Volume 11 Issue 1 | January 3, 2022
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Wishing all our Dear Faculty and Staff Joyful Best Wishes, Great Success and Perfect health in 2022
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Bolstering Cybersecurity Awareness at Maharishi International University
MIU launches cybersecurity awareness program because of the alarming rate of college campuses being attacked by ransomware and fishing emails lately.
In addition to the many procedures and monitoring equipment already in place to reduce the risk of security threats, individuals also play an important role in maintaining our cyber security posture to prevent hacks from occurring.
Each month, all faculty & staff should watch a short (4-5 minute) video and answer a few related questions. This will be sent out by and tracked by our cybersecurity training provider, Infosec. These videos should help you spot real phishing emails in the future and keep you abreast of other important cybersecurity topics.
Our priority is to create a culture of security awareness through relevant training, reinforced by both offline and online targeted communications. We need to have your support as we champion security awareness across all levels of our organization. Any questions should be addressed to Carol Passos in HR or Tom Scorzelli in IT.
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Please DO NOT open this attachment!
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MIU received this phishing email that looks like this. The Attachment asks for your M365 Password. PLEASE DO NOT ENTER YOUR PASSWORD.
If you accidentally enter your password - PLEASE CHANGE YOUR M365 PASSWORD.
We will block this email address and scrub MIU mailboxes.
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MIU currently has many positions available. You can apply for any of these positions at the jobs website by clicking Job Openings (asurehcm.com) or calling 641-472-1194. You can also find detailed job descriptions at this website.
The Health Research Institute (HRI) and laboratory in Fairfield is hiring. Led by molecular biologist and biochemist Dr. John Fagan, HRI is a nonprofit, independent research institute, also affiliated with Maharishi International University (MIU).
Employment Opportunities with Maharishi Foundation International
Communications Specialist
Data Analyst
Product Designer
UX Designer / Researcher
Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer
Senior AWS Backend Developer
Senior Front-End React Native Engineer
Find more details and apply
Maharishi Foundation is seeking a Certified TM Governor for a temporary teaching assignment in Evantson IL. Contact hr@tm.org
Maharishi Vedic City - City Clerk - full time career position in a progressive city, send resume to: CityClerk@MaharishiVedicCity-Iowa.gov
Maharishi Vastu Architecture Employment Opportunities
1. Client services - Handle initial inquiries, enrollment, and guidance to the new homeowner
2. Accounting - Manage all financial reporting, accounts payable and receivable, bank reconciliations, transfers, and client agreements
3. Administration - Oversee chief architect’s projects
4. Marketing
Interested applicants may submit a resume, cover letter, and any questions to Susan Lauer: info@maharishivastu.org.
All of these organizations are Equal Opportunity Employers
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Ever taken my Digestive and Stress Quizzes? You'll receive individualized tips for 6 weeks that will help get your gut and mind on track! Check them out here, and enjoy growing, glowing health and well-being in the New Year! www.drlonsdorf.com
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Notification about Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Policy
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As mandated by the federal Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA) of 1989, Maharishi International University distributes its Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Policies to the Campus Community
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Together, Let’s Create the World’s Largest Super‑Radiance Group!
“Rise of coherence in world consciousness will spontaneously topple down all trends and actions of negativity in any area of life.” —Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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Penguin Random House Audio
Launches One Unbounded Ocean of Consciousness by Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.R.R.
Celebrate the launch of Dr. Tony Nader’s One Unbounded Ocean of Consciousness audiobook and bring in the New Year with an expanded vision of life. Penguin Random House Audio team launched this powerful recording on December 23rd by the best-selling author and renowned leader in the field of consciousness. Dr. Nader, a Harvard‑ and MIT‑trained medical doctor and neuroscientist.
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We can’t think of a better gift to give this holiday season than the gift of peace and resiliency to adults and children around the country!
Help us continue to expand our Healthy Families/Healthy Communities program with a one-time gift today!
Your gift will bring TM® at no cost to under-resourced adults and children to reduce stress, improve cognitive and brain functioning, and prevent crime and violence.
Dr. Yolanda Lewis-Ragland, a pediatrician with Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC’s Ward 8, which has the highest poverty and crime rates in the District, knows first-hand the benefits of TM for her community. Watch her thoughts on the power of families meditating together!
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As December draws to a close, we want to send our love and heartfelt best wishes to you for a New Year ahead filled with good health, joy, and peace.
These past few years have been especially challenging for us all and yet, despite this, we have been able to maintain the vital groups of Maharishi Vedic Pandits in India. Your ongoing care and support for this program have been essential in making this happen — and is so deeply appreciated.
