Meditation Courses at School for Problem Pupils

Every secondary school has been invited to sign up to a transcendental meditation programme. The twice-daily programme, which was founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1958 and whose followers include the musicians Sheryl Crow and Moby, will be offered to help schools tackle pupils' behaviour.

The Maharishi Foundation claims its techniques will calm pupils, make them more attentive to work and can even mitigate some of the problems experienced by Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder sufferers.

But critics will say it is another step in the expansion of a multi-million-pound global empire built on the fees charged for training in the technique. (More)

Source: The Observer