Transcendental Meditation in the News
 Getting sick of reality TV? New survey confirms that it can be bad for your health
Mail Online, 14 April 2010
IF TERRIBLE MANNERS and tacky television shows make your blood boil, you are not alone. Almost eight out of ten of us let everyday irritations get under our skin instead of walking away from exasperating situations, according to a survey. But experts have warned that regularly getting wound up can have health consequences - raising the risk of a stroke. ... Meanwhile medical experts believe Transcendental Meditation could be used to treat high blood pressure and psychological problems. ..." (more …) 
How The Beatles' meditation technique could cure depression
The Independent 8 April 2010
Transcendental Meditation, the technique of achieving a state of "restful alertness" popularised by The Beatles 40 years ago, may be an effective treatment for depression in older people, scientists have found. Two studies of more than 100 patients at risk of heart disease showed that those who practised the technique experienced a reduction in depressive symptoms of up to 48 per cent. Depression increases the risk of a heart attack even at moderate levels. ... (more …)
Other articles on the same story appeared in the Telegraph) and the Daily Mail.
Military Application for Transcendental Meditation
Healthy Pages, 26 March 2010
A scientific journal has recently published a paper purporting that Transcendental Meditation can reduce war and terrorism. ‘The Journal of Management & Social Science’ is a leading journal in Pakistan and it was they who published the paper: "A New Role for the Military: Preventing Enemies from Arising-Reviving an Ancient Approach to Peace." ... (more …)
Transcendentally Yours
Kindred Spirit, January/February 2010
In December 1959 the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (pictured below being interviewed on the BBC World Service), aged 44, arrived in London to introduce his simple, natural meditation technique to the UK. Within a month he'd taught hundreds of seekers ... To celebrate the 50th anniversary, events happening throughout December include live EEG demonstrations of individuals meditating by US neuroscientist, Dr Fred Travis ... (more …)
 Meditation 'cuts risk of heart attack by half'
Telegraph, Tuesday 15 December 2009
Patients with heart disease who practised Transcendental Meditation cut their chances of a heart attack, stroke and death by half, compared with non-meditating patients, the first study of its kind has found. Stress is a major factor in heart disease and meditation experts say the technique can help control it. (more …)
 Could Meditation help your heart?
Daily Express, 15 November 2009
GRAHAM KING was stunned when, at the age of 42, he was diagnosed with high blood pressure. As a fitness buff who was neither overweight nor a smoker, Graham thought he was in optimum health. ... After a seven-lesson course at a centre in Bromley, Graham found the [Transcendental Meditation] technique easy to practise. Three months on, despite no changes in work or lifestyle his blood pressure had improved sufficiently for his doctor to stop the medication. ... (more …)
 The migraine sorter
Women's Own, 11 Nov 2009
"A year ago I started to suffer from terrible migraines. My symptoms included blurred vison, dizziness, exhaustion, nausea, and vomiting. Soon I was having severe headaches once or twice a week and each attack left me unwell for three days. I was unable to function in my daily life. ... So I trained with Maura McCann to learn TM. I felt some relief after the first weekend of training. I then began meditating twice a day and I have not had a migraine since. It's a simple technique ..." (more …)
 Meditation pilot for city school
BBC News, 17 Sept 2009
Cardiff schools could introduce a pilot Transcendental Meditation (TM) programme to relieve stress on pupils. One unnamed secondary school is to give it a trial on a voluntary basis. Freda Salway, Cardiff council's executive member for education, said anything to lessen the load was a welcome addition to the curriculum. ... (more …)
 Meditation transcends difficulties
Times Education Supplement, 11 August 2009 (Scottish Edition)
Concern at pupils’ emotional and mental health statistics has prompted film director David Lynch to launch an international campaign to teach meditation to children. Former Beatles Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney are backing the programme. ... A small group of teachers at one school in the west of Scotland has already received instruction on meditation from the Transcendental Meditation Centre in Glasgow. Initial reactions are favourable, according to the centre, which is waiting until the projects are well established before releasing further details. ... (more …)
 Tuning into the sound of silence
East Anglian Daily Times, 2 August 2008
Filmmaker David Lynch is on record as saying Transcendental Meditation lifted a persistent anger that had clouded his life. That's just one of the things it can do, says TM teacher Paul Kember. It also has the ability to alleviate chronic health problems, boost intellect, creativity and promote harmony. ... (more …)
 Transcendental Meditation - It’s easy to learn and has proven health benefits
Healthy magazine, September 2007
It's hard to trace the precise roots of meditation, but records suggest it has been around for at least 5000 years. TM has been passed down through the Vedic (or knowledge) tradition of India, which is also where yoga originated. In the late 1950s Maharishi Mahesh Yogi -the man known as The Beatles’ spiritual guru - spread TM worldwide and there are now TM centres all over. 'Maharishi, now in his 90s, is still the chief executive of TM and is the most energetic and intelligent man I've ever met,' says Cunningham. ... (more …)
The bliss of it all
Guardian, Saturday 24 February 2007
DAVID LYNCH … has meditated for 30 years. He says it transformed his life, saved him from himself. "You naturally, effortlessly, beautifully dive within, and each deeper level has more happiness - the mind wants to transcend meaning, to go beyond into the unbounded ocean of pure consciousness..." (more …)
 Meditation: for old hippies or a better way of life?
