Dr Rosenthal addressed a seminar of medical health professionals in Regents Park, London, today, and presented evidence that use of Transcendental Meditation is highly effective in treating bipolar disorder and combat related post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as more common difficulties, such as anxiety, anger management, depression and addiction.
Dr Rosenthal, who pioneered the use of light therapy in the treatment of SAD during his 20-year career as Senior Researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health in the USA, described how he had personally discovered the value of Transcendental Meditation quite late in life, and how he’d seen it transform his patients lives.
He also emphasised that regular practice of Transcendental Meditation can benefit anybody, not just those with problems and can help even successful people to actualise their greatest potential and richer lives.
In his new book, Transcendence: Healing and Transformation Through Transcendental Meditation (Penguin, 2011), Dr Rosenthal explores all these themes more deeply, and includes interviews with celebrities such as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Martin Scorsese, Russell Brand, all of whom have practiced Transcendental Meditation.
