How A Free College in South Africa is Ending Generations of Poverty with Transcendental Meditation
This inspiring story about a free college in South Africa reveals the power of meditation to change people’s lives for the better
The Quest for Enlightenment: Transcendence in the Lives of Great Thinkers
I was fascinated by these transcendental experiences of great thinkers and sages throughout the ages. The search for Enlightenment is not new.
Ecology, Beauty, and Consciousness: An Interview with Shel Pink
BY LINDA EGENES Shel Pink is a lifestyle futurist and founder of the cutting-edge SpaRitual, a vegan nail, body, and lifestyle brand. Now at the forefront of the Slow Beauty movement, Shel sees the green movement transitioning towards a discussion of slow ideals in direct response to a lifestyle that has become too fast. With…
Five Ayurvedic Weight Loss Tips for Spring
BY LINDA EGENES When spring rolls around, it’s a relief to shed winter hats, boots and coats. But for most of us, it’s not so easy to shed the extra pounds that we may have put on over the winter. Yet spring is the perfect time to detox and lighten up. According to Maharishi Ayurveda,…
Overcoming PTSD with Transcendental Meditation
BY LINDA EGENES Colonel Brian M. Rees, M.D., is a member of the Medical Corps, U.S. Army Reserve, and has over 37 years of commissioned military service. A graduate of the U.S. Army War College and veteran of five tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he is a board-certified family physician who received his medical degree…
Four things you should know about stress: An Interview with William Stixrud, Ph.D.
BY LINDA EGENES William Stixrud, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychologist and director of William Stixrud & Associates in Silver Spring, Maryland, a group practice specializing in learning, attention, and emotional disorders. Dr. Stixrud is an adjunct faculty member at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Enlightenment: What is stress? Dr. Stixrud: Stress is anything that…