Background Art‐of‐living describes a mindful and self‐determined way of dealing with one's self and way of life. It is related to measures of well‐being. Art‐of‐living is based on strategies and attitudes which can be learned and therefore can be changed. Two types of training for students to increase art‐of‐living were developed and tested in two studies to determine the effects on art‐of‐living measures. Methods Study 1 dealt with the initial examination of whether it is possible to enhance the art‐of‐living by training selected art‐of‐living strategies. Therefore, training with three conditions was developed and conducted with secondary school students (ages 16–19). In Study 2, a second art‐of‐living training was developed and conducted with children from primary school (ages 8–11). Results In Study 1, the art‐of‐living measures increased significantly for the training conditions compared to a control group. In addition, Study 2 showed that higher levels of the art‐of‐living lead to a better quality of life. Conclusions In summary, the training successfully enhanced art‐of‐living. Limitations on and benefits of utilising the art‐of‐living training are discussed.