Ellen DeGeneres & Russell Brand
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third annual “Change Begins Within” gala
December 3rd, 2011 | Los Angeles County Museum of Art
A star-studded audience was moved by incredible stories of transformation among veterans and underserved youth who’ve overcome traumatic stress through Transcendental Meditation.
Superintendent Carlos Garcia and several principals voiced passionate support for widespread adoption of the Quiet Time program in schools, based on the dramatic results at their own. Veterans and their families spoke about the healing effect of TM on combat-induced PTS. Award recipients included:
- Resilient Warrior Award: Paul Rieckhoff, Executive Director, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
- Quiet Time Award: Carlos Garcia, Superintendent, San Francisco Unified School District
- Enlightened Giver Award: Russell Simmons, Chairman and CEO, Rush Communications
Wall Street Journal: David Lynch Foundation implements meditation programs for at-risk students and veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder full story
Celebrities host benefit gala at
Metropolitan Museum of Art
December 13th, 2010 | New York
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Russell Brand, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood,
Katy Perry, Candy Crowley, and Russell Simmons celebrated the Foundation’s wide range of successful projects with:
- students
- veterans
- homeless teens & adults
- American Indians
This inspiring, entertaining event also launched Operation Warrior Wellness, an initiative to combat post-traumatic stress among veterans, active duty military, and their families.
NY Times: David Lynch Foundation offers TM to troubled students, veterans, homeless people, prisoners, and others full story
Paul McCartney headlines benefit
concert at Radio City Music Hall
April 3rd, 2009 | New York
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited onstage for this landmark concert, supporting the Foundation’s goal of teaching 1 million at-risk students to meditate. They were joined by Sheryl Crow, Donovan, Mike Love, Eddie Vedder, Ben Harper, Moby, Bettye Lavette, and many other musicians.
Jerry Seinfeld—a long-time TM practitioner himself—added humor to the already celebratory atmosphere.
NY Times: Just say ‘Om’: The Fab Two give a little help to a cause
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CNN’s Candy Crowley anchors
benefits for veterans & at-risk students
June 8th, 2011 | Washington, DC | American University
This event showcased how Transcendental Meditation programs help at-risk students and veterans overcome stress, anxiety, depression, and learning disorders—while improving their creativity, focus, and mental resiliency.
Renowned psychiatrist Dr. Norman Rosenthal introduced his new book Transcendence: Healing and Transformation through Transcendental Meditation.
ABC News: Meditation heals military vets with PTSD full story
Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Foundation
partners to launch Operation Warrior
Wellness NYC
June 7th, 2011 | New York | Urban Zen Center
Operation Warrior Wellness NYC will bring the Transcendental Meditation program and integrative therapies to veterans and their families in New York who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Veterans from each generation—World War II, Vietnam, and Iraq—shared personal stories of how TM transformed their lives and healed the trauma of war.
CNN: Alternative treatment promoted for soldiers suffering from PTSD
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Operation Warrior Wellness news conference
December 13th, 2010 | New York | Paley Center for Media
The psychological wounds of war are less visible than physical ones, yet equally devastating—more veterans die due to suicide than in combat.
The David Lynch Foundation launched Operation Warrior Wellness to promote resiliency and well-being among veterans, active duty military, and their families through the evidence-based Transcendental Meditation program. This press conference featured military personnel, scientists, and celebrities.
Wall Street Journal: Filmmaker introduces veterans to meditation
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President Clinton addresses DLF’s
international conference: Building healthy,
sustainable American Indian communities
September 25–27th, 2009 | Iowa
This conference unveiled a 5-point plan developed by the Ho-Chunk Elders Advisory Council and Hocak Elders Council:
- Education: Improving academic achievement & reducing stress and violence among youth
- Health: Preventing and treating diabetes, cardiovascular disease, substance abuse, and depression
- Energy: Promoting self-sufficiency through wind and solar technologies
- Agriculture: Creating food and economic self-sufficiency through organic farming
- Cultural preservation & restoration: Safeguarding the land, language, and spiritual traditions of American Indians
Watch President Clinton’s address
Watch American Indian conference replayS
National summit on student health &
education: Quiet Time in the classroom
October 16th, 2008 | New York | W Hotel
The alarming rise of classroom stress has fueled widespread problems in education, including:
- poor academic achievement
- anxiety, depression, and violence
- teacher burnout
To help neutralize this stress, many schools have implemented the “Quiet Time” program—10-15 minutes at the start and end of each day when students meditate in silence. This summit brought together prominent educators and scientists to examine the dramatic impact of Quiet Time, based on research and first-hand experience.
An evening with David Lynch & friends
June 2nd, 2011 | Los Angeles | Home of Juicy Couture co-founder Pam Levy & TV-director Jefery Levy
This Beverly Hills party highlighted initiatives such as DLF’s local collaboration with Children of the Night, a re-entry program for homeless and abused teenagers.
LA Daily News: Children of the Night, movie director David Lynch expand work full story
San Francisco school superintendent:
the Quiet Time program is “transforming
lives, and it will transform our society”
June 1st, 2011 | San Francisco | Legion of Honor
Carlos Garcia, superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District, praised the Quiet Time program for helping turnaround several of the city’s most troubled schools.
The Quiet Time program serves thousands of at-risk middle school & high school students, plus many teachers and administrators.
