US: New England inner city students enjoy Transcendental Meditation
by Global Good News staff writer

Global Good News    Translate This Article
18 November 2008

Speaking 12 November 2008 on Maharishi Global Family Chat, Dr Peter Swan, Minister of Communication for the Global Country of World Peace, presented a video clip from the third annual National Summit on Student Health and Education, 'Quiet Time in the Classroom', held in New York City on 16 October. In the video, two students at an inner city school in the New England region of the United States described their experiences with the Transcendental Meditation Technique, which they practice twice daily as part of the Quiet Time programme.

One student, a high school football player and aspiring computer engineer, said that practicing Transcendental Meditation (TM) helps him concentrate on his schoolwork despite surrounding 'chaos'. 'That concentration is what I need to move on during the day,' he said. 'It controls my attitude, my feelings, and my ability to stay on task.' In addition, the young man said that TM helps him restore mental and physical balance after football practice, allowing him to return home in a peaceful state. Finally, he said that Transcendental Meditation has created an overall positive effect on his school environment, which tends towards chaos and noise, with frequent violent outbreaks.

Another student at the school, a participant in multiple leadership activities and honours classes, says that Transcendental Meditation keeps her from feeling overwhelmed by her busy schedule. 'The programme has increased my efficiency, allowing me to do well in all my activities. It makes me feel that I can do anything I put my mind to.' She concluded by expressing her hope that all students around the world could one day learn the Transcendental Meditation Technique, so as to experience the same clarity, confidence, and personal growth that she has.

© Copyright 2008 Global Good News^®

Global Good News comment:

For information about Maharishi's seven-point programme to create a healthy, happy, prosperous society, and a peaceful world, please visit: Global Financial Capital of New York.





Translation software is not perfect; however if you would like to try it, you can translate this page using:

(Google) Select a language English to Afrikaans English to Albanian English to Arabic English to Belarusian English to Bulgarian English to Catalan English to Chinese (Simplified) English to Chinese (Traditional) English to Croatian English to Czech English to Danish English to Dutch English to Estonian English to Filipino English to Finnish English to French English to Galician English to German English to Greek English to Hebrew English to Hindi English to Hungarian English to Icelandic English to Indonesian English to Irish English to Italian English to Japanese English to Korean English to Latvian English to Lithuanian English to Macedonian English to Malay English to Maltese English to Norwegian English to Persian English to Polish English to Portuguese English to Romanian English to Russian English to Serbian English to Slovak English to Slovenian English to Spanish English to Swahili English to Swedish English to Thai English to Turkish English to Ukrainian English to Vietnamese English to Welsh English to Yiddish

(Altavista babelfish) Select a languageEnglish to Chinese-simpEnglish to Chinese-tradEnglish to DutchEnglish to PortugueseEnglish to FrenchEnglish to GermanEnglish to GreekEnglish to ItalianEnglish to JapaneseEnglish to KoreanEnglish to RussianEnglish to Spanish