.Wrecking, demolition, and shipbreaking operations.
HO 16.Roofing operations and all work on or about a roof.
HO 17.Excavation operations.

What Jobs Can Youth Do?

When You Are 13 Or Younger . . .

You can deliver newspapers.
You can work as a baby-sitter.
You can work as an actor or performer in motion pictures, television, theater or radio.
You can work in a business solely owned or operated by your parents.
You can work on a farm owned or operated by your parents.

However, parents are prohibited from employing their children in manufacturing, mining, or any other occupation declared hazardous (listed below) by the Secretary of Labor.

More information on Exemptions from Child Labor Rules.

When You Turn 14 . . .

You also can work in an:

* office,
* grocery store,
* retail store,
* restaurant,
* movie theater,
* baseball park,
* amusement park, or
* gasoline service station.




You generally may not work in:

* communications or public utilities jobs,
* construction or repair jobs,
* driving a motor vehicle or helping a driver,
* manufacturing and mining occupations,
* power-driven machinery or hoisting apparatus other than typical office machines,
* processing occupations,
* public messenger jobs,
* transporting of persons or property,
* workrooms where products are manufactured, mined or processed, or
* warehousing and storage.


In addition, you may not work any other job or occupation declared hazardous (listed below) by the Secretary of Labor.

More information on Prohibited Occupations.

When You Turn 16 . . .

You can work in any job or occupation that has not been declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor.

Hazardous Occupations

You generally may not work in any of the following hazardous occupations:

* manufacturing and storing of explosives,
* driving a motor vehicle and being an outside helper on a motor vehicle;
* coal mining,
* logging and sawmilling,
* power-driven woodworking machines,
* exposure to radioactive substances,
* power-driven hoisting apparatus,
* power-driven metal-forming, punching, and shearing machines,
* mining, other than coal mining,
* meat packing or processing (including the use of power-driven meat slicing machines),
* power-driven bakery machines,
* power-driven paper-product machines,
* manufacturing brick, tile, and related products,
* power-driven circular saws, band saws, and guillotine shears,
* wrecking, demolition, and shipbreaking operations,
* roofing operations and all work on or about a roof, or
* excavation operations.


There are some exemptions for apprentice/student-learner programs in some of these hazardous occupations.

More information on Prohibited Occupations.

When You Turn 18 . . .

You can work any job for any number of hours. The child labor rules no longer apply to you.

Top 5 Reason Why "YOU"th Should Vote

You live in a democracy and that means that you get a say in who runs your country, and by way of this privilege you also get a say about how your country is run. It is very easy to be blase about your right to vote and take a "whatever, who cares" kind of attitude about it but you shouldn't brush this great honor off so quickly. Sure registering can be a bit of a chore, and yes, you have to head down to a polling station on voting day to pull your lever which takes some time out of your day and may cost you a few bucks in gas, but whether you know it or not these are very small prices to pay for the right to vote. In some countries people are literally dying to be able to cast a ballot and make a difference. Here, we list five very good reasons that every eligible young person should get out and vote.

The youth vote is sadly underestimated by party analysts.
Yes, it is true, the trend analysts who tell party spindoctors where to target their advertising dollars and public relations efforts traditionally over-look the youth market. Why? Because the sad reality is that election year after election year the percentage of eligible youth who actually register and vote is small when compared with other demographics. This doesn't mean the youth market isn't a force, just that it isn't a main motivator in the drafting of campaign platforms and pre-election advertising. So, like any self-respecting rebellious young person the natural thing to do is go against the grain and do the unexpected. Keep them on their toes, shock them into the 21st century and get out and vote!

The biggest election issues often directly effect the youth of the nation.
The war in Iraq (young soldiers are the ones dying), education funding both public school and post-secondary, employment and job training programs, and reproductive rights issues are just a few of the current hot topics that directly effect the quality of your life RIGHT NOW. Think about the future and the world you will one day "inherit" from the power generation and you can add environmental concerns, fossil fuel consumption, farming and livestock funding (think the food supply is shrinking with every farm that can't sustain itself) and the list just gets longer. Add any issues that are near and dear to your heart on a personal level and the list becomes a little overwhelming. Don't vote and you effectively kiss away your ability to have any influence as to how these issues play out in your world, and dude, that's just lame.



The only way democracy works is if citizens, young and old, are active participants.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, this one is an oldy, but hey let's face it, it's also a goody. A government by the people, for the people just can't work without the people. This is a simple fact. Like a car without an engine, or a computer without a hard drive, a democracy without voters is just a shell and has no power. While it is easy to say "one vote doesn't make a difference" the reality is that every vote counts... have you heard of Florida? Also you have to remember that as an individual your vote may seem to be little more than a whisper but when your vote is combined with the votes of others who share your views it becomes a voice and the more like-voters there are the louder that voice grows. So get out there and make the youth vote be heard.

If you don't vote you really have no right to complain about government decisions you don't like (no matter how much they actually suck).
OK, if there is one thing that is really annoying to us actual voters it is the endless ramblings on the bad political policy of a current government spewing from the mouths of eligible voters who never bothered to cast a ballot. If you don't vote it is like saying you don't care how your country is run, so if you don't care where do you get the idea that you can complain when something happens that you don't like? If you don't vote you really have no right complaining about anything the government does and if your like most young people you like complaining and have it down to a fine art. Want the right to complain when TPTB (the powers that be) make a truly heinous decision? Then you must exercise your right to vote.

Bottom line: you should vote because you can.
Voting is a tremendous gift. Believe it or not, young people just like you in other countries actually fight and even die for this right; a right that so many youth in democratic nations take for granted. You should vote because you can, if you don't you may one day wake up in a country where you can't. It can (and has) happened. Enough said!

Ecological Footprint

The ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It compares human demand with planet Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate. It represents the amount of biologically productive land and sea area needed to regenerate the resources a human population consumes and to absorb and render harmless the corresponding waste. Using this assessment, it is possible to estimate how much of the Earth (or how many planet Earths) it would take to support humanity if everybody lived a given lifestyle. For 2005, humanity's total ecological footprint was estimated at 1.3 planet Earths - in other words, humanity uses ecological services 1.3 times as fast as Earth can renew them.Every year, this number is recalculated - with a three year lag due to the time it takes for the UN to collect and publish all the underlying statistics.

While the term ecological footprint is widely used,methods of measurement vary. However, calculation standards are now emerging to make results more comparable and consistent



I would like to encourage everyone to please follow this link (http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp) and find out how much land you really take up. The average Ecological Footprint for our country is 24 acres per person. See if you can beat that! Significantly... please