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Friday, May 1, 2009

Scientist Visits Skelmersdale to Explain the Bbenefits of Mmeditation

A LEADING American academic delivered a presentation on Transcendental Meditation in Skelmersdale last week.

Speaking at the Woodley Park Conference Centre in Ashurst on Friday, Dr Fred Travis explained how children can benefit from regularly practising meditation as part of their school day.

More than 50 teachers from around the North West attended the 90 minute presentation.

Dr Derek Cassells, Headteacher at Skelmersdale’s Maharishi School said: “We were very lucky to have Dr Travis visit us and we hope his presentation delivered a ‘wow’ factor to all the teachers who were there.”

Dr Travis, a neural scientist from the Maharishi University of Management in Iowa, USA, explained how periods of meditation can improve the functions of the brain. (More)

Source: Skelmersdale Advertiser

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