This summer AOL’s sister organization, the International Association for Human Values (IAHV), dispatched a group of enthusiastic young people from all over the world to hurricane-devastated New Orleans.  This group of 32 underwent an intensive, residential 10-day Youth Leadership Training Program (YLTP) to become Breath-Water-Sound (BWS) Trauma Relief Teachers.  Individuals and groups then organized free BWS courses with residents, volunteer organizations, businesses, and families in the New Orleans area. 

One YLTP team, along with some expert YES! Teachers, taught the YES! Program at the Louisiana juvenile detention center, which brought an overall sense of calm to the center and led to a decrease in violent incidents.  Several group members ran a free summer camp in cooperation with Common Ground for displaced children, providing food and stress-free activities for children in the Woodlands housing project.  Because of the efforts of YLTP and some senior Art of Living Teachers, IAHV is now recognized as the city’s premier stress and trauma relief organization by the City Council of New Orleans.   

Make a difference this winter!  IAHV is currently accepting applications from dynamic youth ages 18+ for its December 27-January 14 YLTP!  Dig deep into yourself and discover what you’re made of.  Become a BWS teacher.  Change lives.  See www.artoflivingyouth.org for an application.