Transcendental Meditation (TM) is for people who lead active lives. Most of us begin TM for practical reasons: we want better physical and mental health, increased energy, less anxiety and tension, more fulfilling relationships, greater clarity of thought, or more success and fulfillment.
Many individuals today experience the benefits of this highly effective meditation technique. We hear a lot about famous movie stars, business leaders, athletes, musicians, scientists, fashion models, and talk show hosts who all do TM. But thousands more--homemakers, teachers, bank clerks, farmers, small business persons, students of all ages, veterans, and people from every imaginable walk of life--are quietly and effortlessly practicing the TM program, benefiting from the proven release of stress, lowering high blood pressure, and increasing their success and happiness at work and at home.
ROBERT KEITH WALLACE is a pioneering researcher on the physiology of consciousness. His work has inspired hundreds of studies on the benefits of meditation and other mind-body techniques. Dr. Wallace's findings have been published in Science, American Journal of Physiology, and Scientific American. He received his BS in physics and his PhD in physiology from UCLA, and he conducted postgraduate research at Harvard University. As the founding president of Maharishi University of Management (MUM) in Fairfield, Iowa, Dr. Wallace is currently Co-Dean of the College of Perfect Health, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Physiology and Health, and a Trustee of MUM.
LINCOLN AKIN NORTON is an entrepreneur, writer, and teacher of Transcendental Meditation. He started TM in 1966 while at Harvard and became a teacher in 1969. Since then he has served in numerous roles within the TM organization, including hosting one of the first TM to Business conferences with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1976 at the Absolute Theory of Management Conference in Lausanne, Switzerland. In 1982, he founded and became the CEO and Chairman of HRSoft, Inc., the first company to automate the mission-critical business area of Succession Planning and Management Development for the PC. Lincoln Norton was also the Founder and Chairman of the Corporate University, Inc., a membership organization that evaluated the best of the best of development activities for managers and executives in large companies around the world. In addition, he was a Founding Partner and Chairman of the Architectural Review Committee at Hartley Farms in Harding Township, New Jersey, an environmentally sensitive residential development that has won national acclaim for its innovative use of open spaces, architectural guidelines, and historic preservation.
