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How I Came Close to Losing It All And Found Myself in the Process
I think it’s important for me to say that I’ve never been a bliss ninny. I’ve never been a seeker. I’ve never been interested in the next best fad diet or anything like that. I
In Other News
Women and Addictions At a recent New York conference on Transcendental Meditation and its benefits in reducing addiction, recovering addicts, including Elizabeth Vargas of ABC TV’s 20/20, made supporting statements. They all told a similar
African Girls Find School Can Bring Happiness–Not Just Passing Grades
A group of young African girls aged 13-16 from poor, rural families in Uganda were very fortunate to find an opportunity to go to a girls’ secondary school where they could excel. Many Ugandan children
The Best Summer Vacation, Twice a Day
The most famous song about Summer, written by George Gershwin for the famous Broadway musical Porgy and Bess, includes the lyrics “Summertime, and the livin’ is easy.” Every year, we all look forward to a
Why I Practice TM: Five Professional Women Speak Out
Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to interview dozens of truly inspiring women who have found that the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique helps their careers, their families and their health. Some of these women
Mother Nature’s Emissaries
Jane is walking down the street, lost in her thoughts, when suddenly she hears someone cry out. Turning toward the sound, she sees that an elderly man has fallen on the road. She runs toward
Roz Savage: Rowing Three Oceans Alone
Roz Savage is a woman who doesn’t do anything halfway. A lawyer trained at Oxford University, by her early thirties she was married, had a promising career as a management consultant in London’s financial district,
From Taiwan to Iowa: Dr. Ayako Huang
I recently met Dr. Ayako Huang. I was so impressed by her joyful brightness, her calm, her purposefulness and her intelligence, that I asked for an interview on her life and goals. Ayako, whose life
How to Avoid and Reduce Gambling Addiction in Women
How would you handle an overnight change in lifestyle that leaves you with a lot of free time on your hands? From the metropolitan women of New York City’s towering apartment buildings who frequent the
Having Trouble Meditating?
I was at a tender age—19—when I first considered meditation. I didn’t know anyone who meditated or at least didn’t know anyone who’d told me that they meditated. It didn’t occur to me that there