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Oprah’s New TV Series to Feature Show on Transcendental Meditation

January 18, 2012

Oprah Winfrey joins a group of 500 other woman to practice Transcendental Meditation during the filming of her new TV series

Oprah Winfrey’s new TV series, ‘Oprah’s Next Chapter’, which launched on January 1st, is to include an episode on Transcendental Meditation, exploring how the simple technique has transformed the lives of many Americans, including those of Oprah and her 400 employees. The TV star and her team learned to practise the technique at their studios in more »

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WebMD: How to Improve Your Physical and Mental Health Naturally

November 3, 2011

The world’s leading medical website explores the considerable body of research on the health benefits of Transcendental Meditation. WebMD – the Magazine October 2011 Marisa McGinnis is one of many individuals whose life and health have been transformed by Transcendental Meditation (TM), reports Web MD, the award-winning website for medical and health information. Two more »

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High Medical Costs Decrease Significantly after Five Years of Transcendental Meditation

October 11, 2011

Healthcare costs of Transcendental Meditation Practitioners decreased by 28% over Five Years

American Journal of Health Promotion Autumn 2011 According to a newly published Canadian study, the medical costs of treating people with consistently high healthcare needs was reduced by 28 percent after an average of five years practice of the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation technique by the individuals, indicating a significant improvement in their general health. This more »

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Social cohesion requires brain cohesion

September 5, 2011

As doom turned to broom on our screens recently, every news source was filled with analyses of the riots in some of Britain’s major cities: Why had they happened? What is wrong with our society? How can they be prevented from happening again? And to accompany images of youngsters making off with bottles of wine, more »

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Scorsese: The Difference Meditation Made to My Life

July 22, 2011

Martin Scorsese Supports the David Lynch Foundation

Legendary film director Martin Scorsese has spoken out in support of a charity outreach to teach Transcendental Meditation to children and veterans suffering from traumatic stress, and revealed how practice of the technique has helped him in his own life and work. The creator of Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Goodfellas told a recent benefit gala more »

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“Transcendental Meditation: Were the hippies right all along?”

July 12, 2011

The Independent on Sunday By Laura Tennant For years, it has been ridiculed as a 1960s embarrassment. Now Transcendental Meditation is back in a big way. So were those hippies on to something all along? … For strange as it may sound, among those of us who seek to surf the zeitgeist, more »

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Jeff Garlin: How Meditation Helped Curb My Appetite!

July 11, 2011

Curb Your Enthusiasm star and executive producer Jeff Garlin is best known as Larry David’s roly-poly manager and sidekick in the award-winning TV sitcom, but in London this month, where he is starring in a run of stand-up comedy shows, Garlin surprised UK comedy fans and media with a lighter, healthier look. The 49-year-old star of Toy more »

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Meditation: Don’t Leave Home Without It!

May 27, 2011

Dr Norman Rosenthal who recommends daily meditation

guardian.co.uk: comment is free Wednesday 18 May 2011 A Daily Dose of Meditation Is a Route to Spiritual Joy and Mental Health. The psychiatrist Dr Norman Rosenthal, best known for describing seasonal affective disorder (SAD), believes meditation is an essential daily habit. Addressing a seminar on Meditation and Mental Health in London this month – more »

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Leading Psychiatrist Addresses Seminar on Meditation and Mental Health

May 5, 2011

World-renowned psychiatrist, Norman Rosenthal, who first identified seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is in the UK to present his new research, which explores the medical effects of meditation on the brain. 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 more »

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David Lynch Signs Up Leading Artists for Charity Music Label

April 7, 2011

Tom Waits, Iggy Pop, Peter Gabriel, David Stewart, Moby and Maroon 5 are among an impressive roster of artists who are supporting David Lynch’s new online charity music label, reports The Independent. Music fans can pledge money donations to the David Lynch Foundation Music, and in return will be given exclusive access to a 17-track compilation of more »

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