TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION
                EXPLAINED
              by Dr Gemma Beckley
                                 The
                                  MEDITATION
                                  TRUST
           TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION
                    EXPLAINED
                     Written by Dr Gemma Beckley
                     Published by The Meditation Trust 
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                         Transcendental Meditation Explained
                   Dr Gemma Beckley
                             Dr Beckley teaches transcendental meditation 
                             with the Meditation Trust, principally in 
                             London, and also practises part time as a 
                             Clinical Psychologist in the NHS. She began 
                             transcendental meditation at the age of 6, and 
                             after many years began intensive practice and 
                             advanced courses with the Meditation Trust in 
                             2001, culminating in several months of specific 
                             residential teacher training in the methods laid 
                             down by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. 
         Within her years of training as a Clinical Psychologist Dr Beckley worked in a 
         range of settings including psychiatric hospitals, community mental health 
         teams, secure forensic services, learning disability services and specialist eating 
         disorder services. Her approach to psychological therapies is integrative, being 
         informed by positive psychology, solution focused therapy and ‘third wave’ CBT 
         which incorporates mindfulness meditation practices. Dr Beckley’s Psychology 
         undergraduate research explored the effects of TM on occupational stress. Her 
         professional doctorate thesis in Clinical Psychology explored the effects of TM on 
         anxiety, depression and well being. 
         Since becoming a teacher of transcendental meditation privately to the general 
         public, Dr Beckley not only teaches those with high levels of stress and a wide 
         range of resulting mental and physical health problems, but also many hundreds 
         of high achieving healthy and successful individuals who want to improve the 
         quality of their lives in numerous ways and achieve their full potential. 
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                                  Transcendental Meditation Explained
                         Contents
                         What is TM?                              05
                         How to do TM                             08
                         How is TM different                      09
                         Origins of TM                            12
                         TM mantras                               14
                         Frequently asked questions               18
                         TM Benefits                              22
                          Relief of Stress                        22
                          Enhancement of Life                     28
                         On Health:                               34
                          Ageing 34
                          Asthma and Breathing                    35
                          Blood Pressure                          36
                          Cancer 37
                          Cholesterol 39
                          Chronic Fatigue                         40
                          Heart Health                            41
                          Insomnia 43
                          Pain 45
                          Weight 46
                         On Mental health:                        47
                          Addiction 47
                          ADHD 49
                          Autism 50
                          Anxiety & Depression                    51
                          Bereavement 53
                          Cognitive Functioning                   53
                          PTSD 55
                         How to learn TM                          58
                         The Meditation Trust                     60
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