Enhanced brain function

The brain is like a muscle. When we train it, it becomes stronger, if we neglect it, it will shrink. We only use a small part of our brain’s potential. Education has not provided us with a means to develop our full brain potential. The means is transcending.

How stress damages the brain

Stress, pressure, fatigue, poor diet, alcohol, and drugs damage neural connections between the brain's prefrontal cortex - or CEO - and the rest of the brain. When you are overtired or under intense mental or physical stress, the brain bypasses its higher, more evolved, rational frontal executive circuits. Consequently, you respond to daily demands without thinking; you make impulsive, shortsighted decisions. When the CEO goes "offline," strong emotions, such as fear and anger, take over, adversely coloring your view of the world.

Stressful brain

Offline prefrontal cortex

Meditating Brain

Online prefrontal cortex

How TM optimises the brain The stress-reducing

Non-religious TM technique provides the experience of restful alertness, which reduces stress, strengthens communication between the brain's prefrontal cortex and different areas of the brain, and develops total brain functioning. As a result, the Transcendental Meditation practitioner displays stronger executive functions, with more purposeful thinking and farsighted decision-making. When the CEO is fully online, the emotional response to the world is more balanced and appropriate.

  • Impulsive
  • Reactive behavior
  • Shortsighted decision-making
  • Poor working memory
  • Distracted attention
  • Drug and alcohol abuse
  • Unethical thinking and behavior

Weak executive

functioning

Rigid thinking

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Strong
executive

functioning

  • Purposeful, flexible thinking
  • Nonimpulsive, proactive behavior
  • Farsighted decision-making
  • Excellent working memory
  • Settled, focused attention
  • No substance abuse or addictions
  • Ethical thinking and behavior

The brain is compared before and after meditation.

Increase your happiness hormones

Millions of people have experienced the transformative effect of TM on their lives. When you sleep better, think more clearly and have more energy it’s only natural to find yourself in a happy state of mind

Reference: Journal of Neural Transmission Vol 39, 1976, pp257-267

“It’s like a TM puts me in the
best mood!”

————Katy Perry