More than 130 military and governmental leaders and medical researchers gathered yesterday at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, D.C. for a national summit on "Resilience, the Brain and Meditation." The meeting investigated the extensive scientific evidence and clinical experience using the Transcendental Meditation technique to promote resilience and overcome post-traumatic stress disorder among active-duty military personnel, veterans, and cadets.

The Summit was sponsored by Operation Warrior Wellness, a division of the David Lynch Foundation, and hosted by Candy Crowley, the Emmy Award-winning host of CNN’s "State of the Union with Candy Crowley."

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Mehmet Oz, M.D., renowned cardiac surgeon and host of the Emmy Award-winning Dr. Oz Show, is offering the Transcendental Meditation technique to his entire New York-based production team—and seeing substantive changes immediately.

In this compelling new video, featured on www.DoctorOz.com, Dr. Oz describes the benefits of TM for mind and body, how the technique has impacted his own life, and why he offers it to his creative team.  WATCH THE VIDEO

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Abused women and girls can heal and empower themselves through the twice daily practice of the simple, effortless, evidence-based Transcendental Meditation technique—according to a panel of distinguished women doctors and advocates who gathered for the first annual public forum on “Women, Violence, and Meditation” held on March 31st at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.

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For too many urban students, drugs, gangs, and violence are a distressing yet inevitable part of their everyday lives. Because of these high-stress conditions, thousands of at-risk schools have predictable problems, including poor attendance and performance, and high dropout and violence rates.

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Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr headlined a star-studded concert in New York City three years ago to benefit the David Lynch Foundation’s global initiative to teach one million at-risk youth to meditate. Joining Paul and Ringo for their first reunion concert in 20 years were Jerry Seinfeld, Sheryl Crowe, Eddie Vedder, Moby, Ben Harper, and Donovan.  WATCH TRAILER

Now, this historic concert is airing on PBS affiliates nationwide over the next few months, beginning with the April 29th premiere on New York's WNET–Channel 13, the largest PBS station in the U.S.