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Kathy Matara is an environmental safety and health policy advocate who has worked on sustainable safe technologies since 2012. She spearheaded an action for Iowans to opt out of high radiation smart meters in favor of zero-radiation analog meters to measure utility usage in front of legislative, regulatory and governing…

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) movement, brought ancient Vedic wisdom to the modern world with clarity and accessibility. Vedic wisdom is the complete totality of knowledge of the full range of life, from the cosmic to the individual.  Maharishi’s teachings revolve around one central truth:…

It’s been 14 years since my husband Harry passed away. I still think of him everyday and the love and appreciation I had for him has grown even more. At the time of his passing, I was fortunate to have strong support from my family and friends—I wasn’t alone. I…

A talk by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi given on August 22, 1970 at Humboldt College, California Audience question:“We said that Being is pure awareness, and also we have said that everything that exists, by virtue of its existence, is made up of Being. Does everything that exists have awareness?” Maharishi:“Some less…

As we announced in our September mini-magazine, we have some exciting news that we’ll elaborate below: The Transcendental Meditation technique is now officially included in the U.S. national guidelines for preventing and treating high blood pressure. Blood pressure measures the force against the walls of your blood vessels as the…

Lindsey Creegan is a Special Educator in the Syosset, New York Central School District. A special education teacher provides support to students with disabilities in accessing the general education curriculum. They collaborate with a team to develop Individualized Education Programs, implement these plans with individualized instruction, and monitor student progress.…

From my very first meditation, I experienced that true, lasting happiness comes from within. On my tenth birthday, I learned Transcendental Meditation—a gift from my Dad,  a TM teacher, who taught me the technique. I remember it was a beautiful summer day. I closed my eyes to meditate and, at…

Today, 1.2 million farmers, more than a third of all US agricultural producers, are women. Women farmers find their relationship with the land to be intimate, precious and healing. The increasing number of women in farming is partially due to their desire for a healthier and more sustainable life. Naturally,…

There is rarely a higher mission for a mother than finding the best ways to raise her children. Moms are eager to learn new ideas about parenting their children—what works and what doesn’t.  As someone who teaches Transcendental Meditation to women, I’ve heard many moms (and grandmas) talk about the…

The US Constitution, as ratified in 1788, did not mention women at all. The Founding Fathers did not consider women to be full citizens and did not grant us any specific rights. Especially after 1920, the progress of women’s freedom can be tracked to greater and greater levels within society—allowing…