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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Is Meditation an Answer to School Problems?

A meditation educator is travelling the province to encourage teachers, parents and principals to buy into a program that uses transcendental meditation to reduce behaviour issues and academic problems in schools.

Ashley Deans, a physicist and educator with the Canadian Association for Stress-Free Schools, said 30 minutes of meditation a day can make a big difference in a student's academic success.

"The transcendental meditation technique is the single most effective technique available for eliminating stress, promoting health and increasing creativity and intelligence," Deans said. "It's not that unconventional since meditation has become more mainstream. Think of it in the context of providing a quiet-time program in schools." (More)

Source: The Daily Gleaner

2 comments:

bloggabix said...

Yes, TM is the answer to the problem of stress in schools. it is a simple technique that works and has loads of research backing up its claims. I have done it for years and highly recommend it.

Keith DeBoer said...

Everyone should visit the Maharishi School in Iowa, its amazing!