Volume 11 Issue 9 |April 25, 2022
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Sunday, May 8 Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May.
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Yearbook: The alumni office is creating a 2022 yearbook! Please send any photos that you think would be a good fit (photos of students, their work, faculty and students interacting, candid shots, photos from events from this past school year, or any other pictures that you would like to include) to alumni@miu.edu by the end of April.
Portal: Faculty and Staff, please join the MIU alumni portal if you haven't already. The alumni portal is a great way to stay connected with old friends/ classmates and to attend online events hosted by the alumni office. Sign up here: https://alumni.miu.edu/signup
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Get Ready to Thank Your Administrative Professionals
Administrative Professionals Day is April 27
There are more than 3.3 million clerical and administrative professionals in the U.S., according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). During the last full week of April, employers have an opportunity to recognize and reward these hardworking employees for their efforts.
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MIU Golden Jubilee
Celebrating fifty years of Consciousness-Based Education
April 29th to May 4th
Registration now Available
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For registration, Golden Dome access, meals, event schedule, etc.
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SCHEDULE OF STREAMED EVENTS
FRIDAY, APRIL 29 7:00 PM – Welcome Dinner
1:30 PM Prime Minister, Dr. Bevan Morris
Maharishi’s vision of MIU from the Science of Creative Intelligence, Lesson 31 (with slides)
2:30 PM President John Hagelin
Achieving Global Peace: Subtle Bodies & Dark Matter
8:00 PM The Story of the Beginning – how Maharishi founded MIU
SUNDAY, MAY 1
1:30 PM Prime Minister, Dr. Bevan Morris
50 Years in Review: A Slide Presentation
2:30 PM President John Hagelin and MIU Faculty
MIU – Education for Enlightenment, the Resurgence of Higher States of Consciousness at MIU and Around the World
8:00 PM Keynote Address by Dr. Tony Nader (Raja Raam)
MONDAY, MAY 2
1:30 PM Roundtable Discussion with Founding Faculty
Moderated by Dr. Craig Pearson
2:30 PM President John Hagelin
Multiple Universes: Consciousness and the Non-Collapse of the Wave Function — The Godawful Problem. The Startling Solution.
7:45 PM President John Hagelin and MIU’s Young Leaders
A Vision of the Next Five Years
TUESDAY, MAY 3
10:45 AM Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
For the renovation of the MIU swimming pool
2:00 PM MIU: Epicenter of Peace
Inauguration of the Dr. Tony Nader Institute for Research on Consciousness and
The MIU Institute for Permanent Peace, with a key announcement by Raja Howard Settle
2:45 PM Raja Howard Settle & President John Hagelin
Laying the foundation stone for rebuilding Utopia Park (Global Peace Village)
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These organizations are Equal Opportunity Employers
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Filmmaker David Lynch, founder of an international charity that has brought Transcendental Meditation to more than one million under-resourced children worldwide, has issued a challenge to the world’s philanthropists: use a fraction of your wealth to establish large groups of advanced peace-creating meditation experts in Ukraine and other critical hotspots, and leave a legacy of world peace that will last for generations.
“The problem of violence, at its source, is stress—the escalating buildup of political and societal stress in collective consciousness that fuels conflict and warfare,” Lynch said.
“The only solution is to reduce the stress in collective consciousness—in society as a whole,” Lynch said. “Truly, there is no other way.”
Lynch said that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has made it clear that the solution to violence is not through a reliance on conventional weapons, nuclear weapons, economic sanctions, or diplomatic negotiations. “To continue to trust in these failed methods is, at this point, clearly insane,” Lynch said.
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New MA degree in Enlightenment and Leadership to be offered by MIU
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This wonderful new opportunity to dive deep into the knowledge and experience of enlightenment and leadership will be offered from August 2022. The MA curriculum was designed by Maharishi to accelerate the growth of enlightenment and create effective leadership for solving problems and achieving the highest goals of society. It is open to anyone with a BA degree.The 1.5-year program includes:
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Semester 1: Studying 12 areas of society, including health, education, management, the arts, government, economics, communication—from their most important principles to their unifying basis in the field of pure consciousness, the total potential of the student’s own Self.