In recent months, we have been able to resume much of the work that had been stalled at the Brahmasthan for almost two years due to the mandated personnel and work restrictions as well as our own precautions. It has been very heartening to see this work now continue, for building maintenance and repair.
In addition, we have been able to start the planned expansion of our own organic farming to be able to give the Maharishi Vedic Pandits organic wheat, rice, dhal, and vegetables. We will be reporting in greater detail on the specifics of these developments in the New Year. We have also been able recently to bring back larger numbers of Pandits to the Brahmasthan and to have larger numbers gather for their group meditations and Yagyas. And due to the current level of donations, we have been able to increase the dakshina (payments) for the Pandits.
Like you, we deeply pray that this coming year brings continued progress for all of the dear Maharishi Vedic Pandits throughout India. And may the world emerge from all of its challenges to be healthier, more prosperous and peaceful.
Thank you again for your care for the Maharishi Vedic Pandits. Creating and maintaining these groups is essential for the welfare of the world, now and for the future.
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1. Make a reservation for the time you want to come (12 to 1:30 pm)
Café number is 641-470-1375
2. When you arrive, show the cashier downstairs your sticker
3. Come upstairs and choose what you want from the buffet
4. Sit down (or take out) and enjoy your meal!
Curbside Pick-up Boxed Lunches are still available.
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Menu for Week of January 3 - January 7
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Monday, January 3rd
Lemon Rice
Panang Tofu Curry
Spinach Pie (G, D)
Green Beans & Carrots
Acorn Squash
Tuesday, January 4th
Quinoa w/ Carrots
Marinated Tofu Steaks
Baked Mac & Cheese w/Butternut Squash (GF, D)
Broccoli
Zucchini in Pesto
Wednesday, January 5th
Rice
Sweet Potato Paneer (D)
Chimichangas (G, DF)
Green Beans & Carrots
Roasted Summer Squash
Thursday, January 6th
Rice
Mattar Paneer (D)
Veggie Burgers (G, D)
Mixed Vegetables
Potatoes Au Gratin (D)
Friday, January 7th
Quinoa Pilaf
Sesame Tofu
Vegetable Pot Pie (G, D)
Broccoli
Sliced Roasted Beets
G= Gluten D= Dairy GF= Gluten Free
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Upcoming Events and Courses
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16-Lesson Course Taught by Professor Keith Wegman
Reading the Vedic Literature in Sanskrit is a technology of Maharishi Vedic Science to accelerate the unfoldment of higher states of consciousness. In this eight-week, 16-lesson course, participants will learn everything necessary to read the texts of the Vedic Literature — such as the Bhagavad-Gītā and Ramayan — in the Devanagari script. This is not a course for learning grammar and meaning, but experience and research have found that reading the Vedic Literature for its sound value accelerates the development of higher states of consciousness.
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Sanskrit/Devanagari lesson
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Related talk by Maharishi
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Exercises for pronunciation
Course Dates: Monday and Thursday afternoons, January 13 – March 7, 2022, 1:00–2:30 pm US Central Time.
Recorded videos will be posted within a few hours and will be available to view for one year.
Course Fee: $145 general tuition fee / $75 for full-time students, full-time TM Teachers/MIU/MSAE/MERU/MF, low-income retirees, and anyone adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Self‑Study Course! Dr. Tony Nader’s Master Class “Consciousness: A New Paradigm”
14 lessons to watch at your convenience Sign Up ►
Now you can enjoy Dr. Nader’s popular Master Class on your own schedule. Explore ultimate questions on life, the nature of reality, enlightenment, and how the knowledge of Consciousness can help us solve today’s challenges.
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Maharishi Jyotish is the study of our relationship with the perfect order displayed throughout the universe. It reveals the deep interconnectedness of all things great and small, and conveys awe for the intricate and subtle way in which Natural Law functions and profoundly influences our daily life.
Join us for a deep dive into the knowledge and experience of the Cosmos within our own Self, and how it can be realized through the Science and Technology of Prediction and Transformation.
Learn the vocabulary, structure and principles of the birth chart; the dynamic interaction of our past, present and future decisions; and how we can align ourselves with the flawless flow of Nature’s intelligence for maximum success and fulfillment.
Connect with students from around the world for this fascinating on-line course with live Q and A sessions, offered through MIU Continuing Education!
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A Gift of Harmony, Health, and Spiritual Awakening
NEXT US NATIONAL YAGYASM PERFORMANCE
JANUARY 4 – JANUARY 14
A Most Powerful Start to the New Year
As we look forward to the coming year, we want to thank all of our wonderful donors for their generosity to the National Yagya program and our large groups of Maharishi Vedic Pandits. Their commitment to this vital program is enlightened leadership in the deepest sense.
