Why is this for YOU?

Breathe your stress away with the most powerful breath meditation of our time. Using the science of breath, you can raise your energy, manage your emotions, and find lasting ease...so you’re ready to face your day. Every day! 

All this in 3 days through our LIVE signature online course, where you get

LIVE sessions

Time for your questions with certified trainers

An incredible, digital e-learning community

The Art of Living Retreat Center

About the Art of Living

42 years

of service to society

Extraordinary Space for Transformation

Start Your Journey:

The Silent 
Meditation 
Retreat

A profound spiritual immersion that integrates the renowned Happiness Retreat and several days of silent contemplation with unique guided meditations, yoga, and advanced breathing techniques.

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SKY Silent Retreat

Do you ever feel like you spend too much time worrying?

Is your sense of well being overwhelmed by a flood of anxious thoughts?  

Or do you feel like life has become a dull, unpleasant routine?

If so, the SKY Silent Retreat could be just what you need to refresh, recharge, and bring heartfelt joy back into your life.

Give yourself the vacation you always wanted… but never knew existed. 

A profound, 4-5 day spiritual immersion

Online

Where health meets happiness. 

- Chelsea H.

800M+ lives 

touched through our courses & events 

3,000+ centers 

worldwide 

180 countries 

where our programs made a difference 

About the Art of Living

800M+ lives 

touched through our courses & events 

42 years

of service to society

3,000+ centers 

worldwide 

where our programs made a difference 

180 countries 

The Art of Living Retreat Center is set amidst 380 acres of pristine forest high up in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

With vast open skies, magnificent panoramic views, immersive wellness experiences with expert faculty, delicious vegetarian meals, and a nurturing and relaxing environment. It is here, in this peaceful sanctuary for the soul, that inner balance is nurtured and restored. 

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Located in the spectacular
Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina 

(A beautiful & easy drive from Charlotte Douglas International Airport)

Signature Retreats

Gain transformative tools to live with greater ease & joy. Renowned retreats guided by experts.

Ayurveda Wellness

Experience inner & outer renewal. Award-winning Ayurveda therapies, cleanses, & retreats.

Guest Faculty Events

Learn & grow with international teachers.

R&R

Create your own vacay!

Trainings

Expand your world with new skills & certifications.

Authentic Destination Retreats

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You drive up this mountain and it’s instant, total bliss. It’s beautiful. Everything about it is magical.

The Silent Meditation Retreat

Learn the simple, powerful technique of meditation to effortlessly calm the mind, boost immunity, and decrease any physical and psychological stressors in the mind and body.

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The Meditation Retreat

Learn to master practical techniques that will benefit you for the rest of your life, including a powerful breathing technique proven to reduce stress, bolster immunity, relieve anxiety, and much more.

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The Happiness Retreat

The Meditation Retreat

"a balancing act of rest and activities" 

"9 Best Meditation Retreats in the U.S." 

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"12 Best Wellness Retreats to Help You Relax and Recharge"  

"The Sunrise is All Some Travelers Need"

"practical techniques to tap into your inner sense of joy and to reduce stress in this hectic world" 

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