MEDITATION
MAN
“You are thinking more clearly, are
able to make decisions more ethically, perform more creatively.” It’s
like when you water a plant because
some leaves are wilting, he said, but
the whole plant benefits from the
water. And it spills over into those
around you in a chain reaction.
Companies interested in innovation are drawn to TM because of the positive impact it
has on their work force. It’s why
Oprah had Roth bring his program to her staff of 400. “It’s not
just about learning to relax,” said
Roth. “TM wakes up the brain
and the executive functions. It
resets the brain to perform in a
less ‘flight or fight’ manner.”
And yes, it reduces stress.
Whether he is teaching a homeless guy — the DLF has a program that works with New York
City homeless — or a billionaire,
“they both suffer from stress,”
said Roth.
But as one celebrity who shall
remain unnamed quipped when
Roth asked her why she wanted
to learn to meditate, “I want to
maintain a permanent connection
with the intelligence of the universe. I also can’t sleep.”
TM training allows people to
access an ability they already are
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hard wired for: to take a profound
rest at will.
Roth says the tipping point has
been reached in regard to the public’s understanding of the value of
mediation. As he wrote on Maria
Shriver’s blog, “It feels like something foundational can be done
to help transform lives through
“I want to maintain a
permanent connection
with the intelligence of the
universe. I also can’t sleep.”
meditation, not only among those
most at-risk to suffer traumas in
life, but also the teen in the private school who battles the very
real demons of substance abuse
and unspoken thoughts of suicide;
the parent who is struggling to
survive an ugly divorce and still
keep the family intact; or just the
person — man, woman, boy, girl —
who is navigating life’s daily vicissitudes and can’t seem to catch a
breath, turn off the noise,
get a good night’s sleep.”
Ann Brenoff is a senior writer
for The Huffington Post.