In 1982 he went in to 10 days of silence. It is believed by some that he became an enlightened master around this time and cognised the [[Sudarshan Kriya]] breathing technique. Sri Sri then set up the Art of Living (AOL) organisation to spread the Sudarshan Kriya around the world. The Sudarshan Kriya has acclaimed health benefits (as documented on the AOL homepage - see links below), and has been taught in over 140 countries. Sri Sri and his delegate instructors also conduct the [[Hollow and Empty]] and [[Sahaj Samadhi Yoga]] advanced meditations that help create an awareness of inner silence and wellbeing.
He is cofounder of the [[IAHV]] (International Association for Human Values), an international nonprofit organization in special consultative status with the [[ECOSOC|United Nations Economic and Social Council]]. The IAHV's humanitarian service wing, [[5H]], focuses on providing health, homes, hygiene, human values, and harmony in diversity to needy communities. IAHV, 5H and the AOL have collaborated with several UN bodies in many humanitarian and social service programs all over the world.
==External links==
* [http://www.srisriravishankar.org Official website of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar]
* [http://www.artofliving.org/ Art of Living homepage]