Starting on January 4, the next 11-day US National Yagya will be performed through the annual, worldwide January 12 celebrations honoring our beloved Maharishi.
More than 50 countries from every continent will also be having their own National Yagyas at this most auspicious time.
What better way to start the New Year than to join in this powerful convergence of National Yagyas?
The Sankalpa (intention) of the Yagya will be:
Coherence, harmony, health, and spiritual awakening
for the United States—and all of its people
May the full power of Nature’s Creative Intelligence guide and uplift America, and may Maharishi’s legacy of peace and enlightenment permanently bless the human race.
“The technique for receiving help from the surroundings lies in our own attitude of giving. If we want to receive maximum help at all times, we must have an attitude of giving. ”
“It is a law of nature that if you want to receive you must give. If you are sincere in giving, you receive many times over in return.”
—Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Science of Being and Art of Living
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“Thinking more and more what we can do from this field of
Transcendental Consciousness to bring world peace,
and investigating into the Vedic Literature, I found there
is yet another field we can promote—the field of
Gandharva Veda.” – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Enjoy a front row seat at home!
The Academy of Arts for Enlightenment is pleased to present a new online global initiative, ‘Full Moon Festivals of Music to Create Balance in Nature and Harmony in the World’, utilizing the art and science of Maharishi Gandharva Veda music.
Our first globally promoted concert on 19 December will be the grand finale to a blissful, coherence-creating weekend of seasonal celebrations.
Featuring leading Gandharva Veda musicians, such as Reshma Srivastava, enjoy this global concert series in the comfort of your home, as the full moon rises in the different regions of the world. Reshma's performances have been hailed as 'transcendent, soulful, illuminating'. Maharishi Gandharva Veda music produces a harmonizing influence on mind, body, and environment.
“Gandharva music…sets forth those very natural melodies
which match with the process of evolution. It provides a powerful
harmonizing influence in the whole atmosphere to balance
imbalances in nature.” – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Supported by Donations
Upcoming Full Moon Concerts
17 January • 16 February - 7:30 pm CST
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Holiday Fireside Chat with President Hagelin
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Welcome to the “Genius Lounge,” a new audio series with Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, author of the NY Times bestseller, “Strength in Stillness,” and 50-year teacher of Transcendental Meditation®.
Why do we call it Genius Lounge?
This audio series focuses on the genius of nature, from microscopic to macroscopic, including the genius of the human brain and body. The name was inspired by brain researchers who have identified key networks within the brain that underlie and foster the creative process. One such network is the “Default Mode Network,” which has also been called the “Imagination Network” and the “Genius Lounge.” Innovation gets its start here—and the practice of Transcendental Meditation accelerates the process by strengthening the creative networks within the brain and by removing the restrictive impact of stress.
In each episode, Bob shares a few minutes of exciting research findings on the brain, ancient and modern insights into consciousness, and/or inspiration to live a healthier, happier life.
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Twice a day people all over the world join us on a 20-minute virtual meditation zoom call and you’re invited! These calls are a wonderful way to support yourself during these times of change and transformation.
You can connect to these calls via phone or by clicking the links below.
Please do not post this information on social media. The phone system would not be able to handle that number of calls. Thank you!
DAILY MEDITATION CALL TIMES
MORNINGS
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Live: Monday through Friday 6:00 AM
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Replays: 5:00 AM (from previous morning), 7:30 AM, 8:15 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM
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Live: Saturday and Sunday 7:30 AM
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Replays: 5:00 AM (from previous morning), 6:00 AM (from previous morning), 8:15 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM
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Live: All 7 Days of the Week 5:00 PM
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Replays: 4:00 PM (from previous evening), 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM, 8:00 PM, 9:00 PM, 10:00 PM, 11:00 PM
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How To ConnectZOOM LINK (computer)
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ONE-CLICK MEETING ACCESS (mobile phone)
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+16699006833,,177174913#
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Maharishi Yoga Asanas and Pranayama Online Group Instruction and Practice
Followed by a 20-minute Online Group Meditation.
Offered two times per week!
Led by Maharishi International University Faculty
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During a lecture in Santa Barbara, USA in 1973, Maharishi speaks about how to ensure that our communications are delightful, creative, life-supporting, and productive. This profound lecture explains the fundamental role that consciousness and the related development of the heart play in communication.
This eBook with audio along with the text from this lecture includes some very beautiful pictures of Maharishi.
We highly recommend viewing it on a computer with Google Chrome as this gives a very full and enjoyable experience. Please turn the pages slowly and wait for the audio bar to begin playing on the selected pages with audio. The first audio bar appears on page 4 after the title pages.
