Interesting article. Worth remembering the approach to Transcendental Meditation is the complete opposite to Mindfulness – easy, effortless, unfocused.
Not to say mindfulness doesn’t work of course, just TM is more natural, easy, direct, less contrived. Most people find it far more do-able, enjoyable, something they’re more likely to continue with through out their life.
Interesting article. Worth remembering the approach to Transcendental Meditation is the complete opposite to Mindfulness – easy, effortless, unfocused.
Not to say mindfulness doesn’t work of course, just TM is more natural, easy, direct, less contrived. Most people find it far more do-able, enjoyable, something they’re more likely to continue with through out their life.
Penelope Cruz uses transcendental meditation to ease any stress in her life.
She said: “I practiced meditation as a teenager, I stopped for a while, then I took the transcendental meditation courses and I chose to dedicate myself to it.”
https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/meditation-penelope-cruzs-escape-1316024.html
“I got lucky enough to get introduced to TM (transcendental meditation) when I was in high school so that was really important…” Susan Silverman
Key points
The United States currently spends more than $4 trillion on healthcare yet the healthcare systems ranks 22nd in the world.
Chronic stress is responsible for a large part of healthcare costs and has been called the “health epidemic of the 21st century.”
Studies suggest that teaching patients to meditate decreases physician fees and reduces the need for healthcare services.
Even though Vanessa feels fortunate to be able to do something she loves for a living, she also needs time to decompress. Meditation is one of her favorite ways to do that. During an interview with The New York Times, Vanessa said, “I usually meditate twice a day, Transcendental Meditation. For some reason, I always forget to meditate on Sunday, because it’s such a weird day, and I’ll remember at 5 and meditate for 20 minutes. And it’s great, because I’ll feel like I’m getting something done. Even though I am sitting on the couch.”
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