Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankara is a world-renowned humanitarian, spiritual leader, and an ambassador of peace and human values. Through his life and work, Gurudev has inspired millions around the world with a vision of a stress-free and violence-free world. The programs designed by Art of Living provide techniques and tools to live a deeper and more joyous life.

Shanti is a powerful, deeply healing and relaxing guided meditation by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Sri Sri takes you on an inward journey of awareness and healing. As you gradually relax and become more and more still, stress fades away, and your mind becomes clearer.The healing mechanism of the body gets activated in a state of deep rest. Meditation, in general, is beneficial to everybody but this one is very effective for people with blood pressure issues. Meditation is an effective treatment for controlling high blood pressure with the added benefit of bypassing possible side effects and hazards of anti-hypertension drugs and it is recognized for its success as a method for reducing stress.Using meditation to lower blood pressure is being recommended by doctors worldwide and it has been scientifically proven to be very beneficial. Ironically enough, stress is considered to be one of the main components of hypertension.Research has indicated that patients who practice regular Meditation are able to maintain their blood pressure without the assistance of medication.About Guided Meditation – Sri Sri says, “Meditation is the art of doing nothing.” Most of the day, we are so occupied with mental activity and thoughts that we struggle to even relax. In the realm of the mind, effortlessness is the key. That is what guided meditations do. They take the effort out of meditation. All that one has to do is sit comfortably and listen. And without realizing, you find yourself in a meditative state.