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Russell Simmons Talks About the Importance of TM for Young People

by Mario Orsatti on March 7, 2012

Russell Simmons is an American entrepreneur, the co-founder of the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam, and creator of the clothing fashion line Phat Farm. His groundbreaking vision has influenced music, fashion, finance, television and film, as well as the face of modern philanthropy. Mr. Simmons has been named by USA Today one of the Read more

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Edutopia: SF School Uses TM to Overcome Problems

by Mario Orsatti on 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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Breaking the “predictive power of demographics”: SF principal talks about how TM helps his students

by Mario Orsatti on February 15, 2012

James Dierke, Principal of Visitacion Valley Middle School in San Francisco, like so many thousands of principals and teachers who are working in inner-city schools throughout the US, knows how frustrating it can be trying to provide an education in America’s low income, high stress… Read more

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Combating poverty and exceeding expectations: LA school students benefit from TM

by Mario Orsatti on February 2, 2012

According to a recent report by America’s Promise Alliance, only about half of the students served by public school systems in the nation’s largest cities receive diplomas. Seventeen of the nation’s 50 largest cities had high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent. Read more

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Meditating Entrepreneurs Take Over iPhone Life Magazine

by Livia Cole on January 4, 2012

Three twentysomething entrepreneurs in Fairfield, Iowa, home of Maharishi University of Management, have recently purchased iPhone Life magazine Read more

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

by admin on 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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New Research Finds TM Helps Ease School Stress

by Ken Chawkin on 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

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

by Mario Orsatti on 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

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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

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

by Mario Orsatti July 5, 2011
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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

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Arizona art school finds TM helps students be more creative

by Puki Freeberg February 2, 2011
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More than 350 schools all over the world have begun to incorporate the Quiet Time / Transcendental Meditation program as part of their curriculum during the past five years—thanks to the work of the David Lynch Foundation. See video post

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

by Linda Mainquist January 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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Getting in the “zone”- Can Transcendental Meditation help?

by Mario Orsatti January 6, 2011
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Whether you just love the game of football and look forward to a game of pick-up with friends on a Saturday afternoon or you are an elite athlete on a pro- or college-level team, you want fast reflexes and an even quicker mind. You want the incredible, almost magical satisfaction of playing in the “zone.” Read more

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Maharishi University of Management MBAs—bringing higher consciousness to business

by Guest Author January 4, 2011
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As a businessman retired from the corporate world into my own small businesses, I sometimes reflect back on my corporate career and think about what went right and what went wrong. Fortunately, I believe more of it went right. See video post

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Award-winning jazz student talks about the role of Transcendental Meditation in music

by Dennis Raimondi November 21, 2010

When Keelan Dimick was 13 years old, he took first place in the junior division of the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival competition. The odd thing was that Keelan hadn’t had any formal training in piano until four months before the competition. See video post

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Agence France-Presse report: TM program helps de-stress schools in Brazil

by Puki Freeberg November 14, 2010
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Improved grades and better test scores, reduced stress and less anxiety, greater happiness and more inner peace. That is the forecast for more than one million students attending 1,000 public schools in Brazil’s second-largest city, Rio de Janeiro, who will soon get the chance to meditate twice daily during class. Read more

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Pioneering school principal brings peace to inner city children

by Puki Freeberg July 27, 2010

Dr. George Rutherford was one of the first educators to establish the Quiet Time program—a period at the beginning and end of the school day that allows school children to practice the Transcendental Meditation technique. See video post

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College Students & ADHD: medication or meditation

by Gina Orange July 12, 2010
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Last week, a friend emailed me a link to a video of a recent “60 Minutes” television show reporting on a dangerous new trend on campuses: The pressure to do better in school that is driving many college students to abuse ADHD medications to attain mental alertness. See video post

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Is sleep deprivation depriving our students?

by Gina Orange June 22, 2010

I began my professional career with the David Lynch Foundation teaching Transcendental Meditation in an inner-city public middle school in a troubled neighborhood. I knew I would encounter new and unexpected experiences in this stressful environment, but one of the things that shocked me the most was how sleep-deprived students are these days. See video post

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National Institutes of Health spotlights TM research

by Linda Mainquist June 17, 2010
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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

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