UO Happiness Retreat

We invite you to join us for the SKY Happiness Retreat at the University of Oregon from April 19 – 21!

INTERESTED? Click on the brown button below and answer just a few questions to apply for a student scholarship in order to attend the Retreat for only $75. Once your scholarship application has been accepted, we will notify you to register. Availability is first come, first serve. Retreat attendance to ALL sessions is mandatory.
4/19 (Fri): 6 pm – 10 pm
4/20 (Sat): 11 am – 4 pm
4/21 (Sun): 11 am – 4 pm
Faculty/staff & family/friends are welcome to attend the Retreat as well.

The SKY Happiness Retreat is a 14-hour immersive, innovative life-skills training and self-development program. Through experiential learning, participants will:

• increase foundational stress-management skills
• gain leadership skills
• develop a personal daily breathing practice
• build strategies for social connection
• engage in peer-driven service initiatives

Taught over three consecutive days, we introduce the SKY meditation technique, a scientifically validated breathing practice that significantly increases one’s well-being and calmness. The SKY Happiness Retreat is one of the coolest places to connect with yourself, make awesome friends, and have FUN!

Below are photos from our previous workshops, benefits of SKY meditation, and testimonials.

Testimonials

“Yesplus (now SKY) made me very conscious of my thought patterns, and conscious of a sense of self that exists independent of those thoughts and different moods. It made me calmer, more reflective, more observant, and more stable–I enjoyed the course a great deal, and have found that a daily practice is something I’m relying on. (And this reading and finals period has been largely stress free, mainly because meditating removes most of that stress!)”

— SARAH, SOPHOMORE, HARVARD UNIVERSITY

“Alertness, creativity and efficient teamwork, I realize, are the cornerstones in contributing and getting the most from a demanding schedule at a business school. I observe that while students struggle to maintain their energy throughout the day, Yesplus practices helps me to be in “the zone”. They tremendously assist me to keep my smile throughout the day, deliver successfully and involve myself ingeniously… all without feeling a sense of stressful effort. What else can one ask for!”

— CHETAN, MANAGEMENT FELLOW AT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pfnAYMJhBQ&feature=share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MOh6yOVroM

Research:
http://skymeditation.org/research/