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aid, speaking haltingly. "As for the conditions in Iraq, they are bad, how bad I cannot tell you. We just live."

The month-long training included inter-personal and leadership skills, trauma relief techniques and trauma counselling.

An Art of Living teacher, an Indian born in Kuwait, added that the lessons given here would help Iraqis gain peace of mind and tranquillity that are so badly lacking in today's violence-torn Iraq.

"Art of Living is already helping," said Vindo Kumar, an Arabic-speaking 43-year-old who quit the corporate world to join Art of Living project 1991 and was among the first from India to visit Iraq.

"What is important is the mind. Ultimately, it is all in the mind of the people," he said. "Imagine, no mobile phones, no water, no electricity, all this has a psychological impact. So most certainly our techniques help."

Kumar went with Indian ayurvedic doctors three years ago to Baghdad determined to make a difference to the life of ordinary Iraqis.

"We had a mission, and that was to render humanitarian aid to a traumatized people."

While the doctors treated Iraqis for free, Kumar began to teach 'pranayama', breathing techniques and meditation. So far 5,000 Iraqis have undergone the Art of Living trauma relief programme.

He explained why: "Right from children to adults, even the armed forces, everyone goes through trauma during war situations. They have to cope with total uncertainty and total lack of assurance what they will do the next day."

Al Mosawi, head of the ruling Shia Council in Baghdad, who also came here, added: "I have brought with me delegates from (Iraq) so that they can spread the message of peace and love back home."

"I want to make a difference to my country and to my fellow countrymen," said Mariam Al Reyes, a former member of parliament. "That's why, despite all odds, I have come here to learn and share this e
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