| Meditation has been practiced for centuries. In the | | | | alcohol or drugs in the past say that this has |
| years that followed, various movements have | | | | helped them kick the habit. |
| evolved and one of them is called transcendental | | | | In short, Transcendental Meditation is able to |
| meditation. | | | | improve your physical health. Probably the biggest |
| Transcendental meditation was a movement | | | | surprise is that one study showed that members |
| founded in 1957 by a Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. | | | | of this movement have had fewer medical |
| Today, it has over 6 million followers and some of | | | | problems than those who are not. |
| them include Hollywood celebrities and singers. | | | | Given the benefits it can do to those who |
| The organization that practices Transcendental | | | | practice it, this is probably the reason why some |
| Meditation is better known as the Spiritual | | | | companies in the US offer this program to their |
| Regeneration Movement. What makes this form | | | | employees. This is because management knows |
| of meditation different from the others is the | | | | that stress costs them more than 200 billion |
| fact that you don't just learn everything there is | | | | dollars annually which means a decrease in the |
| to know by reading a book but by learning from | | | | worker's productivity. |
| a transcendental meditation expert. | | | | One example of such a company that offers this |
| The ultimate goal of Transcendental Meditation is | | | | to their employees is General Motors. This car |
| to make each member achieve pure | | | | company has been practicing Transcendental |
| consciousness. By doing so, the individual will be | | | | Meditation for several years and results from a |
| able to find peace with him or herself and also | | | | study showed that this increased the productivity |
| with the rest of the world. | | | | in the workplace, improved morale and had a |
| The practice of transcendental meditation takes | | | | good impact on the physical health of their |
| about 15 to 20 minutes each day. In order to be | | | | workers. |
| part of this organization, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi | | | | There are even some who have mistaken |
| created a seven step process which everyone | | | | Transcendental Meditation and the organization |
| must go through that also includes two lectures, a | | | | itself to be part of the religious cult. This is |
| personal interview with a trained instructor and | | | | because another name by which it is known is the |
| four days of practice. Apart from that, you are | | | | "Science of Creative Intelligence" which in fact is a |
| required to pay a signup fee that is almost | | | | degree that you can get after you graduate at |
| $2,500. | | | | the Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, |
| More than 500 clinical studies have been done on | | | | Iowa. |
| Transcendental Meditation. One study shows that | | | | It should also be pointed out that Transcendental |
| members who are in their 50's feel much | | | | Meditation is scientific so you don't have to |
| younger. Another study shows that it improves | | | | abandon your current religion. In fact, it can be |
| your academic achievement, creativity and | | | | done with little effort so it is possible for you to |
| intelligence. | | | | achieve pure consciousness regardless of your |
| Those who have been practicing it claim that it | | | | age, gender, educational background, culture or |
| reduces problems such as anxiety, insomnia and | | | | religion. |
| stress. Even those who have had addictions with | | | | |