The official Taiwan website of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of The Art of Living. Find out about his work, the community that grew around it, and how to take part in Taiwan.
Source: The Art of Living International official data, as of 2026.
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was born in 1956 in southern India. In 1981 he founded The Art of Living, an educational and humanitarian organization that teaches breathing, meditation and service as ways to meet stress and build more peaceful communities. Today its programs run in 182 countries, supported by a volunteer network of over a million people. His vision stays simple: a stress-free, violence-free society. In 2016 he received the Padma Vibhushan, one of India's highest civilian honors.
Read the full biographyGurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is the founder of The Art of Living. He was born in 1956 in southern India. In 1981 he founded this educational and humanitarian organization, which teaches people to settle the mind through breathing and meditation, and its programs now run in 182 countries. In 2016 the Government of India awarded him the Padma Vibhushan, one of India's highest civilian honors.
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Yes. Gurudev will hold a public event in Taiwan on the evening of Wednesday, December 9, 2026. The venue and registration details will be announced soon. To hear first, follow The Art of Living Taiwan on Facebook or Instagram, or add the LINE official account @aoltw.
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The Art of Living is an educational and humanitarian organization founded by Gurudev in 1981, with more than 1 million volunteers and more than 10,000 centers worldwide. It has been in Taiwan for more than 30 years; today more than 200 volunteer teachers work across Taiwan, and tens of thousands of people have taken part. The Taiwan office is on Songjiang Road in Zhongshan District, Taipei; phone +886 2 2503 2103.
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SKY Breath Meditation (Sudarshan Kriya) is a rhythmic breathing practice that came to Gurudev in 1982, after ten days of silence, and it is the core of The Art of Living programs. According to The Art of Living, more than 100 peer-reviewed studies have examined it, at institutions including Stanford and Yale. SKY is learned from a qualified teacher; in Taiwan, you can start with the Happiness Program.
The easiest way in is a free community introductory session, held online and in person across Taiwan; you can sign up at artoflivingtaiwan.info. To go deeper, you can join the Happiness Program or a meditation program. These are paid programs taught by qualified teachers.
| Option | Cost | Who it's for |
|---|---|---|
| Community introductory session (online / in person) | Free | First-timers who want to find out more |
| Happiness Program, meditation programs | Paid | People who want to learn SKY and meditation in full |
| Gurudev's public event on December 9 | Details coming soon | Anyone who wants to see Gurudev in person |
Yes. gurudev.tw is the official Taiwan website of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, authorized by Gurudev and The Art of Living, and maintained by The Art of Living Taiwan. The international website in English is gurudev.artofliving.org.
The Art of Living has been in Taiwan for more than 30 years, and today more than 200 volunteer teachers share breathing, meditation and yoga practices across the island. If you would like to try it first, free community introductory sessions run online and in person around Taiwan.
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