For over two decades, Shobha has taught breathwork and meditation in refugee camps, prisons, disaster zones, and communities across 15 countries. It isn’t an outreach program bolted onto the rest of her work — it’s the same practice, offered to the people who are usually last to get access to it.
“I don’t think of this as separate from the rest of my work. It’s the same practice — just brought to the people who need it most.”
— Shobha Bagrecha
Over two decades, the work has reached communities across every context — from disaster zones to corporate offices, from military bases to schools.
Shobha directs the Women’s Empowerment Project globally — work focused on removing structural barriers and restoring self-worth, from villages in rural India to professional networks in major cities.
In the aftermath of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake, Shobha and the Art of Living Foundation delivered over 200 trauma relief workshops to survivors — using breathwork and meditation as tools for acute trauma recovery, in her first year as a teacher. It’s the work that shaped how she has approached everything since.
Shobha’s community programs bring breathwork, mindfulness, and conflict resolution tools to families across all backgrounds. The goal is simple — give people ways to handle stress and conflict at home, before it spreads further.
Resilience and stress management training for army, air force, paramilitary, and police forces. First responders carry a weight most people never see. These programs give them tools to do the work without burning out — and to return home whole.
Since 2016, Shobha’s Prison Program has brought breathwork and meditation inside correctional facilities in Costa Rica, reaching over 2,000 inmates. The work is not rehabilitation as usual — it’s a chance to meet people where the rest of the world has stopped looking.
Teaching young people emotional regulation, self-awareness, and resilience early makes a difference that compounds for the rest of their lives. Shobha’s youth programs give the next generation tools that schools don’t teach.
Large-scale programs for corporations, NGOs, and institutions — bringing breathwork, meditation, and emotional intelligence training to thousands of people at once, from executive teams to entire workforces.
Whether you want to bring these programs to your organization, support the work directly, or start your own practice — reach out.
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