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Let your Soul Sing: Enlightenment is for Everyone a New Book about TM

01/22/2013

I’ll never forget my first meditation. I felt so still and peaceful, yet I felt a heightened alertness as well. It was probably the longest I had ever sat still—quiet and settled—in my whole life; it was only 20 minutes! Afterwards, I felt a huge weight had been lifted from me. Read more

“The Space Between” –TED Conference Explores the Value of Meditation

01/15/2013

The December, 2012 TEDxWomen conference in Washington, DC included a fascinating talk by Dr. John Hagelin, world-renowned quantum physicist, science and public policy expert, speaking about the value of meditation as a powerful tool for health… Read more

Student Documentary Highlights Value Of Transcendental Meditation For Teenage Girls

12/06/2012

Bucknell University junior, Dana Farley, started practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique in tenth grade. While attending a David Lynch Foundation event in New York City in 2009, Dana, who had a developed a passion for film making, got the idea to make a documentary on her experience with the TM program… Read more

A Very Happy Birthday to Ms. Katy Perry

10/25/2012

Katy Perry says that the Transcendental Meditation program changed her life and, for her October 25 birthday, she is asking her fans to donate to the David Lynch Foundation, a US-based charity that provides full funding for TM instruction for inner-city school kids and veterans suffering from the traumatic stress of combat. Read more

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Why “TM” is Making a Comeback – Healthy Woman

07/31/2012

Healthy Woman editor Tamara Eberlein provides some wonderful insights about why American has reawakened to the profound and practical value of the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique. Read more

CNN’s Soledad O’Brien on Healing and Empowering Women Through TM

07/02/2012

In the video below CNN’s Soledad O’Brien addresses the David Lynch Foundation’s recent forum on “Women, Violence and Meditation – Healing and Empowering Women” held at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in NYC. Read more

TM Helps Women Vets Overcome the Stress of Military Life

03/13/2012

According to the National Center for PTSD trauma exposure is quite common for many women, and that women are more likely to develop chronic PTSD than men. While women are less likely to be exposed to circumstances of combat, women are more likely to experience military sexual trauma… Read more

Can meditation ease ‘back-to-school blues’?

08/23/2011

Fall can be a stressful time for students, according to clinical psychologist and author Robert Puff, Ph.D., who writes for Psychology Today. He points out that with young people returning to school, parents need to be mindful of their children’s mental and physical health—and for that, a growing body of scientific… Read more

Struggling students find TM improves academic achievement: New research

04/17/2011

The Transcendental Meditation technique may be an effective approach for improving math and academic English achievement in low-performing students, according to a new study published in the prestigious journal Education. Read more

College freshmen at 25-year low in emotional health, study says

01/18/2011

Students rating their emotional health revealed the lowest levels since the question was first asked 25 years ago according to a UCLA annual survey of more than 200,000 American college freshman. See video post

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