99% of the people that practice Transcendental Meditation are not celebrities, but it is the simplest most do-able form of meditation

http://uk.businessinsider.com/transcendental-meditation-2018-2?r=US&IR=T

Everyone from Jared Kushner  to Tom Hanks has adopted the trendy meditation technique sweeping Wall Street

 

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Interesting article. Can’t help thinking meditation is an inward version of this effect.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/feb/09/dont-knock-donald-trump-for-playing-so-much-golf-heres-why

Don’t knock Donald Trump for playing so much golf. Here’s why

It really is good that he is out in nature

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Earn, and breathe: Meditating your way to profit

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42808322

It’s not just high powered meetings, networking and speeches at the World Economic Forum, some attendees are also taking part in meditation sessions.

“There’s always a quiet place in your mind,” says Rick Goings, the boss of Tupperware Brands who has been practising transcendental meditation for over 40 years – says he doesn’t have time not to do it. Despite being at the helm of a company valued at a whopping $3bn – yes plastic box sales really are worth that much – he religiously spends 20 minutes twice a day meditating.

It helps me focus and work out what matters. It’s like making some kind of thing on your computer clear out the trash,” he says.

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Fascinating : One of the most common benefits of meditation is improved sleep ….

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42788280

We all know what makes us fat: eating more in calories than we burn off in energy. But though this is true, it doesn’t answer the more interesting question – why do we overeat in the first place?

Why do I sometimes feel compelled to eat that bit of cake or bar of chocolate although I know I am going to regret it a few minutes later?

Is it just greed – or is something else going on?

Although self-control is important, there is mounting evidence that stress plays a significant part in weight gain.

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Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio shares his top book recommendations at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2018/01/25/4-books-that-billionaire-ray-dalio-thinks-everyone-should-read/

One of billionaire Ray Dalio’s key success principles is having a “radical open-mindedness” to new ideas.

Dalio has meditated almost every day since 1969 and says it’s had a tremendous impact on him. “It gives you an equanimity, a centeredness, a calmness — so that you can thoughtfully deal with things in a better way without being emotionally hijacked.”

While there are tons of books on meditation, he recommends this recent one by psychiatrist Norman Rosenthal, which gives an overview of Transcendental Meditation and its many benefits.

Meditation is “very powerful,” he says. “It gave me an equilibrium that really helped me.”

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Everton manager Sam Allardyce has revealed how meditation cured his touchline rage

Allardyce cured his touchline rage with ‘transcendental meditation’ technique

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5291767/Sam-Allardyce-reveals-meditation-cured-touchline-rage.html

Everton manager Sam Allardyce has revealed how meditation cured his touchline rage

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Not TM, but excellent article & very impressive guy

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/22/mindfulness-jon-kabat-zinn-depression-trump-grenfell

Master of mindfulness, Jon Kabat-Zinn: ‘People are losing their minds. That is what we need to wake up to’

By taking the Buddhism out of the practice, Kabat-Zinn pioneered a meditative approach used all over the world to treat pain and depression. He talks about Trump, ‘McMindfulness’ and how a 10-second vision in 1979 led to a change in the world’s consciousness

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Meditation may help lower heart disease risk HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL

Meditation may help lower heart disease risk
Research we’re watching
Published: December, 2017

https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/meditation-may-help-lower-heart-disease-risk

The ancient, mind-calming practice of meditation may have a role in reducing the risk of heart disease. So says a scientific statement from the American Heart Association in the Sept. 28, 2017, Journal of the American Heart Association.

Experts reviewed dozens of studies published over the past two decades. The results suggest that meditation may improve a host of factors linked to heart disease, including stress, anxiety, depression, poor sleep quality, and high blood pressure. It may also help people stop smoking. An added bonus: it’s low-cost and poses no apparent risk.

You can learn meditation by taking a class (check your local community center or yoga studios) or watching an online video. The practice typically involves quiet, focused attention, during which you close your eyes while sitting comfortably. You then direct your consciousness to your breathing, an object, or a word or phrase known as a mantra. Mindfulness meditation encourages you to focus on the present moment. Transcendental meditation uses techniques that encourage the mind to “transcend” thoughts. About 8% of adults in the United States say they practice some form of meditation.

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‘Fascinating article that inadvertently helps explain why meditation has such profound benefits

‘Western society is chronically sleep deprived’: the importance of the body clock”
The 2017 Nobel prize for medicine was awarded for the discovery of how our circadian rhythms are controlled. But what light does it shed on the cycle of life?

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/06/western-society-is-chronically-sleep-deprived-the-importance-of-the-bodys-clock

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