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Social cohesion requires brain cohesion

September 5, 2011
Brain functioning determines behaviour

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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Transcendental Meditation Improves Brain Function in Children with ADHD

August 8, 2011
Students participating in the study practise Transcendental Meditation

Mind & Brain, The Journal of Psychiatry UK A new study published this week in Mind & Brain, The Journal of Psychiatry found significantly improved general brain functioning and decreased symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, in school children practising the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique. The randomly assigned controlled study was conducted over a period of 6 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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John Hagelin: How meditation transformed my student years

August 10, 2010
John Hagelin Conscious TV Aug 2010

The renowned American quantum physicist John Hagelin has described how he first learned Transcendental Meditation after a serious road accident as a teenager, and how his first few experiences of the technique inspired his lifetime’s work. He told Conscious TV, a UK digital channel, that at the age of 17 he had a very serious more »

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Transcendental Meditation resets brain

March 19, 2010
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Many people learn to meditate in order to relax and reduce stress, but few realise just how meditation produces these benefits. Often its effects on the mind and body are seen as no different to that of taking a short nap or practising deep breathing. However, a new study on the effects of Transcendental Meditation, 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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