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Military Leaders, Medical Researchers Promote TM for Resilience and Health

by Bob Roth on May 9, 2012

More than 130 military and governmental leaders and medical researchers gathered on May 3rd at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, D.C. for a national summit on “Resilience, the Brain and Meditation.” Read more

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“TM: Good for Oprah and Start-ups” – Forbes

by Mario Orsatti on May 2, 2012

Here are excerpts from Peter Cohan’s recent column in Forbes about the Transcendental Meditation program and the spiritual entrepreneur. Read more

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TM Studied for Promoting Resilience Among Military Leaders

by Mario Orsatti on April 26, 2012

The military allocates untold monies and resources to treating post-combat stress. Now, for the first time, research is being conducted at the nation’s oldest, private military college, Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, to determine whether the Transcendental Meditation… Read more

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Talks About TM’s Influence on Music

by Mario Orsatti on April 19, 2012

This past weekend legendary singer, songwriter and folk-rocker Donovan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with Guns N’ Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Laura Nyro, and The Miracles. Read more

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Paralympic Medalist Daniel Westley Relies on TM to Ease Training Pressures

by Mario Orsatti on April 17, 2012

Daniel Westley is a Canadian athlete who won 12 medals while competing in five Paralympic Games—four of which were gold. Westley says he relied on his daily practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique to help him compete in the Paralympics… Read more

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Women, Violence and Meditation: Transcending Traumatic Stress

by admin on April 11, 2012

Jeanne Ball reports in the Huffington Post about a recent national conference, entitled “Women, Violence and Meditation,” hosted by the David Lynch Foundation’s “Operation Warrior Wellness.” Read more

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TM’s Popularity Surges After Oprah’s TV Show

by Mario Orsatti on April 4, 2012

The main TM website—TM.org—was flooded with visitors this past week following Oprah Winfrey’s “Next Chapter” show featuring her visit to the national TM Center… Read more

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Oprah’s Next Chapter: Meditation — In ‘America’s Most Unusual Town’

by admin on March 26, 2012

Jeanne Ball reports in the Huffington Post on Oprah Winfrey’s recent television special about her visit to the national center for Transcendental Meditation program in Fairfield, Iowa. Read more

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Conference on Yoga and Naturopathy Focuses on TM and Science

by admin March 16, 2012

The largest international congress on yoga in contemporary society held in February in Bangalore, India, featured a plenary presentation by Robert Schneider, MD, FACC, Director, Institute for Natural Medicine & Prevention at Maharishi University in Fairfield, Iowa. Dr. Schneider… Read more

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Native Americans combating diabetes with Transcendental Meditation

by admin March 9, 2012

Transcendental Meditation is now being used to combat the high rates of type 2 diabetes among Native peoples. Ahmed Mohammed, medical director at the Winnebago Indian Hospital in Nebraska, estimates that up to 66 percent of the Winnebago served by the facility are either type 2 diabetic or pre-diabetic. Read more

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Edutopia: SF School Uses TM to Overcome Problems

by Mario Orsatti February 28, 2012

Edutopia has become a force for innovation in American education. Founded and funded by the The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), Edutopia is a free, non-profit website that uses blogs, articles and videos to highlights evidence-based strategies that prepare students Read more

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Helping ‘Children of the Night’ – Transcending a Different Type of PTSD

by admin January 27, 2012

Mental health professionals have emphasized the need to diagnose and treat PTSD wherever it arises. In this piece, I would like to draw attention to yet another group suffering from PTSD – child victims of prostitution who, against all odds, are trying to go straight and choose a different path in life. Read more

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“O” highlights Oprah’s experience with TM

by Sam Katz January 23, 2012

In Oprah Winfrey’s most recent “What I Know for Sure” column in the February 2012 issue of O Magazine, she talks about her experiences with the Transcendental Meditation program and her visit to Fairfield, Iowa, the home of… Read more

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Ellen DeGeneres and Russell Brand raise awareness about TM for overcoming traumatic stress

by Mario Orsatti January 21, 2012

Meditating celebrities, leaders of veteran service organizations, and top scientists and educators gathered at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on December 3rd for the David Lynch Foundation’s third annual “Change Begins Within” benefit gala. Read more

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TM helping people in Ireland cope with the global financial crisis?

by admin December 16, 2011

A Sunday feature story in The Independent, one of Ireland’s leading newspapers ran with the title, “The answer to happiness lies within us.” Irish newspaper suggests it might. Columnist Barry Egan writes that as times gets tougher, “many people are searching for a more meaningful existence Read more

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Oprah Winfrey talks TM with Dr. Mehmet Oz

by Mario Orsatti December 8, 2011

On December 7, 2011, Oprah Winfrey was featured in a candid, one-on-one interview with Dr. Mehmet Oz as part of his nationally televised “The Dr. Oz Show.” During the interview, she discussed her life after the “Oprah Show,” and her aspirations for the future—including the very positive impact of her practice… Read more

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Helping Veterans and Their Families Overcome Post-Traumatic Stress

by Mario Orsatti November 11, 2011

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can have a crushing impact on the lives of veterans. But worse, it is often contagious. The negative psychological and emotional traumas of a vet’s past can spread to his or her family members and other caregivers—with nightmarish consequences… Read more

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Thousands of Buddhist Monks in Asia Learn Transcendental Meditation

by Bob Roth October 31, 2011

More than 3,000 Buddhist monks in 100 monasteries throughout Southeast Asia have learned the Transcendental Meditation technique, as a result of the work by a revered Japanese Buddhist monk, Reverend Koji Oshima, who is a longtime TM practitioner and certified TM teacher. According to Rev. Oshima, the Buddhist monks appreciate the… Read more

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“Half of all Americans will suffer from mental health woes” –CDC Report

by Gary Kaplan October 19, 2011

As important as our physical health is, our mental health is even more important. It colors our perception of our health and our environment. It has been said: “The world is as we are,” and if we are caught in the depths of depression or overwhelmed by anxiety, it is as if our entire world… Read More

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TM school among England’s new “Free School” pioneers

by Mario Orsatti September 27, 2011

Maharishi School in Lancashire has been granted “Free School” status by the UK’s Department for Education, joining 23 other new state-maintained primary, secondary and all-age schools in England. Read more

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