Art of Living Foundation

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Art of Living Foundation

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The majority of the officers of the organization, along with most of its teachers and staff, are volunteers.{{cite magazine |title=AOL's volunteers |url=https://www.wired.com/1999/10/volunteers/ |magazine=Wired|date=October 1999 }} Many of its programs are conducted through or in conjunction with a partner organization, the International Association for Human Values (IAHV).{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/School-for-tsunami-affected-children-inaugurated-in-Tamil-Nadu/articleshow/2222476.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202124031/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-07-21/india/27994115_1_tsunami-free-education-school-compound|url-status=live|archive-date=2 February 2014|title=School for tsunami-affected children inaugurated in Tamil Nadu|date=21 July 2007|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=30 July 2013}} It's programs draw on [[Advaita Vedanta]] tradition and practices.{{Cite book|title=Historical dictionary of new religious movements|last=Chryssides|first=George D.|date=2012|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn= 9780810861947|edition=Second|location=Lanham, Md.|pages=39|quote="AOLF draws on Indian Advaita Vedanta (nondualism) tradition"|oclc=828618014}}
The majority of the officers of the organization, along with most of its teachers and staff, are volunteers.{{cite magazine |title=AOL's volunteers |url=https://www.wired.com/1999/10/volunteers/ |magazine=Wired|date=October 1999 }} Many of its programs are conducted through or in conjunction with a partner organization, the International Association for Human Values (IAHV).{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/School-for-tsunami-affected-children-inaugurated-in-Tamil-Nadu/articleshow/2222476.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202124031/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-07-21/india/27994115_1_tsunami-free-education-school-compound|url-status=live|archive-date=2 February 2014|title=School for tsunami-affected children inaugurated in Tamil Nadu|date=21 July 2007|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=30 July 2013}} It's programs draw on [[Advaita Vedanta]] tradition and practices.{{Cite book|title=Historical dictionary of new religious movements|last=Chryssides|first=George D.|date=2012|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn= 9780810861947|edition=Second|location=Lanham, Md.|pages=39|quote="AOLF draws on Indian Advaita Vedanta (nondualism) tradition"|oclc=828618014}}
The Foundation operates as a charitable or a non-profit organization with chapters in many parts of the world.Gautier, Francois. The Guru of Joy. New York: [[Hay House]], 2008.
The Foundation operates as a charitable or a non-profit organization with chapters in many parts of the world.Gautier, Francois. The Guru of Joy. New York: [[Hay House]], 2008.

==Global centres==

The Art of Living Foundation maintains residential centres that serve as regional hubs for its programmes and retreats.

The foundation's primary global hub is the Art of Living International Center, located on Kanakapura Road in [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India. The centre was established in 1986.{{cite news |title=A structural feat |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=25 December 2017 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/a-structural-feat/article22275703.ece |access-date=2024-01-01}} Its principal structure is the Vishalakshi Mantap, a five-tiered meditation hall inaugurated by then [[Vice President of India]] [[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]] on 17 January 2003.{{cite news |title=Vishalakshi Mantap inaugurated |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=18 January 2003 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030508164100/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2003/01/18/stories/2003011803310400.htm |access-date=2024-01-01}}

The foundation's European centre is located in Bad Antogast, in the [[Black Forest]] region of [[Baden-Württemberg]], Germany, in the municipality of [[Oppenau]].{{cite news |title=Gewaltlosigkeit setzt Zeichen |newspaper=Offenburger Tageblatt |url=https://www.bo.de/lokales/achern-oberkirch/gewaltlosigkeit-setzt-zeichen |access-date=2024-01-01 |language=de}}{{cite news |title=Richtfunk ermöglicht Online-Yogakurse in Bad Antogast |newspaper=Offenburger Tageblatt |url=https://www.bo.de/lokales/achern-oberkirch/richtfunk-ermoeglicht-online-yogakurse-in-bad-antogast |access-date=2024-01-01 |language=de}}

In North America, the foundation operates the Art of Living Retreat Center in [[Boone, North Carolina]], a 380-acre property in the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]], offering yoga, meditation, and [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic]] wellness programmes.{{cite news |title=In North Carolina, the Art of Living Retreat is a balancing act of rest and activities |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=17 December 2015 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/in-north-carolina-the-art-of-living-retreat-is-a-balancing-act-of-rest-and-activities/2015/12/17/4a1a5490-8342-11e5-8ba6-cec48b74b2a7_story.html |access-date=2024-01-01}}

The foundation also operates a centre in [[Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc]], in the [[Mauricie]] region of [[Quebec]], Canada, situated on a 232-acre property and offering retreat accommodation and an Ayurvedic medicine programme.{{cite news |title=L'art de vivre de Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc avec Pierre Laflamme |newspaper=Estrieplus |url=https://www.estrieplus.com/contenu-art_de_vivre_ravi_shankar_saint_mathieu_du_parc-1894-38651.html |access-date=2024-01-01 |language=fr}}{{cite news |title=Le Nouvelliste |newspaper=[[Le Nouvelliste (Trois-Rivières)|Le Nouvelliste]] |date=9 August 1991 |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3255504 |access-date=2024-01-01 |language=fr}}


==Programmes and courses==
==Programmes and courses==
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