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[http://awearnessblog.com/images/redsquare_article.gif] Howard Stern and
Transcendental Meditation
<http://awearnessblog.com/2009/03/howard-stern-transcendental-meditation\
.php>
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<http://awearnessblog.com/howardstern051205_1_400.jpg> Raunchy radio
star Howard Stern <http://www.howardstern.com/> has -- believe it or
not -- copped to being a student of Transcendental Meditation
<http://www.tm.org/> for years. That doesn't explain why he feels the
need to run a mini-radio empire based on people who make bad decisions
in life. Still, every morning -- at 4 am -- and night he clears his head
and meditates. Stern credits the practice with helping him quit smoking
and achieve his goals in radio. He also announced on his Sirius show
last week that he will appear at Hollywood director David Lynch's
"Change Begins Within
<http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1D00424BAF8134DB?camefrom=CFC_RADIOCI\
TY_RADIOCITY&brand=radiocity> " concert at Radio City Music Hall on
Saturday, April 4. Also appearing are Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eddie
Vedder, Donovan, Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Moby, Bettye Lavette, Paul
Horn and Jim James.
The event's goals are to "raise funds to teach one million at-risk
children to meditate -- giving them life-long tools to overcome stress
and violence and promote peace and success in their lives." The David
Lynch Foundation <http://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/> advocates
meditation -- the TM Quiet Time program -- in schools as a means to
increase academic performance and attention span. To that end the
foundation provides scholarships
<http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/03/16/2008-03-16_david_lynch_off\
ers_1m_for_meditation_stu.html> for students in grades 6-12. From
Associated Content
<http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1586141/howard_stern_joins_the\
_campaign_for.html?singlepage=true> :
David Lynch and other proponents of TM suggest that students who spend
15-20 meditating each morning experience better concentration in school,
better academic performance and lower incidences of depression and
anxiety.
Despite Howard Stern's repeated self-proclamations that he is the "King
of All Media," he rarely makes live appearances in public outside of his
radio show. Stern stated that he originally considered declining Lynch's
offer to appear because of his discomfort about appearing in public, but
changed his mind because he believes in the cause so strongly. He also
stated that Transcendental Meditation helped to reduce his mother's
symptoms of depression.
Learn more about the concert at DLF.tv
<http://dlf.tv/change-begins-within/> . Information on transcendental
meditation scholarships can be found here.
<http://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/scholarships.html>
