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Children’s book author Arlene Maguire is a cum laude graduate of Rutgers University in New Jersey. After receiving a teaching degree, she taught elementary school and then began writing picture books for children. To date, she has sold well over 100,000 books!  The eight books that Arlene has written are: Life’s Changes (Los Arboles Publications), A House Full…

Reprinted from April 2022 As a long-time Transcendental Meditation teacher, it is clarifying to get a fresh perspective on the TM program. I spoke with a woman who was very recently instructed in the TM technique in order to get a vision of one young woman’s expectations, hopes, and experiences…

I was happy to see that there was a recent increased focus on women and their risk of stroke, as gender is a factor that can significantly affect risk, prevention, treatment and compliance.  A stroke is either a sudden blockage of blood flow to the brain or sudden bleeding in…

It’s almost Christmas. Or perhaps you celebrate Gita Jayanti? Observe Ashura? Revel on Krampus Night? Mark St. Nicholas Day? Commemorate Bodhi Day? Honor St. Lucia? What about Chanukah? And Zartosht no-diso? Kwanzaa? Truly December marks the honoring of days that are important to many people of many faiths. For all…

A commonly held stereotype is that women are poor drivers. Two experiments have confirmed that women made twice as many driving mistakes after hearing that cliché! All women who had heard of the stereotype expected or self-reported to have driven poorly. Women and girls who have heard and believed this…

Offering Support for Low Income Single Mother’s Through theYWCA Single-parent families accounted for 28.2 percent of all Canadian households in 2021. For the first time, it is the most common type of household in Canada, surpassing even couples with children (26.5 percent). Today, over one-fifth of Canadian children are being…

(excerpted and adapted from our blog post of March 3, 2014) Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution states: Before he enters on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:–“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of…

This interview of Maharishi, founder of the Transcendental Meditation program, is excerpted from Robert Oates’ book Celebrating the Dawn, originally published in 1976 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York. Q: What’s the goal of Transcendental Meditation? Maharishi: “The goal of the Transcendental Meditation technique is the state of enlightenment. This…

As any serious gardener can tell you, there are a lot of parallels between the principles of gardening and life in general. By getting your hands in that soil, cultivating and watching your garden grow, you recognize real life lessons: plan—but embrace the unexpected; nourish living things; be patient, watch,…

Never in the history of calming down has anyone calmed down by being told to calm down. Do you tend to be high strung, stressed, anxious, over wrought, or tightly wound? Do people tell you to “take it easy” or “calm down” or “just relax” sometimes? In a 2021 article…