Invincible Africa Golden Jubilee Tour: Celebrating 50 years of Maharishi's programmes in Africa
3 February 2012 - Dr Bevan Morris, Prime Minister of the Global Country of World Peace, has embarked on a 14-country tour of Africa. The tour, which began last week in Ghana, comes during the Golden Jubilee anniversary of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's first visit to Africa in 1961, and will highlight the rising success of Maharishi's programmes in many areas of life--the blossoming of seeds Maharishi planted over 50 years ago, to promote enlightenment for every individual and invincible peace and progress for every nation and the whole continent. (more)

Father, son present on Consciousness-Based Education at international conference

3 February 2012 - Dr Dennis Heaton, professor of management at Maharishi University of Management, and his son, Colin Heaton, a teaching assistant in the MUM Sustainable Living programme, recently delivered a paper at an international conference about spirituality and sustainability. The presentation was titled 'Consciousness-Based Education: Cultivating sustainable minds.' (more)

Transcendental Meditation research: Reduction in heart-related deaths has relevance for veterans
3 February 2012 - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US has provided over $26 million in grants to study the effects of the Transcendental Meditation Technique on heart disease. Findings include a 47 per cent reduction in heart-related deaths--findings relevant to veterans, given the greater risk of heart attacks in people who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS). (more)

UK professionals: Transcendental Meditation improves work ability
2 February 2012 - 'Doing Transcendental Meditation is probably the most value additive in terms of the work that I do,' says James Scott, a professional in corporate finance. Mr Scott, and other professionals like him, were interviewed for a new introductory video produced in the UK about Transcendental Meditation. (more)

Self development: Consciousness-based programmes for women and girls
2 February 2012 - Personal growth, inner fulfilment, and success in every area of life through the development of consciousness are at the heart of the mission and vision of the Global Women's Organization for Total Knowledge. The organization offers programmes for women and girls around the world. (more)

What is stress? An expert discusses effects on the brain
2 February 2012 - Stress today is so prevalent that many people maintain a chronic stress response, which means that they stay in the fight or flight response mode for a long time, said clinical neuropsychologist William Stixrud, Ph.D., in a recent discussion about the effects of stress on the brain and health and how to alleviate them through the Transcendental Meditation Technique. (more)

Successful journalist uses Transcendental Meditation to stay on top - and healthy
1 February 2012 - British journalist Julie Eagleton writes lifestyle and travel articles for The Times, the Telegraph, and the Independent. She learned Transcendental Meditation last year to help maintain her energy and meet the challenges of being a freelancer, and to keep on top, creatively, of a very competitive field. Since then, she says, 'I have found that I am able to concentrate and focus for much longer periods of time without getting tired, and that ideas come much more freely and with greater clarity.' (more)

Enjoying many fields of Vedic knowledge - Sultan Salah

1 February 2012 - Several years ago Sultan Salah was looking for a deeper experience in higher education. He became interested in meditation and discovered Maharishi University of Management on the Internet. He enrolled in 2008 and is majoring in Physiology and Health as well as Maharishi Vedic Science. 'What I appreciate most about MUM,' he says, 'is the opportunity to study and explore the inner, subjective field of life as well as the many outer, objective fields of life.' (more)

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