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World Meditates with Gurudev as Millions Around

the World Celebrate World Meditation Day

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Addressed the United Nations; Gallup partners with The Art of Living
for a Landmark Study on Meditation and Well-Being

OUR BUREAU Day also comes amid rising global in-
terest in understanding meditation’s
New York, NY
impact on wellbeing at scale. At the
orld Meditation Day World Meditation Day celebration
reached a new milestone in New York, Gallup and The Art
Wthis year as Gurudev Sri Sri of Living Foundation announced a
Ravi Shankar led a live synchronized landmark global research collabo-
meditation from New York City. Mil- ration to create the first-of-its-kind
lions of people across thousands of dataset on meditation and wellbeing
cities in 150 countries—including worldwide.
participants from 45 states and 133 “Gallup’s World Poll shows that
cities across America—joined to- negative emotions worldwide remain
gether in a collective moment of si- far above levels from a decade ago.
lence and reflection, marking one of We’re proud to partner with The Art
the largest global meditative gather- of Living, founded by Gurudev Sri
ings in history. Sri Ravi Shankar, to study a widely
“Let’s resolve to meditate every practiced but undermeasured aspect
day and bring it to every individual of wellbeing at a globally representa-
on this planet to create a happy and tive scale, meditation. Together, we
healthy society,” said Gurudev. aim to generate the first-of-its-kind
The global meditation followed global dataset on meditation prac-
Gurudev’s keynote address and a tices, designed to inform how this di-
guided meditation at the United mension of wellbeing is experienced
Nations on December 19, where he around the world,” said Jon Clifton,
spoke to senior UN leaders, diplo- CEO of Gallup.
mats, and international represen- Through the partnership, Gallup
tatives about meditation’s critical will integrate new meditation-re- wellbeing strategies for leaders, pol- for social change.
role in reducing stress, fostering lated questions into its World Poll, icymakers, and communities around Gurudev has created trauma-re-
emotional resilience, and support- which has surveyed more than 2 the world. lief and meditation programs for at-
ing peacebuilding efforts across million people across 140+ coun- Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar risk youth, war veterans, prisoners,
cultures and nations. The United tries, enabling unprecedented global is a global humanitarian, spiritual and survivors of disaster. He has
Nations’ designation of December comparisons on how meditation re- leader, and peace envoy. He has also created numerous educational
21 as World Meditation Day reflects lates to emotional health, stress, and helped millions of people world- and self-development programs and
a growing international recognition overall wellbeing. Findings from the wide find peace and resilience in the tools that facilitate the elimination of
that inner peace is foundational to study will be released on World Med- face of adversity, learning not only stress and foster deep and profound
collective progress. itation Day in December 2026, offer- how to excel in their own lives, but inner peace, happiness, and well-be-
This year’s World Meditation ing data-driven insights to inform also how to become powerful agents ing for individuals.

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