Anna Bruen: Inner Silence, Multitasking and Sustainable Living

As a child, Anna Bruen had an unusual hero: Rachel Carson, the marine biologist who wrote Silent Spring, the startling treatise that alerted the nation to the dangers of DDT. […]

Wellness, Well-being and Being

I recently read that there is an initiative amongst some health and spa leaders to focus on wellness (health) rather than well-being (happiness and emotions). This gave me pause. Half a century ago, the concept of a mind-body connection didn’t even exist, not to mention such a nuanced distinction between wellness and well-being. In fact, when the first research study by Dr. Robert Keith Wallace on the Transcendental Meditation technique was published in Scientific American in 1972, it rocked the scientific community.

Stress-Free Menopause: An Interview with Ellen Dolgen

Ellen Dolgen has devoted the last ten years of her life to helping other women through the often difficult transition of menopause. With her many TV appearances, Menopause Mondays blog posts, books, and social media outreach, she has helped millions of women experience a healthier and happier life transition. Here she talks about the Transcendental Meditation technique…

Women, Wisdom and the World

Last February, seventeen women students at Maharishi University of Management (MUM) gathered for a special course called “Women, Wisdom and the World.” Taught by Leslee Goldstein, Ph.D., and Percilla Herrera, the two-week course focused on the role of women historically, in the present, and in a more perfect future.

One of the unique features of MUM is that the students practice the Transcendental Meditation technique twice daily, which has been …

Maharishi University of Management: A Unique University Helps Women Grow in Consciousness, Creativity and Leadership

Like many young women today, Andrea Zapata enrolled in college right after completing high school. Deciding that she wanted to study environmental sciences at a university, she threw herself into researching different transfer options, but soon became discouraged.

“I grew disillusioned with universities that had great environmental programs yet did not show full integrity with the quality…

The Miracle of Transcendence and the Human Brain

The human brain is an unfathomable mystery. The American astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson described it perfectly when he wrote, “Everything we do, every thought we’ve ever had, is produced by the human brain. But exactly how it operates remains one of the biggest unsolved mysteries, and it seems the more we probe its secrets, the more surprises we find.”

Tracy McCormick: Learning to Stand in Your Own Light

For Tracy McCormick, learning to practice the Transcendental Meditation technique was part of a spiritual journey that started when she was a child.

“I come from a long line of strong, spiritual women,” she says. For example, her grandmother Mary J. McCormick was pregnant with her seventh child when her beloved husband suddenly died of a heart attack…

A Natural Antidote to Anxiety

Susan Kane described herself as a worrier by nature. “I’d always find something to worry about,” she says. When the anxiety started to impact her digestion, she found herself debilitated by stomach pain.

Let’s Dance in the New Year (Part I)

I have mixed feelings about New Year’s resolutions. On the one hand, they’re a good excuse to set goals and get my life back on track. My resolutions tend to center on health, mainly because that’s a big focus in my life. But I can’t help but notice they’re all about changing things that…

How Women Can Save Our Nation from Violence

I recently read a headline that made me pause: “Why America needs more female cops” in the Nov. 5, 2015 issue of Time magazine.

This was not an article about equality in the workplace, I soon found out. It was about the unique contribution women make in a profession currently shrouded with problems of violence and tragic misconduct.