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stillness. By practicing it twice a
day for 20 minutes, he said, studies have shown that people sleep
better, reduce their stress, and
lower their blood pressure. In
children, the practice can reduce
ADHD symptoms and symptoms
of other learning disorders.
Not all Roth’s clients are rich
and famous. One of the key focuses of the David Lynch Foundation is to target those who
aren’t and improve their lives
through TM. There’s a story that
Roth likes to tell about the DLF’s
Quiet Time program — where
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“It’s not just about learning to
relax. TM wakes up the brain
and the executive functions.
It resets the brain to perform in
a less ‘flight or fight’ manner.”
thousands of at-risk children are
taught TM in school. It involves
a little girl he called Jessica (not
her real name) who lives in a
crime-infested neighborhood of
San Francisco. Jessica showed up
one day at school wearing a white
dress splattered with what her
Thousands
of at-risk
students are
taught TM as
part of “The
Quiet Time”
program.