National Institutes of Health spotlights TM research

06/17/2010

A recent study found daily Transcendental Meditation practice helps young adults decrease psychological stress and increase coping ability. For a group of students at high risk for developing hypertension, these changes also were associated with decreases in blood pressure. See video post

Treating high blood pressure with Transcendental Meditation

06/15/2010

It’s been called the “silent killer” because it can damage your body’s organs without any symptoms. Uncontrolled, it can cause a heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, vision problems and other critical health problems. One in three Americans is under its grip, according to the National Heart and Lung Institute. See video post

Moby is cool

06/11/2010

In case anyone out there is not aware, Moby is cool. He makes good music, makes people laugh, practices meditation, and lends his time and talents to good causes.

It was a couple years back that Moby first entered my world. I was in the Sao Paulo airport waiting in a long line to go through security, and of course I was glancing around at the other travelers. I noticed… Read more

FREEDOM BEHIND BARS: Transforming lives of inmates and guards

05/27/2010

Before you read this, take a few minutes to watch the short video in the post about the Transcendental Meditation program in an Oregon prison. Just take the time and watch it. Then read what I have to say. See video post

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My interview with Ringo Starr

05/27/2010

Ringo Starr. The Beatles. Those iconic names are right at the very tippy top of the pantheon of modern music history. I knew that when I sat down with Ringo for a few minutes one day before he joined Paul McCartney on stage for the David Lynch Foundation’s Change Begins Within benefit concert in New York City a little over a year ago. See video post

A Neurologist on the Origins of Creativity in the Brain

05/25/2010

I have always been impressed by clear and simple displays of creativity in the arts and sciences. There are those who bring out something new and important in such a natural way. As a neurologist, I have a natural curiosity about what happens differently in our brain when we create. Read more

Addressing the root cause of depression

05/24/2010

Women suffer from depression twice as often as men. This statistic has been shown to be true, not only for American women, but for women in eleven other countries as well. This high statistic for depression among women exists regardless of racial and ethnic background or economic status. Can depression in women be prevented and treated? Read more

Helen Keller – “I feel the flame of eternity in my soul”

05/17/2010

Though blind and deaf from the age of two, Helen Keller graduated with honors from Radcliffe College — the first blind and deaf person to earn a college degree. She devoted her life, through lecturing and writing books, to social reform. Read more

Getting Better With Age: Clint Eastwood And Transcendental Meditation

05/12/2010

In the December 2009 issue of GQ magazine Clint Eastwood again mentions his twice-daily TM practice. People who work with him have known for years about it. When he is working on a film he always takes a TM break twice each and every day. Read more

Maharishi on the complete meaning of Yoga

05/11/2010

During an international news conference held in 2007 from Maharishi European Research University in Holland, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi answered a question from a reporter on the widespread practice of physical yoga postures, which has become a trend throughout the world. Maharishi was asked his advice for people who practice this physical form of Yoga. Read more

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