“Having a stressful job I realised I had to do something and decided on TM.  For me it has been exceedingly useful and I can work much more effectively when I practise TM regularly.  I find that my energy levels increase substantially and I feel more positive in myself and more in control of my life.  I’ve also noticed a reduction in fatigue, better sleep and find I have more time for family and leisure.  I think so many diseases nowadays are stress related and TM produces physiological changes which enable the body to cope with the stress of modern day life.  Practice of TM could well lead to a reduction of drug medication especially in conditions like : asthma, duodenal ulcers, migraine etc”

Dr Tony Shaw ~ GP ~ County Durham

Living with anxiety: Britain’s silent epidemic
Up to a third of the population will suffer from an anxiety disorder or panic attacks at some point in their life. But what are we all so afraid of?

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/sep/15/anxiety-epidemic-gripping-britain

Another interesting study linking meditation to improved health, but of all the “health kicks” mentioned, meditation has got to be the easiest, most pleasurable to add to your everyday life :

Health kick ‘reverses cell ageing’

Going on a health kick reverses ageing at the cellular level, researchers say.

The University of California team says it has found the first evidence a strict regime of exercise, diet and meditation can have such an effect.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24111357

“Before learning TM, I had been interested in meditation for a while and had taken classes and had tried out various types of meditation. I could see that they were all useful, but it was very hard to practice on my own and carry on going.
When I read David Lynch’s book, Catching the Big Fish, he made it sound so easy! So I decided to give TM a go.
I think that the thing about Transcendental Meditation is that it is an easy way into meditating that makes it easier to carry on going.
2 years on, although I go through phases of practising and sometimes not, in general I feel much more calm and in charge of myself. At the times when I go weeks without doing any, it is always good to know that the free follow up group sessions are there if I need the boost to get back into it. And I do notice that I need to get back into it when I am feeling a little irritable, or not so centred and life starts to feel like a bit of a frenzy. I find that it is especially at those times when I think that I don’t have the time to practice, that TM is actually most needed. It is a skill learnt for life.”
Mari ~ Manchester.

The crazy thing about Transcendental Meditation is that it is so simple that there is a subtlety too it that is hard to put into words, here’s another article that tries!!!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/10/transcendental-meditation_n_3894167.html?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living

http://www.gq.com/life/health/201309/gq-transcendental-meditation-guide

The GQ Guide to Transcendental Meditation
www.gq.com

GQ addresses transcendental meditation. Should you cross your legs, close your eyes, and join in?

Except that during meditation that rest is often deeper then deep sleep. Fascinating research, that indirectly helps explain why meditation works.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23932577

Personally I prefer sitting in a comfortable chair, but as long as your sitting comfortably it’s fine to meditate in bed – just not lying down

http://www.contactmusic.com/story/katy-perry-meditates-every-morning_3843201