The Herald, Glasgow, 23 April 2007
By Jonathan Rowson
“I learned Transcendental Meditation (TM) in 1998, while a student at Oxford University, six months before my final exams … and was struck by how easy it was to practise the technique. I suddenly had more energy, concentrated better and felt warmer towards other people. Shortly afterwards, I earned a first-class degree, which had not previously been on the cards. In fact, TM was by far the best thing I learned at Oxford.
“I am now a professional chess player, the current British champion, and wouldn't dream of playing a serious game without meditating beforehand. …” (more …)
 Jumpy in Jordan? Restless on Skye? You should try TM
The Times, 9 June 2005
... I was like one of those ultra-bouncy balls that you find in children’s party bags. I was capable only of doing, not of simply being. Metaphorically and physically, I couldn’t sit still. ... Some months after that trip, we both signed on for a short course in transcendental meditation (TM). ... The extraordinary thing is that, even though I have since gone through long periods of not meditating at all, particularly during the years when we had babies and young children, the nausea has never returned. ... But there is more. Since I started meditating, I have found it easier to take pleasure in the moment, to inhabit the present, rather than constantly scanning backwards and planning forwards. … (more …)
Meditation 'leads to longer life'
Guardian, Monday 2 May 2005
The Beatles were right: researchers have found that hanging out with the Maharishi may make you live longer. …
"The study found that in older people with mild high blood pressure, those practising Transcendental Meditation had a 23% lower risk of death from all causes."
The study was funded by the US government … (more …)
 “You’re all there... that’s the difference”
The Probe, January 2005
“I’m a GP and I’ve been in general practice in North London for 25 years. I’ve recommended TM to more than 200 of my patients in that time, with many benefits and advantages. I’ve been practising TM myself for years and have found it superbly beneficial in my personal life. I’ve also found it helps deal with professional stresses.” …(PDF  )
Could Transcendental Meditation help?
The Probe December 2004
HOW many people love their dentist? Don’t answer! My daughter wouldn’t let us buy a house on the same street as the surgery. But Kevin Esplin is a dentist people love. He puts his calm and jolly manner down to Transcendental Meditation. And, that’s not all. He regularly recommends the TM technique to patients. “If their lives are stressful,” says Kevin, “then a visit to the dentist can be the last straw. Or else the dam bursts when the chair rises. If I’m faced with a client under stress, I just can’t help saying ‘You’d love TM.’ … (PDF )
 If TM is a cult, then I’m a blueberry bush
Church Times, UK, 31 Oct 2003
... It was like reverse jet lag. Somehow my perception of time had changed. My senses had opened up and I was taking in more; not second by second, but on a much more subtle level of which I was not even aware. Thus days seemed like weeks, weeks like months and so on. But it was very pleasurable: literally like getting more out of life. ... Another side effect was that people noticed my writing had improved overnight, and remarked on it. A total surprise to me, as it seemed exactly the same.I also noticed that TM was incredibly restful – like catching an extra eight hours compressed rest in 20 minutes. I began feeling sorry for people who didn’t do TM. It’s like not having shoes. …(more …)
 Mind the Gaps
Saga Magazine, October 2003
Fifteen years ago, Maureen Cleave decided to attend an introductory class on Transcendental Meditation …
Little knots of worry loosen … grudges borne over years, stabs of guilt about the past. You think of these things and come to realise that they've gone. One is surprised by new insights. …
“Then there is bliss. This is an irrational happiness that floods the system - my system all too rarely … you realise you had it as a child. When you have this feeling on the London Underground in the middle of the rush-hour, you know you're really getting somewhere.” (more …)
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