Semester 2: Proven, practical Consciousness-Based approaches to solve the problems and achieve the goals of these 12 areas of society.
Semester 3: Fieldwork in the students’ choice from the 12 areas, guided by an expert, for direct experience of growing leadership.
Alternatively, students may conduct in-depth scholarly research in a chosen area.
The course features twice-daily group practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program in MIU’s Golden Domes to directly develop consciousness and increase the ability to apply what is learned most effectively and grow more quickly in natural leadership.
Maharishi’s special teaching techniques make the course more interesting and enjoyable, emphasizing interactive participation and creative presentations by the students, further accelerating development of consciousness.
https://www.miu.edu/ma-in-enlightenment-leadership
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National Symphony Orchestra
Louis Andriessen Anachronie I (Irish Premiere)
Benjamin Dwyer In Memoriam Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (IrishPremiere)
Rebecca Saunders Alba (Irish Premiere)
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Dinner available at Golden Dome Market 5-7:30 pm.
Kitchari, curried Veggies, and speciality item
1. Make a reservation for the time you want to come (12 to 1:30 pm)
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 April 25 to 29
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Monday, April 25th
Spinach Pie (G, D)
Greek Lemon Rice
Crispy Sweet and Sour Tofu with Broccoli
Roasted Carrots
Acorn Squash
Tuesday, April 26th
Cauliflower Nut Loaf (D, G)
Quinoa
Chana Paneer (D)
Green Beans with Carrots
Butternut Squash
Wednesday, April 27th
Spinach Enchiladas (D)
Mexican Rice
Szechuan Tofu w/ Cauliflower
Cauliflower / Broccoli / Carrots
Whipped Yams
Thursday, April 28th
Vegetarian Burgers (G, D)
Brown Rice
Paneer Capsicum w/ Yellow Squash (D)
Broccoli
Lemon Parsley Potatoes
Friday, April 29th
Lasagna (D, GF)
Quinoa
Sesame Tofu
Zucchini with Pesto
Roasted Root Medley
G= Gluten D= Dairy GF= Gluten Free DF= Dairy Free
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Upcoming Events and Courses
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Akshaya Tritiya National Yagya
MAY 1 – MAY 11
DONATE BY APRIL 25
For the past two months, our US National Yagya performances have included appeals for a peaceful resolution to the danger in Ukraine. We are encouraged that military action in the region has not escalated into an all-out confrontation of nuclear nations, but the situation remains precarious.
We have the technology to defuse the tension and avert this danger, but of course, we have to apply it to a sufficient degree.
We need even bigger Yagyas
The next 11-day US National Yagya will incorporate—and gain strength from—Akshaya Tritiya, the Day of Auspicious Beginnings for Lasting Achievements, on May 3.
According to the Vedic texts, this was the day when the ancient Rishis performed the first Yagya in the history of humankind. This event also marks the beginning of a time when people lived happily in tune with Natural Law.
The special quality of this day is expressed in the word Akshaya, which means nondecaying or everlasting. Launching new endeavors and resolutions on this most auspicious day is said to bring long and lasting success, particularly when supported by a Yagya.
The Sankalpa (intention) of the Yagya will be:
Coherence, harmony, health, prosperity and spiritual awakening
for the United States—and all its people, and
Bringing healing, coherence, and peace
to all the people of the Ukraine and Russia region
Please CLICK NOW to join in.
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.
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Akshaya Tritiya - Special Yagya Opportunity - Day of Lasting Achievements
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May 3rd is Akshaya Tritiya, the Day of Lasting Achievements. On this auspicious day in the Vedic calendar, traditionally Yagyas are performed for long-lasting accomplishments and well-being on every level of life. This day is considered a highly fortunate time to begin and support important endeavors.
This is an ideal opportunity to have a Well-Being Special Yagya – on a day that supports the qualities of happiness, spiritual progress, good fortune and peace of mind. You may even have a birthday or plan a special starting point in your life on or near that time.
Applying for these Yagyas is very easy and can be done here. Please request your Yagya at least seven days in advance. To read more about the Special Yagyas please click here.
