Paul McCartney Talks Transcendental Meditation With David Lynch

Paul McCartney has been on a vegetarian diet for a long time (his youngest daughter is a vegan) and also practices Transcendental Meditation, which he learned from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in the 1960’s.

Recently interviewed by film director David Lynch, who is also the founder of The David Lynch Foundation, which teaches children the practice of Transcendental Meditation, he explained how he went to see Maharishi at the prompting of George Harrison’s wife, Pattie Boyd.

Watch a portion of the interview Lynch did with McCartney on his discovery of Transcendental Meditation below:

Meditation May Prevent Heart Disease in Teens

New research published in “Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine,” shows meditation could decrease the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in teens who are most at risk.

In a study of 62 African American teens with high blood pressure, those who meditated twice a day for 15 minutes had lower left ventricular mass, which is an indicator of future cardiovascular disease, according to Dr. Vernon Barnes, a physiologist in the Medical College of Georgia and the Georgia Health Sciences University Institute of Public and Preventive Health. Additionally, the left ventricular mass was measured with two-dimensional echocardiograms before and after the study and the group that meditated showed a significant decrease.

“Increased mass of the heart muscle’s left ventricle is caused by the extra workload on the heart with higher blood pressure. Some of these teens already had higher measures of left ventricular mass because of their elevated blood pressure, which they are likely to maintain into adulthood,” Barnes explained.

Half of the group was trained in transcendental meditation and asked to meditate for 15 minutes with a class and 15 minutes at home for a four-month period, while the other half was given education on how to lower blood pressure and risk for cardiovascular disease – without meditation.

Furthermore, school records also showed behavior improvements. “Transcendental meditation results in a rest for the body that is often deeper than sleep,” Barnes said. “Statistics indicate that one in every 10 black youths have high blood pressure. If practiced over time, the meditation may reduce the risk of these teens developing cardiovascular disease, in addition to other added health benefits.”

Dr. Oz Offers Transcendental Meditation to his Production Team

Dr. Mehmet Oz is offering Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique to his entire NY-based production team, and is already seeing changes, according to The David Lynch Foundation.

“I have been practicing Transcendental Meditation (or “TM”) for nearly three years. About six months ago, I decided to offer the technique to everyone on my team at The Dr. Oz Show,” Oz said in a recent video statement. “I had seen the extensive research documenting its benefits—and have also seen so many people who I admire and respect incorporate Transcendental Meditation into their own lives and share it with the people that they care for.”

After the first 20 people on his staff learned to meditate, he said he began getting amazing feedback via email. “The first thing I noticed was a change in the tone and the texture of the dialogue—away from dwelling on problems towards a much more thoughtful, insightful, clever way of solving problems. Instead of highlighting the issues that were separating us, my team was deriving bliss and joy from finding solutions,” he said.

He also explained the scientific research behind the meditation method, which shows the technique can reduce blood pressure and cholesterol, and that “is the tip of the iceberg,” he said.

“You know as well as I do: Any business is what it is because of the people who work there. Why not take people who are working at 80 percent, 60 percent, 30 percent of their potential and take them all to 99 percent of their potential. I think that’s what true success feels like,” said Dr. Oz, explaining that is what TM can do for a company.

“It’s a powerful tool to turbo-charge the people in your organization and, I believe quite strongly, you would be very wise to give it a try.”

VIDEO: Oprah Talks Transcendental Meditation

During a recent interview on The Dr. Oz Show, Oprah told Dr. Oz about her recent experience with learning Transcendental Meditation, and how she is “one thousand percent better” when she centers herself using the technique each day. She also shared it with her staff, who has seen improvements as well.

Watch the interview below: