Serving as International Director for The Art of Living Foundation, a UN accredited global NGO, Swami Jyothirmayah travels across the globe in his efforts to build a stress-free, violence-free society and to spread the message of The Art of Living founder Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar of
peace and universal brotherhood.
Swami Jyothirmayah is a highly regarded expert on yoga, meditation and breathing techniques and conducts masterclasses across Europe, the Middle East and India. Travelling across more than 40 countries per year, Swami Jyothirmayah reaches out to all with the ancient Indian wisdom on skills of handling one’s body, breath and mind and on how to live a happy, healthy and balanced life.
He teaches a variety of The Art of Living course programs, all of which have the Sudarshan Kriya, a profound rhythmic breathing technique, as a central component.
Swami Jyothirmayah is the official representative of The Art of Living founder Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi
Shankar in Europe and often represents him at international events such as at the Crans Montana
Forum in Brussels (2015), at the International Day of Yoga at the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin
(2015) at the conference “Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistense” with the Greek Prime Minister in Athens, at the Baku Forum (2017), at “Improving the Interfaith and Inter-Civilizational
Dialogue to Cooperation Conference” (Berlin, 2018,) and many more.
In his role, Swami Jyothirmayah also oversees the humanitarian projects of The Art of Living
Foundation in Europe. He has recently spearheaded The Art of Living’s relief efforts for Indian
students and Ukrainian war refugees affected by the war in Ukraine with large scale support across 9 European countries.
This involved the set-up of accommodation centers, evacuation help, an international donation campaign, supply of food and medical necessities, and the offer of free ofcharge trauma relief programs for those affected by the way. In this project, Swami Jyothirmayah managed a team of more than 2500 volunteers across Europe.
Swami Jyothirmayah is not only a popular speaker and teacher on the subject, but has himself
conducted programs for rebels in conflict areas, for prison inmates and also at universities and
embassies and can report first-hand on his experiences and the individual and societal impact of the techniques he teaches.
Biography
Serving as International Director for The Art of Living Foundation, a UN accredited global NGO, Swami Jyothirmayah travels across the globe in his efforts to build a stress-free, violence-free society and to spread the message of The Art of Living founder Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar of
peace and universal brotherhood.
Swami Jyothirmayah is a highly regarded expert on yoga, meditation and breathing techniques and conducts masterclasses across Europe, the Middle East and India. Travelling across more than 40 countries per year, Swami Jyothirmayah reaches out to all with the ancient Indian wisdom on skills of handling one’s body, breath and mind and on how to live a happy, healthy and balanced life.
He teaches a variety of The Art of Living course programs, all of which have the Sudarshan Kriya, a profound rhythmic breathing technique, as a central component.
Swami Jyothirmayah is the official representative of The Art of Living founder Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi
Shankar in Europe and often represents him at international events such as at the Crans Montana
Forum in Brussels (2015), at the International Day of Yoga at the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin
(2015) at the conference “Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistense” with the Greek Prime Minister in Athens, at the Baku Forum (2017), at “Improving the Interfaith and Inter-Civilizational
Dialogue to Cooperation Conference” (Berlin, 2018,) and many more.
In his role, Swami Jyothirmayah also oversees the humanitarian projects of The Art of Living
Foundation in Europe. He has recently spearheaded The Art of Living’s relief efforts for Indian
students and Ukrainian war refugees affected by the war in Ukraine with large scale support across 9 European countries.
This involved the set-up of accommodation centers, evacuation help, an international donation campaign, supply of food and medical necessities, and the offer of free ofcharge trauma relief programs for those affected by the way. In this project, Swami Jyothirmayah managed a team of more than 2500 volunteers across Europe.
Swami Jyothirmayah is not only a popular speaker and teacher on the subject, but has himself
conducted programs for rebels in conflict areas, for prison inmates and also at universities and
embassies and can report first-hand on his experiences and the individual and societal impact of the techniques he teaches.