Art of Living Kuwait. Service

The Event
The 2004 Madrid train bombings (also known as 11-M, 3/11, 11/3 and M-11) were a series of coordinated bombings against the commuter train system of Madrid, Spain on the morning of 11 March 2004, which killed 191 people and wounded over 1700.

Trauma
Witnesses and victims were so traumatized, they could not even cry. Anger and vengeful tendencies were common while depression and shock in some cases were overwhelming.

Relief Camps
The AOLF conducted several free stress relief and trauma relief workshops in Madrid. Breathing techniques and other stress elimination techniques were taught to several 1000 people who were directly and indirectly affected by the terror attack.

Back to life in Madrid (extract from media report)
After the March 11th attack in Spain, the people are trying to enjoy life again. Sylvie Dunand, French therapist has organized free post traumatic stress release courses.
"I have seen people who could not cry, they where haunted by the images of the tragedy. Many had busted ear drums caused by the explosion." Sylvie Dunand lives in Madrid and is a volunteer of the Art of Living Foundation. In halls offered by hotels, she has organized free post traumatic stress release courses.
Breathing Life - Post traumatic stress release courses in Madrid (extract from media report)" My name is Marta. I lost my uncle on March 11th in the terrorist attacks. I have a lot of anger inside and want to get rid of it. I can't go on with my normal life."says this young woman in front of 20 people who are nodding in silence at her confession.
It is a group of housewives, students psychologists, designers. They come together because they have one thing in common: post traumatic stress, as a result of the terrorist attack in Madrid on March 11th. After her confession, which is only one of the painful stories that the bombs have left, Marta is ready to overcome the psychological symptoms which thousands of people, like herself, are suffering after the tragedy. She wants to get rid of the fear and the anxiety that she feels when she goes on a train, the depression caused by the lost of her uncle and her inability to sleep.
"The breathing techniques that we are teaching are helping the victims of 11-M to release their post traumatic stress" explains Sylvie Dunand, representing the Art of Living Foundation in Spain .
Breathing Therapy for the victims of March 11th (extract from media report)"It helped me to share my pain. I felt very comfortable during the course and could control my nightmares. "
“Some people come to repeat the course and bring their family members," says Sylvie Dunand. A woman who has just finished the course explained, that she could actually travel by train again, and even read a book while traveling, almost 2 months after the tragedy.