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.

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.”

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

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

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.

‘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

Meditation may help heart disease!!? A case of where the research is way behind the experience of tens of thousands of people

Meditation May Help Against Heart Disease, Says American Heart Association

http://time.com/4959725/meditation-heart-disease-stress/

Doctors are embracing meditation – WebWire

“Over the past 20 years, meditation and mindfulness-based programs have become increasingly important to Westerners. Doctors are embracing meditation not because they think it’s hip or cool but because scientific studies are beginning to show that it works, particularly for stress-related conditions.”

WebWire

US CEO’s open about meditation practise

Les Moonves is the President, the CEO, and the Chairman of the Board at the CBS Corporation. As a result, it can be said that he possesses an enormous measure of influence over not just the corporation that he leads but also the world of entertainment as a whole.

Practices Transcendental Meditation

It is interesting to note that Moonves has stated that he is a practitioner of transcendental meditation because it helps to put him in a calmer state of mind. For those who are unfamiliar with the practice, transcendental meditation consists of repeating a silent mantra while seated in a comfortable position with the eyes closed, meaning that it is one of the simpler forms of meditation that can be found out there. With that said, that could be part of the explanation for why it is so popular, seeing as how it is not just one of the most popular forms of meditation but also one of the most studied forms of meditation by researchers who are curious about its mental and physical effects on its practitioners

http://www.tvovermind.com/entertainment-news/five-things-didnt-know-les-moonves