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Kennedy Center Benefit for 10,000 Veterans and At-Risk Youth, June 5
by Harbour Fraser Hodder

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3 June 2017

Stars gather to help bring inner peace and
relief to our nation's capital

Jerry Seinfeld will headline the David Lynch FoundationSM (DLF) benefit concert June 5, to teach Transcendental Meditation® (TM) to 10,000 at-risk veterans and youth in Washington, D.C. Co-hosted by Hugh Jackman, Deborra-Lee Furness Jackman, and Katie Couric, the lineup features comics Jay Leno and Margaret Cho, and musical artists Kesha, Ben Folds, Angélique Kidjo, and Sharon Isbin.

Seinfeld also performed at the inaugural DLF benefit concert in New York City in 2009, along with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Since then the Foundation has provided TM scholarships for over 500,000 people in need in 35 countries.

As part of the evening's festivities, the David Lynch Foundation will honor exemplary men and women with Lifetime in Service awards, for their dedication to educating and elevating their communities, the nation, and our world family: Rona and Jeffrey Abramson, Candy Crowley, Patricia de Stacy Harrison, Joni and Kevin Kimberlin, Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal, and Dr. George H. Rutherford II.

Join us for this ''National Night of Laughter and Song'' on Monday, June 5, 8:00 p.m., at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall in Washington, D.C. Click here for tickets and more information about the David Lynch Foundation and opportunities to support its work.

Fighting the Epidemic of Stress—Delivering TM to Those Most in Need
The David Lynch Foundation, a 12-year-old nonprofit, is fighting the epidemic of trauma and toxic stress by providing the evidence-based, stress-reducing TM program to at-risk groups. These include veterans with post-traumatic stress, underserved young people, and women and children who are victims of domestic violence.

Bob Roth, DLF co-founder and CEO, talked with NBCWashington about the remarkable network of partnerships necessary to deliver TM to people who need it most in Washington, D.C.

''We're working with THEARC, which is an amazing organization east of the Anacostia River in Ward 8. We're going to open up a community center there, so people can learn to meditate,'' he said. THEARC, or the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus, is a 16.5-acre cultural and social services campus. DLF is also working with V.A. hospitals, schools, homeless shelters, correctional institutions, and women's centers. . . .

Life-Saving for Veterans
Veterans are the other focus for DLF in Washington, D.C. PTS has reached epidemic proportions, with over half a million U.S. troops deployed since 2001 suffering from post-traumatic stress. Here's just one of many stories.

''Nobody tells you what it's going to be like when you get out,'' says Sean Villa, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq. ''For six years, I wasn't able to sleep for more than two to three hours a night, and the worst part of it was waking up angry. . . . Nothing worked . . . psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers. I had three or four appointments a week, for two years, and that didn't do anything for me.''

When Villa learned the TM technique through the Foundation's Resilient Warrior Program, it saved his life. ''The first time I did a Transcendental Meditation session, I felt like a rock had just been lifted off of me,'' he reports. . . .

Mounting Support for an Evidence-Based Solution
Extensive research has fueled the growing interest in Transcendental Meditation to address trauma and stress. The National Institutes of Health (US) has provided $26 million to research the effects of TM on hypertension, atherosclerosis, stroke, and cholesterol. The Department of Defense has provided $2.4 million to study the effects of TM on PTS among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. . . .

Help Bring Inner Peace to Our Nation's Capital
Learn more about how to help fight today's epidemic of trauma and toxic stress, and bring the stress-reducing TM technique to those who need it most in our nation's capital.

SOURCE: Excerpts from Enjoy TM News.

See related article:
US: On Memorial Day, honoring and supporting veterans through the Transcendental Meditation program

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