Benefits

The Art of Living Prison SMART delivers:

  • Normalized sleep patterns (often the first benefit gained)
  • Decreased depression & anxiety
  • Improved concentration, memory & perceptual thinking
  • Increased energy & clarity of mind
  • Increased resilience to and faster recovery from daily stressors of life
  • Increased confidence in having self-control over behavior
  • Increased immunity & physical well-being
  • Decreased apathy & lethargy
  • Decreased interpersonal conflict
  • Decreased inclination to engage in destructive behavior
  • Increased motivation to participate in other programs for self-improvement
  • A strong sense of personal autonomy and self-worth
  • Freedom from traumatic scars of the past
  • Greater positive outlook on the future
  • Greater sense of social bonding and connectedness with others

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What People Are Saying

"I took the Art of Living Program to learn some personal stress management tools to support me in my role as Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. The techniques are simple, powerful and effective."
-- Charles H. Ramsey, Chief of Police, District of Columbia