{"id":325,"date":"2017-03-17T19:37:07","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T19:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.srisrischoolofyoga.org\/na\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2023-07-25T12:48:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T16:48:26","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/srisrischoolofyoga.org\/na\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section has-parallax\" id=\"section_854875455\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" data-parallax-container=\".section\" data-parallax-background data-parallax=\"-1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div><button class=\"scroll-for-more z-5 icon absolute bottom h-center\" aria-label=\"Scroll for more\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" style=\"font-size:42px;\" ><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle\"  id=\"row-1838304121\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1557815612\" class=\"col scroll_link medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 140%; color: #ffffff;\">\u201cLike a flower bud, human life has the potential to blossom fully. Blossoming of human potential to fullness is yoga&#8221;<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"thin-font\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Founder &amp; Global Humanitarian<\/span><\/h2>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1587632813\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1587632813 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/app.acuityscheduling.com\/schedule.php?owner=13263816&#038;appointmentType=3879768\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button primary is-larger\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>Talk to a Yoga ambassador<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1550381001\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_854875455 {\n  padding-top: 90px;\n  padding-bottom: 90px;\n}\n#section_854875455 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modern day use for people of all ages, abilities, cultures and religions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #7d7d7d;\">Through a comprehensive and multidimensional science based education, our school\u2019s programs teach about and integrate all paths of yoga including Gyana (wisdom), Karma (service &amp; action), Bhakti (love &amp; devotion), Raj (royal) and Hatha (effort) and more. The primary elements of our training are: asanas (postures), pranayamas (breathing techniques), meditation and the experience and application of yoga beyond the mat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #7d7d7d;\">Program graduates undergo our rigorous training and are equipped with a deep and personal understanding and experience of yoga that enables them to bring these different dimensions of yoga to their students. The simplicity of Sri Sri\u2019s approach to yoga combines the fundamental principles of self practice (sadhana), service (seva) and expansion of the self (satsang) &#8211; this unique approach empowers individuals to thrive and society to blossom in human values.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1081713806 {\n  padding-top: 80px;\n  padding-bottom: 80px;\n  min-height: 300px;\n}\n#section_1081713806 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#section_1081713806 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_92619912\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(235, 235, 235);border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-447011903\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-838350102\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #7d7d7d;\">About Art of Living<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 150%; color: #7d7d7d;\">Operating in 154 countries, The Art of Living Foundation (AOLF) is a non-profit, educational and humanitarian organization founded in 1981 by the world-renowned humanitarian and spiritual teacher <em>Sri Sri Ravi Shankar<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #7d7d7d;\">All of AOLF\u2019s programs are guided by Sri Sri\u2019s philosophy: \u201cUnless we have a stress-free mind and a violence-free society, we cannot achieve world peace.\u201d The AOLF community is diverse and attracts people from all walks of life backgrounds and religious orientations.<\/span><\/p>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artofliving.org\/us-en\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button primary is-outline\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>Go to website<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1561817198\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner box-shadow-1 box-shadow-5-hover\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" data-parallax-fade=\"true\" data-parallax=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1708832629\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/srisrischoolofyoga.org\/na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Banner08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1708832629 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1622227656\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1622227656 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1561817198 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_92619912 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  margin-bottom: 62px;\n  min-height: 300px;\n}\n#section_92619912 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#section_92619912 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"class_list":["post-325","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/srisrischoolofyoga.org\/na\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/srisrischoolofyoga.org\/na\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/srisrischoolofyoga.org\/na\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srisrischoolofyoga.org\/na\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srisrischoolofyoga.org\/na\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/srisrischoolofyoga.org\/na\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17902,"href":"https:\/\/srisrischoolofyoga.org\/na\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325\/revisions\/17902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/srisrischoolofyoga.org\/na\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}