Research

Women, Violence and Meditation: Transcending Traumatic Stress

by admin 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

“Only Higher Consciousness Can Transform Our World” – Dr. John Hagelin

by Mario Orsatti March 28, 2012

In a recent national broadcast, Terry Patten, faculty at the Integral Executive Leadership programs at Notre Dame University, interviews John Hagelin, world renowned quantum physicist, educator and author, about a variety of topics including… Read More

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

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

Five Things You Should Know About Stress

by admin March 2, 2012

William Stixrud, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychologist and director of William Stixrud & Associates in Silver Spring, Maryland, a group practice specializing in learning, attention, and emotional disorders. Dr. Stixrud is an adjunct faculty member at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, 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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A cardiologist’s experience with Transcendental Meditation

by admin February 24, 2012

Dr. César Molina learned the Transcendental Meditation technique during his senior year in high school in Puerto Rico in 1972. He says that his 39 years of TM experience has been “enlightening.” “As a high school student I had done some reading on self-actualization. Although I didn’t exactly know what self-actualization really meant… Read more

New Research Finds TM Helps Ease School Stress

by Ken Chawkin December 5, 2011

Student stress continues to rise in high schools and on college campuses. A recent UCLA survey of entering college freshman reported a decline in good or above-average high school emotional health levels due to stress, the lowest level within the past 25 years. Read More

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

“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

New study: TM Reduces Health Care Costs by 28%

by Ken Chawkin October 10, 2011

For the average American family of four, the total cost of health care each year is now a whopping $19,393—more than double what it was nine years ago… Read More

DLF receives $500K matching grant to help veterans with post-traumatic stress learn TM

by Heather Hartnett September 12, 2011

The David Lynch Foundation announced on September 11th that it has received a $500,000 matching grant to be used to teach the Transcendental Meditation technique to 10,000 veterans with post-traumatic stress (PTS) and their families. Read more

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New Study Finds TM Boosts Brain Functioning and Helps Students with ADHD

by Mario Orsatti August 27, 2011

A random-assignment controlled study published this month in Mind & Brain, The Journal of Psychiatry found improved brain functioning and decreased symptoms of ADHD. Read more

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

by Linda Mainquist August 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

PTSD & The Brain: How TM can help

by Gary Kaplan August 16, 2011

Now more than ever we are aware of the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on veterans returning from the front lines of wars in the middle east… Read more

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‘Brilliant minds’—New Research on the Brain State of Virtuoso Musicians and How it Relates to TM

by admin August 5, 2011

New research shows that professional classical musicians’ brains are highly developed in a way that makes them more alert, eager to learn, open-minded, calm, and playful. The same traits have previously been found among… Read more

Adam, Asperger’s Syndrome, and the Transcendental Meditation Program

by Mario Orsatti August 1, 2011

Asperger’s is often referred to as “high-functioning autism.” Asperger syndrome (AS) is a developmental disorder, associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), one of a distinct group of neurological conditions characterized by… Read more

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Can Transcendental Meditation help those suffering from diabetes?

by admin July 28, 2011

Endocrinologist Sandeep Chaudhary, M.D., and cardiologists Robert Schneider, M.D., and César Molina, M.D., answer questions about effects of the Transcendental Meditation technique on Type 2 diabetes.Read more

New research finds that college students reduce stress, anxiety, and “perfectionistic thinking” through TM

by Mario Orsatti July 5, 2011

The simple, easily-learned Transcendental Meditation technique reduced stress levels, trait anxiety, depression, and “perfectionistic thinking” among 43 college students participating in a two-semester study at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, which was published in the Journal of College Student Psychotherapy. Read more