SKY Campus Happiness Program
Fashion Merchandising Professor Shweta Reddy received the TCU IS grant to conduct the workshop.
SKY Campus Happiness Program is a total well-being program designed to help students, faculty and staff achieve their fullest potential. Participants will learn breathwork-based techniques to decrease stress and increase peace and focus in a weekend workshop.
The online program is offered by the International Association for Human Values (IAHV) and the Art of Living Foundation, with the program taught at over 100 campuses in the United States.
- The Online SKY Campus Happiness Retreat is a three-day program conducted on Zoom, totaling nine hours. To fully benefit from the program and master the practice, participants must attend all three days.
- Participants are required to complete two surveys before the Retreat. Survey 1 and Survey 2 must be taken with at least a two week gap between them. Dr. Reddy will send out Survey 2 when it’s close to the appropriate time to complete it.
For those who volunteer to be part of the research study, involvement includes:
- RSVP: s.reddy.linga@tcu.edu
- Complete a survey on two different occasions
To learn more about this program, please click the button below:
SKY Campus HappinessSKY@TCU for Students
A total of 25-50 TCU students will be able to enroll in the online workshop at a given time.
Students must complete two surveys before the SKY Retreat. Dr. Reddy will offer weekly group practice sessions to help students maintain and deepen their understanding of the practice.
Fall 2024 Weekend On-Campus Retreat:
- Sept. 13-15
- Sept. 27-29
- Oct. 18-20
*If these dates do not work, please email Dr. Reddy with your preferred dates s.reddy.linga@tcu.edu
Student Interest Form
To sign up for Meditation Mondays, please click the button below:
Meditation Mondays
SKY@TCU for Faculty and Staff
The online course will be offered to 25 full time TCU faculty & staff at a given time.
Faculty and staff must complete two surveys before the SKY Retreat.
Fall 2024 Weekend Online Retreat:
- Sept. 20-22
- Nov. 1-3
*If these dates do not work, please email Dr. Reddy with your preferred dates s.reddy.linga@tcu.edu
Faculty & Staff Interest Form
About the SKY@TCU Instructors
Vivek Rajan
Rajan has an advanced degree in computer science and works as a software engineer in the financial industry in Dallas, Texas. He loves his day job and spending time with his wife who is an Art curator.
Outside of his work, he devotes his time teaching the Art of Living SKY breath meditation Program to adults, young professionals and college students. He is a certified SKY Campus Teacher and has taught the workshop at University of Houston, Northeastern University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He was certified as a meditation teacher at the Art of Living Center in Washington D.C. in 2009 and has led these programs for hundreds of people nationally. Vivek enjoys organizing Art of Living programs because it uniquely empowers people on how to fundamentally deal with stress at a life-changing level. He has been meditating for over 18 years and teaching breath and meditation workshops for over 14 years.
Vishnu Galigekere
Dr. Galigekere is a faculty member of the Art of Living Foundation and the International Association for Human Values. Vishnu is also an E-RYT 200 certified yoga teacher.
Dr. Galigekere has more than 12 years of experience in instructing SKY to the general public, university campus students, prison inmates and in corporate settings.
He is also an instructor of Sahaj Samadhi Meditation to diverse groups. His easy going nature & simplicity combined with compassion makes the SKY BM course fun.
Professionally, Dr. Galigekere holds a PhD in Computer Science and is actively involved in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning in Austin, TX.