All proceeds from the Yagyas go towards supporting the Maharishi Vedic Pandits in India and are deeply appreciated.
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Popular New Podcast!
with Tony Nader, MD, PhD, MARR
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Tom is a sought-after intercultural consultant who has been helping leaders and employees of global organizations communicate effectively across cultures since 1993. Tom has conducted over 1000 intercultural training, coaching and consulting programs for clients in all major business industries to help them build higher levels of intercultural competence. Tom’s current work includes intercultural competence assessment and development; India-related intercultural consulting; intercultural communications training; executive coaching; inclusive leadership and DEI consulting; multicultural and virtual team building; executive relocation and repatriation programs.
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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!
Upcoming Special Concert for USA on May 3rd at 7:30 PM
The next online full moon concert is
May 16th at 7:30 PM
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
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“Rise of coherence in world consciousness will spontaneously topple down all trends and actions of negativity in any area of life.” —Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Join the National and Pan-American Campaign to Gather the Largest Ongoing Super-Radiance Group Since the 7,000 Course!
Daily numbers will be updated the next day and can now be viewed here.
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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
EVENINGS
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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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We’re pleased to share this excellent article, “Time to Meditate,” on Transcendental Meditation® and the David Lynch Foundation which appeared yesterday in Axios, one of the most respected national political news outlets, read by leading media and lawmakers alike.
All three Axios co-founders — Jim, Roy Schwartz and Mike — are trying something we never imagined: transcendental meditation (TM).
Why it matters: We're perpetually in motion and distracted. If millions of people over thousands of years found peace and clearer minds with mantras and quiet meditation, why not us?
- We're taking classes this week — and plan to report back to you in a few months if any of us stuck with it, and found the benefits others claim. We'd love to hear your TM success — or failure — stories.
- If nothing else, TM is getting us off life's Habitrail, if even for a couple of 20-minute chunks a day.
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NEW! Something we’ve never really discussed like this before—Nothing! It was a joy and a delight to meet with Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, creator, writer, host and executive producer of the long-running public television series on PBS stations, Closer to Truth, to discuss: Why is there something rather than nothing? https://youtu.be/i2jtHJx1-OA
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In this beautiful lecture from 1960, Maharishi explains why gaining lasting happiness is the prerequisite for being able to live a peaceful life.
'On the platform of Bliss, peace can be established in a permanent manner. Essentially, the state of happiness is the basis of lasting peace in daily life.'
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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Healing Our Healers: Bringing the TM Technique to Frontline Healthcare Professionals (Part 2) | 49:05
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A discussion with Vladimir Gasca, M.D., Gary Deutsch, M.D., M.P.H., Bradley Collins, M.D., and Stuart Rothenberg, M.D.
Leading frontline doctors who learned the TM technique as part of the David Lynch Foundation Heal the Healers Now initiative discuss the impact the technique has had for them during the COVID pandemic. They talk about what motivated them to learn TM, the benefits it has provided, and the relevance of the technique for the lives of healthcare professionals dealing with the added challenges of the 21st century. The panel also features Dr. Stuart Rothenberg, national director of Heal the Healers Now.
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Support the Expanded Campaign
for Peace-Creating Groups for
Ukraine & Russia
Tragically, the war in Ukraine continues with widespread death and destruction on all sides, so we are compelled to redouble our efforts to defuse the acute tensions and create the conditions for a peaceful resolution.
Generous donations have made organizing and maintaining peace-creating groups in Ukraine, Russia, Romania, and Georgia possible. Over 1,500 well-wishers have contributed $300,000 to our GoFundMe campaign, and the U.S. and international Transcendental Meditation (TM®) organizations have doubled their support from $150,000 to $300,000.
Every day for the past two months, participants in these World Peace Assemblies (WPAs) have expressed their gratitude to all those international donors who have made these courses possible. One woman from Ukraine commented, “I speak for everyone when I recognize and appreciate every donor—I would not be here without you and would have no hope. Without peace in our hearts, there will never be peace in the world, and without peace, we are living less than a human life.” See below to view a short video from the course participants.
