Fred Travis, PhD

Stress, the Brain, and Student Life: An Interview with Dr. Fred Travis

BY LINDA EGENES Fred Travis, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition at Maharishi University of Management. He is the author of more than 50 research papers that investigate the relation between brain wave patterns, conscious processes, states of consciousness, and meditation practice. He regularly teaches undergraduate and graduate courses,…

Transcendental Meditation for Hypertension

American Heart Association Advises Doctors to Prescribe Transcendental Meditation for Hypertension

I’ll never forget Maggie, one of the first women I taught to practice the Transcendental Meditation technique. As a young TM teacher in the 1970s, I was feeling less stressed and happier with daily meditation, yet the dramatic improvements in other people sometimes startled me. Maggie tearfully told me in the interview before instruction that…

Transcendental Meditation in Thailand

The Light of Compassion: Teaching Transcendental Meditation in Thailand

BY LINDA EGENES Thailand is a mystical land of Buddhist temples and an ancient culture steeped in spirituality. Yet when the modern world collides with traditional cultures extreme poverty, dissolution of families, and exploitation of children—especially girls—can result. Unlike Thai boys, who receive a free education in Buddhist monasteries, disadvantaged Thai girls have far fewer…