Disaster &Trauma Relief

Rebuilding lives through trauma relief

I always feel the world is a global family and during such disasters we can learn from one another
These are moments when we have to address the stress and loss of condence people have experienced as
result of the disaster. Unless the trauma is released, attending to the material needs will not be sucient.
I welcome more and more people to come forward to bring about that sense of belonging.
H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Coming together in a spirit of service and solidarity, our volunteers uphold the vision of a One World Family, as they provide the victims
of these tragedies with food, supplies, shelter, trauma counseling and/or stress-relief workshops.
Over the years, whenever tragedy has
struck the planet, Art of Living volunteers
around the world have provided timely and
swift relief to victims of both natural and
man-made disasters. Under the direction
and close supervision of H. H. Sri Sri Ravi
Shankar, volunteers not only collect and
disburse immediate relief supplies, but also
help survivors overcome post-traumatic
stresses through his specialized techniques
taught during the Art of Living Programs.

Sri Sris post-disaster

management initiatives include:

Surat oods, India, 2006

Israel and Lebanon conict, 2006
Mumbai train blast, India, 2006
Mumbai oods, India, 2005
Hurricane Katrina, USA, 2005
Kashmir and Pakistan earthquake, 2005
Tsunami relief operations, South Asia, 2005

Extensive relief and rehabilitation work in

the tsunami-aected areas of Tamil Nadu
and Sri Lanka, trauma relief camps in
Kashmir and Pakistan after the earthquake,
interventions in war-torn Iraq and in the
aftermath of 9/11 attacks in New York

London subway blast, UK, 2005

Madrid terror attack, Spain, 2004
Beslan terror attack, Russia, 2004
Post-war trauma relief, Iraq, 2003

9/11, New York Trauma Relief

Post-war trauma relief, Afghanistan, 2003

Sri Sris initiatives have become one of the
most vital links in any disaster
rehabilitation program the world over.
Risking their own lives, Sri Sris volunteers
have tended to the mental and emotional
needs of victims of disasters. Over 50,000
tsunami victims have overcome the trauma
of the disaster thanks to Sri Sris specially
designed stress elimination techniques.
Recently, Art of Living volunteers have
worked in Israel, Lebanon and
Afghanistan.

Bam earthquake, Iran, 2003

Jakarta oods, Indonesia, 2002
River Elbe oods, Germany, 2002
Kosovo conict, Kosovo, 2002
Kosovo conict, Kosovo, 2002
9/11 terror attack, USA, 2001
Gujarat earthquake, India, 2001

Dresden oods, Germany

Orissa cyclone, India, 1999

I will always remember how this city rallied around its reghters during this tragedy, but I will
remember most of all the contribution of your group. Battalion 32 Fire Chief James Bossert
in a letter to the Art of Living Foundation.

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