Additional funding will enable us to expand the current groups of volunteers and extend their stays through early June by covering food and lodging costs for $20–30/day per person. We’re also launching a special one-month training course for the advanced TM‑Sidhi® program. Course participants will augment the peace-creating effect of the Sidhas already assembled in each country:
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Ukraine: 50 on WPA + 50 starting TM-Sidhi course = 100 total
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Russia: 95 on WPA + 80 on TM-Sidhi course = 175 total
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Romania: 75 on WPA + 85 starting TM-Sidhi course = 160 total
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Georgia: 30 + 20 from Armenia starting TM-Sidhi course = 50 total
All these 485 Sidhas and course participants will be safe and comfortable, practicing the TM-Sidhi program to powerfully awaken the deep silence and coherence of the field of Transcendental Consciousness for themselves, their countries, and the region.
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Filmmaker David Lynch sets up $500M fund in Fairfield to bring world peace through transcendental meditation Isaac Hamlet April 16, 2022
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Residents of Fairfield have reason to break out celebratory cherry pie as filmmaker David Lynch announced a plan for world peace that begins in the southeastern Iowa town.
The director behind "Mulholland Drive" and "Twin Peaks" announced a program that would invest about $500 million its first year, in partnership with Global Union of Scientists for Peace in Fairfield.
“The problem of violence, at its source, is stress — the escalating buildup of political and societal stress in collective consciousness that fuels conflict and warfare,” Lynch said in a Thursday release, posted to the website of the Global Union of Scientists for Peace, introducing an initiative to fund transcendental meditation training for thousands of students around the world.
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David Lynch Launches $500 Million World Peace Initiative: 'Things Are Very Precarious' By Jen Juneau April 14, 2022
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The money will help to train "thousands of university students to become expert meditation activists" and "establish a legacy of lasting global peace"
David Lynch is making strides toward world peace. The 76-year-old Twin Peaks creator and David Lynch Foundation founder has announced plans for an initiative that will aim to fund transcendental meditation (TM) training for 30,000 college students, in an effort to help them "become advanced peace-creating meditation experts and build a legacy of lasting global peace," according to a release.
In a video call to action about the initiative — of which there are plans to invest about $500 million in the first year — Lynch says, "We don't know what tomorrow's gonna bring if we don't get peace on this planet."
"This war in Ukraine ... people were saying it's not gonna happen, and now it's happened. People are dying. Cities are being destroyed," he continues. "Things are very, very precarious. Everybody knows it."
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Transcendental Meditation can help reduce burnout in teachers, EU-funded research reveals April 7, 2022
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April is Stress Awareness Month highlighting the impact of stress on physical and mental health.
Transcendental Meditation (TM), as founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, is an easy, natural antidote to stress validated by an extensive body of scientifically proven research.
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), stress, depression or anxiety accounted for 50% of all work-related ill health cases in 2020/21. The World Health Organisation has recently redefined burnout as a ‘syndrome linked to chronic work stress that has not been successfully managed’.
“In school teaching, the stress is the killer—once you let it get on top of you, everything can go downhill frighteningly fast. I’ve seen it happen to a lot of colleagues,” said Francis Chalmers, associate lecturer in mathematics at the Open University. “During my 17 years as a secondary mathematics teacher, I was often really busy, but I never felt overwhelmed. I put this down to practising TM twice a day.”
FRIENDS, a two-year EU-funded project implementing the Quiet Time with Transcendental Meditation (QT/TM) programme in educational settings with a high proportion of disadvantaged students in Italy, Portugal, Belgium and the UK, revealed decreased stress, anxiety and burnout in teachers.
Findings showed that after learning QT/TM, there was a decrease in stress, anxiety and burnout, while job satisfaction, optimism, and wellbeing increased
A total of 1,800 students and learners, 900 teachers, and 200 parents took part in the project to foster resilience, inclusive education and non-discrimination in schools. Participants were trained in the QT/TM programme, which adds 10 to 15 minutes at the beginning and end of the school day. During that time, they practise the simple, natural Transcendental Meditation technique to achieve a state of profound rest physically and inner calm and alertness mentally.
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