On May 13, world renowned Art of Living Foundation instructor, Rajshree Patel will conduct a public talk called “Secrets of Achieving Personal Excellence” at 6:30 p.m. at AIM (Asian Institute of Management) Makati.

Patel, a former Los Angeles District Attorney, has been an instructor with the Art of Living Foundation for 25 years and travels to several continents yearly conducting countless seminars and workshops for government officials, businessmen, community leaders, students and other groups in more than 35 countries. Currently, Patel is the Executive Director of the Art of Living Foundation in Los Angeles, overseeing initiatives in inner city high schools, corporations and universities.

She has conducted seminars for corporations such as World Bank, Shell Oil and NASA and to universities including Harvard, UCLA, Stanford, IIT India, Amherst and Yale.

Known by her inimitable intellect, dynamism and humor, she has an unparalleled ability to touch the hearts of her students, and to uplift and move them to find their lives’ greater purpose.
She speaks on various topics such as personal development, leadership, responsibility, wealth management and building relationships and is qualified to teach many powerful techniques including Sudarshan Kriya—a powerful breathing technique known for its de-stressing, healing and calming effects.

“There is a great secret in the breath. You have an inbuilt ability to calm the mind, heal the body, and energize the whole system in minutes,” says Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living Foundation.

In the Philippines, the Art of Living foundation has been conducting programs for various sectors of society since 2005. Local Art of Living volunteers have received accolades for their work in rehabilitation programs for inmates at Bilibid prison, and in trauma-relief efforts following typhoons  Ondoy and Pepeng where the organization teamed up with the Philippine Red Cross.

More than 100 million people worldwide have participated in the Art of Living workshops. The programs have been found to engender a greater sense of belongingness as well as a feeling of responsibility towards humanilty as a whole. With a presence in over 140 countries, it is now one of the largest volunteer-based organizations in the world, unifying all nationalities, cultures and religions.

Passes at P150 are available at Rustans Supermarket (Rustans Makati, Rockwell, Forbes Park, Magallanes Village and Greenbelt). For reservations and inquiries visit www.artofliving.org.ph or call Lorna at (917) 848-4898 or (2) 216-6139.