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Global Union of Scientists for Peace – a Scientific Solution to Terrorism and Conflict
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An open letter to President Hollande, President Obama, President Putin, the leaders of all nations, and the philanthropic peace-loving citizens of the world [to see this letter as it appeared in a full page advertisement in the International New York Times go here] The leaders of Europe, Russia, and the U.S. have been struggling to…
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One of San Francisco’s toughest schools transformed by the power of meditation
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By Anna Leach – The Guardian – 24 Nov 2015 A pioneering programme has reduced stress and improved grades at Visitacion Valley middle school – with lessons other schools can learn from There was a time when Visitacion Valley middle school in San Francisco could have featured in a gritty US crime drama. Surrounded by drugs…
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Why filmmaker David Lynch says Transcendental Meditation is the secret to success
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By Alene Dawson – June 3, 2016 – Los Angeles Times The director and writer behind the cult TV series “Twin Peaks” and movies including “Mulholland Drive” was in Los Angeles recently to lend support to Georgetown University School of Medicine clinical psychiatrist Norman Rosenthal who was speaking on a panel about his new…
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How to develop a ‘Super Mind’ through meditation, according to this renowned psychiatrist
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By Norman Rosenthal – May 16 – The Washington Post Psychiatrist and author Norman Rosenthal practices Transcendental Meditation, an ancient practice brought from India to the U.S. in the 1950s. A TM teacher gives the student a mantra or other sound and explains how to repeat it in an effortless way. A successful practice leads to “relaxation,…
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Seven reasons why the next U.S. president should meditate
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By Dr. Norman Rosenthal Published May 17, 2016 FoxNews.com Running for president is thought to be among the hardest, most stressful, and emotionally exhausting experiences one can imagine. As a psychiatrist, my natural instinct is to try to understand what advice would be most helpful to give to the winning candidate. If asked, I would quote Victor…
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Gorbachev warns world of ‘cult of force,’ says all recent conflicts could have had peaceful solution
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Published on rt.com Editor’s note: In this article Gorbachev correctly outlines the fallacy of the military attempts to resolve conflict, but falls into the age-old trap in believing conflict can be solved through political and diplomatic means. In due course a world leader will rise up and announce a consciousness-based solution to conflict in the world; in the…
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Meditation helps calm veterans’ PTSD
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By Tom Corwin, Staff Writer, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 It is the standard alarm on an iPhone, but when Sgt. Nathan Meisner hears it, he is drawn back to the base where he served in Basra, Iraq. “It sounds just like the alarm when missiles or mortars are being shot into the base,” he said. Meisner suffers…
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How meditating in a tiny Iowa town helped me recover from war
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By Supriya Venkatesan, a veteran of the U.S. Army and Operation Iraqi Freedom. She is a freelance writer based in Princeton, N.J. I didn’t know how to be a civilian after six difficult years in the military. At 19, I enlisted in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Iraq. I spent 15 months there…
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Valerie Gangas reveals her top 5 reasons to learn Transcendental Meditation
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July 14, 2015 On January 25, 2011, I lost the love of my life, my mother. We had a bond that can only be described at soul-mate level. And when she died, I died right along with her. My world went black and all I wanted to do was be with her . .…
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Goodbye to one of the best years in history
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It might not feel like it, but we are safer, richer and healthier than at any time on record [The Telegraph, UK, Thursday 08 January 2015] We are living longer, healthier lives than ever before Photo: Alamy By Fraser Nelson Newspapers can seem like a rude intrusion into the Christmas holidays. We celebrate peace,…