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Free Introductory Talk on Transcendental Meditation

 

Find out why TM is prescribed by so many doctors for reducing anxiety, improving focus and reducing the risk factors for stress-aggravated diseases like heart disease and diabetes. This authentic meditation is well documented to provide significant health benefits by over 350 peer reviewed research studies. Join us for a free introduction to the Transcendental Meditation Program at the Bethesda TM Center every Wednesday at 6:30 pm, everySaturday at 12:30 pm, and every Sunday and Monday at 12 noon. RSVP to 301-770-5690 or Bethesda@TM.org .

There is a good reason why so many well known people are endorsing this program like Dr. Oz, George Stephanopolis, Candy Crowley, Soledad O'brien, Hugh Jackman, David Lynch, Jennifer Anniston and so many others. TM works for anyone.

The American Heart Association, last year released a statement saying that decades of research indicates TM lowers blood pressure and may be considered by clinicians as a treatment for high blood pressure.

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The American  Psychological Association concluded in their 2012 review of 163 studies that the “Transcendental Meditation technique had relatively strong effects in reducing anxiety, negative emotions, trait anxiety and neuroticism while aiding learning, memory and self-realization. “

 

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Research on Transcendental Meditation (TM), for example, has found reduced blood pressure and insulin resistance (useful for preventing diabetes), slowing of biological aging, and even a 48% reduction in the rates of heart attack, stroke and death.

Electrocardiogram (ECG) and brain imaging research shows that TM meditators' brains actually function differently than those who have not learned the technique. They exhibit an unique quality of brain coherence which is associated with increased creativity, intelligence, concept learning, and moral reasoning

As can be seen in the presentations on meditation at the recent world economic summit in Davos, Switzerland, and the cover story in the February 2nd issue of Time magazine, the benefits of meditation are coming to be widely accepted by health professionals, business leaders and the media.


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