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“Even the best approximation of proximity can’t contain the infinite, insurmountable distance between people.” — Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, August 2023 A few years ago, prior to the pandemic, 36 percent of those responding to a U.S. Gallup poll reported that they were struggling with “serious loneliness.” This year,…

Every day, thousands of women and girls search the internet for information about meditation. Sometimes they look for information about meditation generically, being unaware of the distinction between different types of meditation. Sometimes searchers type in “TM” or “Transcendental Meditation near me” when they have already heard about the TM…

Jane Roman Pitt resides in Asheville, North Carolina, where she is kept busy being a mother, grandmother, educator, singer, composer, author, and TM teacher. She began performing at age 15, and in 1974 she released her first album of uplifting music, “This Beautiful Feeling,” on the New Age label Unity…

As a child, I was told that every time a year was coming to an end and a new year was about to begin, the “old man” year died, and a “new baby” year was born to take his place. I was remarkably saddened by this story and wept for…

Breast cancer is the most frequent form of cancer in women but also the most survived form. The incidence of breast cancer is almost four times higher in women over the age of 50. With the goal of attacking the harrowing effects that this disease creates in all aspects of…

Emerging relatively recently on the music scene, Canadian Tara De Santis has taken the Quebec music scene by storm and has been featured many times in the press including in an article in Elle Quebec. Calling herself Véda, she has already released more than 15 songs that have inspired hundreds…

Why do people go on vacation? To get out of their tiresome daily routine, to experience something new, to relax? The Transcendental Meditation technique is a way to take a break from our pursuits and passions and responsibilities for 20 minutes twice a day by allowing our attention to travel inward. To…

In the May 2023 issue of The Atlantic, an article called “Adult ADHD Is the Wild West of Psychiatry” stated: “Nearly 5 percent of adults are thought to have the disorder, but less than 20 percent of them have been diagnosed or have received treatment (compared with about 77 percent of children)…. America has no standard…

I remember pregnancy as a happy, exciting time but also as a time of unexpected physical and emotional trials. I was fortunate to have access to the Transcendental Meditation technique during my pregnancies and want to share that blessing with other expectant women. The TM technique has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety while balancing…

“Creativity is Intelligence Having Fun.” – Albert Einstein Psychologist Rollo May once defined creativity as the act of actualizing oneself. Expressing ourselves in an authentic unique way can take any form. Every one of us has creative potential—it just needs to be unlocked. The source of creativity There is an…