{"id":8510,"date":"2012-11-14T15:06:36","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T20:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tm.org\/blog\/?p=8510"},"modified":"2015-02-19T15:30:26","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T20:30:26","slug":"cnn-effect-of-tm-on-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/video\/cnn-effect-of-tm-on-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Discusses TM\u2019s Effect on Veterans with PTSD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Excerpts from this CNN report:<\/strong><\/p>\n

CNN\u2019s Soledad O\u2019Brien:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen did you connect the idea that TM\u2014Transcendental Meditation\u2014could work for veterans?\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bob Roth of the David Lynch Foundation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFor over 40 years we have been teaching TM to Vietnam vets and WWII vets, but it\u2019s just been in the past few years that the understanding that post-traumatic stress disorder is a real epidemic that has no conventional solution. \u201cYou combine that with the fact that there is now thirty years of research on Transcendental Meditation showing that it\u2019s profoundly effective for giving deep rest and healing the brain and reducing stress, so we got approached by a lot of military people and veterans\u2019 organizations saying, \u2018Hey, can you offer TM to our vets.\u2019\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Russell Simmons:
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\u201cLearning how to operate from a calm space has got to be the greatest gift that anyone can be get. All your happiness comes from inside. Every creative idea that you have comes from a moment of presence.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Soledad O\u2019Brien:
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\u201cWhat do the veterans who are practicing TM get out of it?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bob Roth:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe research has found a 50% reduction in depression and other symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder like anxiety and sleep disorders.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Soledad O\u2019Brien:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s doesn\u2019t replace other psychological treatments, does it?\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bob Roth:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNo. It\u2019s an adjunct therapy, medically sound and scientifically tested. It\u2019s even being used at Norwich University<\/a>, the oldest private military college in the country. There, the school\u2019s president, Admiral Richard Schneider, sees it as the missing element in promoting resilience.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Soledad O\u2019Brien:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat a great gift for Veterans\u2019 Day\u2014to give someone peace of mind and some calmness in dealing with the terrible things that they have experienced.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Click here<\/strong><\/a> to learn more about initiatives to help veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress through the Transcendental Meditation technique.
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With the rising concern among Americans about the plight of veterans, CNN\u2019s Soledad O\u2019Brien interviewed Russell Simmons and Bob Roth of the David Lynch Foundation about the increasing use of the Transcendental Meditation technique for helping veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,61,191],"tags":[97,301,22],"class_list":["post-8510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-video","category-vlog","tag-ptsd","tag-research","tag-transcendental-meditation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8510"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12717,"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8510\/revisions\/12717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}