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Transcendental Meditation Boosts High School Graduation Rates, As Policymakers Look To Alternatives : US/World : Medical Daily

A large socioeconomic underclass continues to propagate in America with a high school graduation rate of only 69 percent and projections for 12 million students to drop out during the next decade. During the next decade, nearly one in three American high school students will drop out, with some entering prison rather than college. Transcendental… Continue reading Transcendental Meditation Boosts High School Graduation Rates, As Policymakers Look To Alternatives : US/World : Medical Daily

Transcendental Meditation significantly reduces posttraumatic stress in African refugees

April 8, 2013 in Psychology & Psychiatry via Transcendental Meditation significantly reduces posttraumatic stress in African refugees. graph shows the changes in posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms as reflected in scores on the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL) in the two groups. Both groups indicated severe PTS symptoms at baseline. Visible improvements can be seen in… Continue reading Transcendental Meditation significantly reduces posttraumatic stress in African refugees

AFP: War veterans say meditation could help

War veterans say meditation could help By Sebastian Smith (AFP) – 5 hours ago NEW YORK — Meditation might sound an unlikely activity for men trained in killing people and blowing things up in Afghanistan and Iraq. But US war veterans say meditation could help heal the post-war mental disturbances that afflict a growing number… Continue reading AFP: War veterans say meditation could help

Meditation study seeks to help cadets prevent PTSD – Nation – The Boston Globe

Study suggests meditation may help prevent PTSD By Bryan Bender | Globe Staff December 02, 2012 NORTHFIELD, Vt. — It is part of a highly regimented daily routine at Norwich University, the nation’s oldest private military academy and a cultivator of battlefield leaders for nearly two centuries. Dressed in combat fatigues and boots, a platoon… Continue reading Meditation study seeks to help cadets prevent PTSD – Nation – The Boston Globe