brain integration

David Lynch Foundation launches in UK

May 3, 2012
David Lynch Foundation (UK)

Thursday 26 April saw the eagerly-awaited UK launch of the David Lynch Foundation, which was established in the USA by the film director 5 years ago to fund courses in Transcendental Meditation for young people, war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, the homeless, and other disadvantaged groups. Since then, the Foundation has enabled over 200,000 more »

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Brilliant minds: What leading businessmen and virtuoso musicians have in common

June 20, 2011
Professional classical musicians’ brains are highly developed

New research shows that professional classical musicians’ brains are highly developed in a way that makes them more alert, eager to learn, open-minded, calm, and playful. The same traits have previously been found among world-class athletes, top-level managers,  and individuals who practise Transcendental Meditation. These traits are collectively referred to as “high mind brain development”, 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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Brain, meditation expert Fred Travis visits London

December 21, 2009
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One of the world’s most published researchers on the brain, meditation, and education, Fred Travis PhD, visited London 13-15 December 2009. He gave a live EEG (electroencephalogram) demonstration of increased coherence in the all-important frontal lobes of the brain during Transcendental Meditation at a well-attended conference. The next day, in a more in-depth session, he more »

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Study links Transcendental Meditation with leadership, peak performance

July 16, 2009
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Emerald Press issued a release this July announcing their publication in the leading management journal in Britain, Management Decision, of a study showing that peak performers have degrees of brain and psychological development comparable to people who practise Transcendental Meditation. Lead author of the article, Harald Harung PhD, associate professor at Oslo University College, explains more »

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