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NEWS ABOUT: meditation

meditation stories: 8 news summaries
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Transcendental Meditation Slashes Heart Attack Risk

Listen to Maharishi, cut risk of heart disease ills 50%

Nov 18, 09 1:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Transcendental Meditation's tangible—and significant—health benefits have been confirmed by another pair of heart-disease-related studies. In one, a nine-year look at black Americans with heart disease, those who practiced TM had a 50% lower risk of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to a control group using traditional preventative... More »

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hypertension • heart disease • heart attack • meditation • scientific study • medical study • Maharishi Mahesh Yogi • Transcendental Meditation

(Newser) - Consumers are cutting back in all sorts of ways amid the recession—just not when it comes to yoga. Sales of designer mats, which fetch in the ballpark of $100, are surging, reports Time. One leading company, Manduka, has seen sales shoot up 87% on Amazon in the last 4... More »

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recession • luxury • yoga • meditation • Manduka

 In SF, a Center 
 for Female Orgasm 

Commune is devoted to female sexuality

Mar 15, 09 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Every morning as the rest of us fight sleepiness and traffic, a group of women at the One Taste Urban Retreat Center lie back and let a fully clothed male "research partner" coax them to orgasm, reports the New York Times. The co-ed commune in San Francisco also offers... More »

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San Francisco • meditation • orgasmic meditation • female sexuality

 Om My! Meditation Lowers Blood Pressure

Study shows daily time-out may reduce medication needs

Aug 24, 08 7:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Om a day might just keep the blood pressure medication away, reports NPR. Daily meditation helped lower the blood pressure in two-thirds of patients in a recent study who were striking out on the medication front. Participants used the “relaxation response” technique, of sitting quietly for 15 minutes... More »

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health • blood pressure • nitric oxide • relaxation • meditation • medication

Indian Guru to the Beatles Dies

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi brought Transcendental Meditation to the West

Feb 6, 08 3:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Indian guru who inspired the Beatles and founded the Transcendental Meditation movement, died yesterday at his Dutch home, the Guardian reports. He was believed to be 90. Maharishi—known as the “giggling guru” for his playful witticisms—hosted the Beatles for a highly publicized retreat... More »

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India • obituary • Netherlands • Clint Eastwood • Beatles • Wales • meditation • Deepak Chopra

'Nose Bidet' Gives Sinuses Alt Relief

'Stuffy' people turning to ancient Indian neti pots to clear nasal passages

Jan 6, 08 3:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Sufferers of stuffy sinuses are turning to an ancient remedy to clear their nasal passages: the neti pot. Also called the "nose bidet," the neti pot is filled with non-iodized salt water, the spout is placed in one nostril, and water is poured in and streamed out the... More »

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health • yoga • meditation • neti pot • sinuses • nasal passages • alternative medicine

Scientology and Seinfeld: What's the Deal?

Comic dabbled—not
that there's anything wrong with that

Oct 30, 07 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - After raising a ruckus by acknowledging that he dabbled in Scientology, Jerry Seinfeld has cleared the record: “It is not my complete wacko resume. It’s just one aspect!” Seinfeld said he spent his younger days exploring “self-help things” —meditation, Aikido, yoga, and karate. Of Scientology,... More »

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Scientology • Tom Cruise • Jerry Seinfeld • meditation

Burma Protests a 'Success,' Says Buddhist Leader

Famed anti-Vietnam agitator supports
monks on US tour

Oct 14, 07 7:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Revered Buddhist spokesman Thich Nhat Hanh, famed for enlisting Martin Luther King's help against the Vietnam War, is supporting his spiritual brethren in Burma on a US tour. The monks' struggle against Burma is "already a success," he told Time, "because if monks are imprisoned or have... More »

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Vietnam • Dalai Lama • Myanmar • Burma • Buddhism • monks • military junta • Thich Nhat Hanh • meditation • Zen • Theravada • Mahayana • Vajrayana

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