Meditation and breathwork in Munich — in English

Munich's international community and the gap SKY fills

Munich has a large and growing population of international professionals. Many come for two or three years and stay for ten. The city is well-organised, clean and genuinely liveable — and it is also demanding in ways that are not always visible from the outside. The pace of professional life in Munich's leading industries is high. The expectation of performance is constant. And unlike in larger, more diffuse international hubs, the English-language wellbeing infrastructure here has historically been limited.

Art of Living's Part 1 course — the SKY Breath Meditation course — is a practical response to this gap. It is not a retreat, a workshop series or a subscription service. It is a three-day course that teaches you a complete breathwork technique, with a certified teacher, in a live setting. After three days you have a daily practice that is entirely your own.

What happens during the three days

The course structure is consistent across all locations and formats. Over three days:

• You are introduced to the foundations of the breath and the physiological basis of the technique
• You learn Sudarshan Kriya step by step, with the teacher present to guide and correct in real time
• You add pranayama elements and guided meditation to build a complete daily routine
• You finish with a clear home practice you can sustain independently

In Munich, courses run in person and the same curriculum is also available live online in English. The online format is not a substitute for in-person instruction — it is a genuinely equivalent option that allows participants anywhere in the DACH region to attend without travelling.

Why live instruction matters for breathwork

The depth of Sudarshan Kriya means it benefits from proper learning. Apps and videos can introduce breathing concepts; they cannot adjust your technique in response to what they see. A certified Art of Living teacher can. This is not a small distinction for a practice that works through the autonomic nervous system. Getting the rhythm, the pace and the transitions right in the first days of learning makes a significant difference to what you experience — and to whether you maintain the practice.

Art of Living has been teaching in Germany for decades. The teacher training and certification process is rigorous, and the curriculum has not changed to keep pace with trends. What you learn in Munich is the same technique taught in the same way in over 150 countries.

The next steps, if you want them

Many participants attend the Part 1 course and find it sufficient as a standalone practice. For those who want to go further, there are two common next steps. The Sahaj Samadhi meditation course teaches effortless mantra meditation over three days and complements SKY as a daily practice. The Art of Living silent retreat at Bad Antogast — roughly two hours from Munich in the Black Forest — takes the practice into a 5 or 6-day immersive environment, from 790 euros including room and board. Neither is required. Both are available when you are ready.