For participants -
Whatever you are into – music, sports, study, clubs – the skills learnt in Art of Living YES! program will help you succeed. Because skills like concentration, focus, dedication, memory, understanding people will serve you everywhere. If you are into sports, you will understand better the role of teamwork and the pressure to perform in key moments. If you need to improve at school, you will understand how memory and concentration work. If you play a role in clubs, you’ll learn useful tips on how to deal with people and their emotions, as well as learning how to deal with your own (!)

For parents -
Both fun and challenging, this 18 hour seminar provides teens with a comprehensive toolbox to develop the interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence they need to excel in their social life, sports, study and future professional lives. The program broadens youth's vision of the world and thereby provides practical knowledge and skills to take on challenges, responsibility, leadership.
If your son or daughter is younger than 14, take a look at our program for children, Art Excel.

Main Aspects of the Program –

1. Physical – Dynamic body exercises, yoga and innovative breathing techniques.
2. Mental – Practical knowledge to eliminate counter-productive activity and enhance learn ability; Techniques and interactive processes to improve memory, concentration & focus.
3. Social – Experiential processes to develop problem solving strategies and social skills; Interactive games to develop leadership and life skills; Teamwork exercises to teach cooperation and conflict resolution.
4. Emotional – Dynamic group discussions designed to help teens feel at ease in challenging situations, and increase confidence and inner strength to better handle criticism and peer pressure.

Follow-Up: Empowering Students –

Students design and implement their own volunteer project, taking responsibility for themselves and their community. This develops an attitude of service toward others and caring for the planet. Upon completion of this six-session program, YES! graduates participate in weekly follow-up sessions during which students refresh their understanding of the techniques learned and with the support of adult mentors, implement their service projects. Youth develop leadership skills, strengthen discipline in practicing the relaxation and breathing techniques, complete service projects, and continue to foster human values education.

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YES!+ is an innovative and dynamic educational and life skills program for students and professionals aged 19 to 30. The workshop provides practical life skills you need at this critical stage:

• Public speaking - how to perform well in front of an audience, under pressure (college presentations and job interviews)
• Time-management: how to organise, prioritize.
• Leadership skills. '
• Techniques to improve concentration, a big help when preparing for exams or getting reports done at work.
• How to take care of your health – both bodily and mental!
• Creativity.
• How to be dynamic in action and calm at the same time.

Elements of the program:

1. Physical – Challenging and fun physical body exercises. Yoga. Get fit and bring your mind into focus at the same time!
2. Mind – Innovative breathing techniques. Practical knowledge and interactive processes to improve memory, concentration & focus.
3. Teamwork and Leadership – perhaps the most important skills you will need in team sports, sports training, student life, and in your future career. During the YES!+ program, you will participate in experiential processes to develop problem solving strategies and social skills; interactive processes to develop leadership and life skills; teamwork exercises to teach cooperation and conflict resolution; group discussions designed to help one feel at ease in challenging situations, and increase confidence and inner strength to better handle criticism and peer pressure.

To find out more about YES!+ and other Art of Living courses, get in touch with your nearest local centre.