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  <body><![CDATA[<p>SKY Happiness Retreat is a total well-being training offered to thousands of university students, faculty, and staff across the country. Participants gain foundational stress-management skills, develop a personal evidence-based breathing and meditation practice, learn a short personal yoga practice, and increase social connection and leadership skills. The SKY Happiness Retreat introduces SKY Meditation, an evidence-based meditation practice integrated with breath work that can significantly increase one&#39;s well-being and calmness, and significantly reduces anxiety and stress markers. The course features interactive group processes, experiential learning, emotional intelligence training, breath-work, yoga, and evidence-based meditation. It&#39;s one of the coolest places to connect with yourself, make awesome friends, and, most importantly, have fun!<br />
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Recent research studies evaluated by Yale University shows that SKY Breath Meditation was the most powerful and beneficial program for student mental health and well-being. Students reported improvements in six areas of well-being: depression, stress, mental health, mindfulness, positive affect, and social connectedness.<br />
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The Harvard study found that participants of the SKY program developed better sleep quality &amp; resiliency against anticipatory stress.<br />
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Some Benefits<br />
- Learn powerful evidence-based meditation that brings clarity and calm<br />
- Understand sources of stress and the power of breath-work<br />
- Gain the ability to effectively manage stress, energy and negative emotions<br />
- Experience tools to increase personal happiness!<br />
- Increase social connection, enthusiasm, and inspiration<br />
- Learn to deal with criticism and mistakes<br />
- Increase capacity and self-confidence<br />
- Develop greater equanimity</p>

<p>The SKY Happiness Retreat is offered with a full scholarship for students. There are limited scholarship spots available for this retreat. Availability is first-come-first-serve, by registration only, and requires attendance to all sessions.<br />
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If you are not a student &amp; have financial restrictions, please contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:yesplusgt@gmail.com">yesplusgt@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;upon completion of this application. On a rolling basis, partial scholarship for the SKY Happiness Retreat may be granted.<br />
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SKY Happiness retreat will be held online:<br />
- March 25th (Fri): 6:30 pm-9:30 pm EST<br />
- March 26th &amp; 27th (Sat &amp; Sun): 11:00 am-2:00pm EST<br />
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Location: Online via Zoom :)<br />
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We look forward to seeing you on the retreat!<br />
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Yale publication -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://tiny.cc/skyyalepublication&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1646869348637861&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ZLelvpsyFdgg0SgouBKLC">http://tiny.cc/skyyalepublication</a><br />
Press Release out of Yale -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://tiny.cc/skyyalepress&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1646869348637908&amp;usg=AOvVaw2JwjB3zqP8i70bAUlizpWb">http://tiny.cc/skyyalepress</a><br />
Press Release on the Harvard study -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://tiny.cc/skyharvardstudy&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1646869348637946&amp;usg=AOvVaw2KlV-sED-xpDUnJmCdJp3n">http://tiny.cc/skyharvardstudy</a><br />
Short film on Yale study -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://youtu.be/Vlu3arLc0WE&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1646869348637993&amp;usg=AOvVaw11Dhsx4oh-H1IygLA9l5MF">https://youtu.be/Vlu3arLc0WE</a></p>
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