All kinds of people meditate. Hedge Fund Manager

I notice a difference from the moment I meditate.  I can be stressed, or tired, and I go into a meditation and it just all flows off of me..  I’ll come out of it refreshed and centred, and that’s how I’ll feel, and it’ll carry through the day.”  Ray Dalio.

https://www.maxim.com/news/ray-dalio-titan-2018-4

 

Fascinating article from the Harvard Gazette on the ongoing attempts by science to understand how meditation works

All the benefits mentioned below have been noticed by people practising TM (Transcendental Meditation) over the last 50 years. What is the difference? TM is easy & enjoyable to practice, because it involves no concentration & no emptying of the mind or getting rid of thoughts – a very important difference which is the reason why you find people still practicing it decades after originally learning.

Beautifully summed up in the following sentence from someone who learned TM last year :

“I really enjoyed the course, after years of struggling with thought control meditation techniques, TM feels like a breath of fresh air – it almost feels like cheating! I’m managing to practice twice a day and I’m getting a lot out of it already.”

Zara ~ Leeds

When science meets mindfulness:

Researchers study how it seems to change the brain in depressed patients

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/04/harvard-researchers-study-how-mindfulness-may-change-the-brain-in-depressed-patients/
Health & Medicine

Meditation Reduces Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

Its certainly been my personal experience that TM can be hugely beneficial in helping people suffering from PTSD.  Namely members of the armed forces returning from Afghanistan.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201601/meditation-reduces-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-symptoms

Meditation Reduces Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
Transcendental Meditation can reduce PTSD symptoms and use of medications.

Transcendental Meditation, which can be a better solution for people with busy minds.

http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/health/sleep/sleep-complaints-and-how-to-fix-them-11364257899877

4 of the biggest sleep complaints – and how to fix them naturally
Can’t sleep at night, waking up too early or suffering from night sweats? Hit your sleep woes head-on with these no-nonsense solutions.

Problem 1: You’re too stressed to sleep
A common scenario. You lie awake going over a problem at work or worrying about your home life or relationship. Your mind is buzzing, and no matter how hard you try, you can’t calm it down.

Try taking up meditation – Try one of the popular meditation apps or if the mindfulness approach (focusing on your breath, clearing your mind) doesn’t work for you, look up Vedic or Transcendental Meditation, which can be a better solution for people with busy minds.

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

 

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

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.

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.”