Whether you’re a billionaire investor, a deep sea explorer or an office worker, the broader principle that both Ray and Mark are pointing towards is relevant in equal measure : the quality of your outer life is largely shaped by that of your inner one.

In an era that rewards visible effort and pushes for even greater productivity, the willingness to sit quietly may be the most underrated skill, “I would just urge anyone to learn how to meditate.” Ray says leaning forward.

From the man who built one of the worlds largest hedge funds, that is an instruction worth taking seriously. (Worth reading full article)

https://www.tatlerasia.com/power-purpose/business/ray-dalio-on-meditation

Part of a Google Review

“Having used the Calm app for around 9 months, I thought I’d try Transcendental Meditation (TM) due to the number of positive reviews online. I’m not spiritual or religious in any way whatsoever so was quite sceptical prior to taking the course with Chris. Regardless of my scepticism, it certainly seems to be working for me. If you are finding life a bit challenging or just interested in this kind of thing I would certainly go in with an open mind and give it a go. The technique is very simple, but you need someone like Chris to take you through the nuances. Doing it via Zoom was no problem either, in fact probably a lot easier.”

Tim ~ Newcastle upon Tyne (Learnt TM online September 2020)

 

Part of a Google Review :

“I learned how to do Transcendental Meditation back in 2008 mostly thanks to David Lynch. Its really one of the best things I’ve ever done for myself. Though its often just nice rather then Transcendent, the really deep ones are like a special treat.

It can be very refreshing and invigorating too, there’s been so many times I’ve felt stressed, anxious or just off in some way and I’ve meditated and then just felt much clearer and calmer, like all the negativity has been swept away, at least for a few hours. I’ve also had many moments of creative inspiration and problem solving whilst meditating too.

Chris has been meditating and teaching it for decades now and is very good at explaining the simple technique and also helping people overcome any niggling issues they’re having with their meditations and everybody has these problems from time to time.

Back in the 00’s and the early 2010’s too, you had to go to a physical location to learn over three days and then wait months or even years for a refresher course to come back round to your area.

Now with Zoom, Chris is available every day to everyone around the world. I’ve learnt in my many years of practicing TM that meditating with a group, even digitally, always seems deeper and richer somehow too. The Wednesday evening Zoom group meditation has now become a key fixture of my week.

I highly recommend learning Transcendental Meditation and learning it from Chris as he’s a great teacher and vastly more affordable then the official TM orgs.”

Peter ~ Derby

To read more peoples experiences, click here for all Google Reviews : https://g.co/kgs/Q5gqGSH

Interesting. Just sent to me, an article from yesterdays Daily Telegraph.

To be 100% clear, the below study is interesting, just that.

It is absolutely not a suggestion that TM (Transcendental Meditation) can cure or prevent cancer, sadly I know many long term practitioners of meditation (TM) who have died of cancer. Life is not that simple.

Nevertheless studies like this are most definitely of interest

Meditating can reduce spread of cancer

By Joe Pinkstone

Cancer patients should meditate every morning and evening to make the disease less likely to spread scientists say.

Twice daily attempts to reduce stress could help prevent cancer cells becoming more robust, harder to treat and more likely to spread, a study has found.

Levels of cortisol the chemical produced when a person is stressed, fluctuate throughout the day. However, in cancer patients they remain persistently high. Research presented at the American  Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual conference in Phoenix, found that cancer cells exposed to cortisol undergo changes to their genes and behave differently. As a result the researchers say that patients should reduce stress “as much as they can”

Suggested methods of lowering stress include, “exercise, get outside in nature, engage in mindfulness practices like journaling, meditation or deep breathing, eat a healthy diet, give back to others, get enough sleep.”

Dr Kimberley Bussey, a cancer specialist at Midwestern University, who worked on the research said : “as for time of day there are arguments to be made for starting and ending the day with practices that reduce stress and promote quality sleep.

“In the morning those practices can support a resiliant mental state that helps us manage daily stress better.

“At night those same types of practices can help us relax and facilitate getting quality sleep.” The research found that cortisol permanently increases the “stemness” of cancer cells, which is a measure of how adaptable they are to change” Data also shows that cortisol makes cancer cells better able to spread to different tissues and survive treatment with some chemotherapy drugs