I have been practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique for 25 years. This incredible technique has been an excellent method for me to achieve an optimal mind-body connection. It has profoundly affected my personal health over the years. It has helped me to maintain a healthy weight, reduce my blood pressure, and improve my focus and short-term memory significantly.
My teacher, who taught me the technique and who initiated me into the practice of Transcendental Meditation. Before he became a teacher, he was a barrister (lawyer) in London, and was burning out in his career from job stress. He felt he could no longer focus on his life, and his family life was out of balance.
The story he shared with me about how he became a meditator was an interesting story of his own personal journey. He was sitting outside the court in London and had realized that he no longer enjoyed what he did professionally. He saw a poster on a wall as he walked outside going home that invited anyone interested in changing their lives to a free lecture that was given at the University of London by a man named Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
He said he knew about the Maharishi from stories he remembered reading about when the Beatles went to his ashram in India, and the Yogi himself personally taught them the technique in the late 60s. He thought that the Beatles were successful musicians who were creative geniuses, and they appeared to be focused when creating and performing their music. He felt that if this technique helped them be successful and focused, then maybe he should try it and see if it could help him.
Maharishi stated that:
“This technology has the potential to raise the life of every individual and society to its full dignity, where problems and suffering are absent, and perfect health, happiness, success, and rapid pace of progress are the natural features of life".
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