Transcendental Meditation on Nightline

Nightline had an interesting segment tonight, July 5, 2010 called, "Transcendental Meditation Thrives in Iowa", about the only city in the U.S. based on transcendental meditation, the city of Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa. There you will find hundreds of people harmoniously participating in global meditations. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi founded transcendental meditation (TM), which he taught for over 50 years in countries around the world.

People of all faiths and religions practice TM, which mainly requires sitting in a comfortable position with your eyes closed for 15 to 20 minutes and repeating a spiritual mantra, which could be a Biblical scripture, a song, a word, or a positive affirmation.

Vedic City is also home to the famous Ayurveda Health Spa, also shown on the Nightline segment. As the oldest holistic medical system in the world, Ayurveda originated in India over 5,000 years ago.

One of the heart health benefits was publicly announced in November 2009 by the director of the Center for Natural Medicine and Prevention, Dr. Robert Schneider. He states that practicing TM lowers stress and reduces your risk of heart disease by 47 percent. Fourty seven percent is much higher than any known heart medication or remedy to date.