50 school employees relieve stress, one breath at a time

VICTORVILLE • Over the past two weeks, a group of Victor Elementary School District employees have put in voluntary overtime, learning to get better at a presumably simple skill: how to breathe.

District officials invited all workers to participate in a free series of evening workshops on the Art of Living, a destressing method developed by world-renowned humanitarian Sri Sri RaviShankar.

Centered around Sudarshan Kriya, or the healing breath, the Art of Living practices aim to reduce stress, increase energy and enhance brain function through specific breathing and meditation techniques. Read more