To view more eBooks, please click here. We kindly request not to repost this eBook or any of the pictures in the eBook on any social media platforms
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Results: Using ANOVA for all 11 subscales revealed significant increases in physical, mental, and general health, self-esteem (P < .001), perceived health (P < .017); and significant decreases in anxiety, depression, and anxiety-depression (P < .001). There were no significant group effects on pain, disability, or social health.
Conclusions: Consciousness-Based Education was found to buffer the effects of stress on mental and physical health in college students. Consciousness-Based Education’s influence in lowering anxiety and depression while improving self-esteem and general health presents an effective tool for educators and administrators to consider in assisting students combating the stress of college life
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Uplifting Children and Their Community through Dance 45:52
A conversation with the founder of the Tony Williams Dance Center and Urban Nutcracker
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Tony Williams is the founder of the Tony Williams Dance Center and Urban Nutcracker, and founder and artistic director of City Ballet of Boston. At age 16, after experiencing trouble as a street gang member, Williams discovered a pathway to success through an interest in gymnastics and then ballet.
With a scholarship from the Boston School of Ballet, Williams joined the Boston Ballet in 1964. After dancing for only three years, he worked his way up from the Corps-de-Ballet to Principal Dancer. He then danced soloist roles with the Joffrey Ballet and was a Principal Dancer with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Gulbenkian Ballet of Portugal, and the Norwegian National Ballet.
Williams has been teaching in the New England area for 30 years. With this background, and as a father of three sons, Williams is sensitive to the needs of youth. Widely respected as a progressive dance educator, he has won the Dance Teacher Magazine and the Wheelock Family Theater’s Wheel Awards.
Williams discusses the role of dance programs for children living in our inner cities, and shows excerpts from his annual production of the Urban Nutcracker. He also talks about how his 50+ years of daily practice of the TM technique have influenced his remarkable life.
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Dr Stein as a Quantum Physicist comments on the paradigm shift that has been created by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and more recently is being brought to the public awareness by Dr. Tony Nader, MD, PhD, MARR, in his book ‘One Unbounded Ocean of Consiousness’ and his master class ‘Consciousness – a New Paradigm’.
Dr Stein clarified that in all physical sciences there is an external observer. However, with the new paradigm the perspective of Unity Consciousness is taken, where consciousness observes itself, and from that self-referral interaction within unbounded, unitary consciousness all material creation appears.
In quantum physics this parallels the theories brought forward by Everett, Wheeler, Zeh, Zurek and others, where there is no external observer, but whether a particle behaves as a wave or as a particle is based on the correlation inside the system itself.
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Funny Parody on Environment Canada Freezing Winter 5 day forecast
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Transcendental meditation may be a useful intervention for lowering systolic BP in Black patients with high-normal BP, according to study data published in American Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
“Black adults in the United States suffer from disproportionately high mortality compared to whites. The largest contributor to this disparity is cardiovascular disease,” Robert H. Schneider, MD, FACC, director of the NIH-funded Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention and professor of physiology and health at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, and colleagues wrote. “Despite overall decline in CVD mortality in the general population in recent decades, Black adults continue to have the highest total burden of CVD from CHD, cerebrovascular disease and heart failure compared to other racial/ethnic groups.
“In consideration of the substantial and persistent disparities in hypertension, CVD and related comorbidities such as COVID-19 in Black adults, which are associated with social determinants of health and psychosocial stress, this randomized controlled trial compared the long-term effects of stress reduction with meditation to health education control in Black men and women with high normal and normal blood pressure,” Schneider and colleagues wrote.
In a randomized controlled, single-blind trial, researchers included 304 Black participants aged 21 to 75 years with high-normal BP (defined as 130-139/85-89 mm Hg) or normal BP (defined as 120-129/80-84 mm Hg). Participants were randomly assigned to transcendental meditation (TM) or health education (HE) groups and had their BP recorded at 3, 6, 9, 12, 24, 30 and 36 months after baseline. Researchers used linear mixed model analysis to compare changes in BP between TM and HE participants in the high-normal and normal BP groups and conducted survival analysis for hypertensive events.
After an average of 19.9 months follow-up, high-normal BP participants in the TM group showed lower posttest systolic BP (3.2 mm Hg; P = .045) but not diastolic BP (0.9 mm Hg; P = .53) compared with high-normal BP participants in the HE group.
Among participants with normal BP, there was no difference found in systolic and diastolic BP between the TM and HE groups.
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Hoosiers find holiday peace with transcendental meditation
Channel 13 WTHR Dec 21, 2021
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The holiday season can be a stressful time for many people, so 13News anchor Julia Moffitt met with an Indianapolis Transcendental Meditation instructor to learn about the technique. One of Julia’s friends had told her about it and suggested she meet with her TM teacher, Paul Wilson.
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