Five New England hospitals are hosting the national “Heal the Healers Now” program with the help of a $2 million grant to bring Transcendental Meditation to doctors, nurses and other medical professionals who’ve experienced magnified stress, trauma and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more >

Life With Terminal Cancer — Finding A Positive Perspective That Fosters Mental And Emotional Healing

I thrive on being busy and learning new things, and so I’m struggling to adjust to the idea that my time may be getting cut quite short. It has suddenly become impossibly hard to figure out what I actually do have time for anymore. At this point, for me to take on anything new, I really have to believe in its merits. Read more

“My Dependency Was Getting Completely Out of Control. Then Everything Changed.”

If there’s a common thread that ties working America together, it’s stress. With 65 percent of adults reporting work as a top stressor, according to the American Psychological Association, we’re left asking, “How do we deal?” Read more

How to Neutralize Stress in the Workplace

In today’s work environment, finding a way to balance stress and peak performance is critical for a thriving career and a balanced life. This article talks about one professional’s way of doing just that. Read More

Our Veterans Are Lacking A Crucial Tool, And It’s Not Just Inconvenient – It’s Debilitating, And It’s Deadly.

Our nations heroes deserve to live happy lives after serving our country. Unfortunately many of them are not, because they can’t find peace. Every 80 minutes, a veteran in the United States of America commits suicide, because they don’t have the tools they need to survive post-traumatic stress. Read more

Transcending And The Brain — New Research

With millions of Americans practicing some form of yoga and/or meditation, research is advancing on the ultimate goal of these practices — transcendence.
This new article, Transcendental experiences during meditation practice, provides insights into research on individuals experiencing higher states of consciousness. Read more

New Volume of Research on Transcendental Meditation

“Scientific Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program: Collected Papers, Volume 7” is about to be released. It provides a wonderful resource for those investigating the ever-growing evidence of benefits results from the daily practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique.” Read more

Recovering From The Traumatic Stress Of Domestic Violence

At a recent conference in New York City leaders in business, social welfare and philanthropy came together to hear about the an initiative that is bringing the Transcendental Meditation technique to hundreds of women and children suffering from the traumatic stress of domestic violence. Read more

Stress, the Brain, and Student Life:
 A Researcher’s Reflections (Part 2)

The following is the second part of an interview with Fred Travis, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition at Maharishi University of Management. Read more

Stress, the Brain, and Student Life: 
A Researcher’s Reflections (Part 1)

Dr. Travis is the author of more than 50 research papers that investigate the relation between brain wave patterns, conscious processes, states of consciousness, and meditation practice. He regularly teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, gives seminars, and speaks at conferences around the world on brain development. Read more