“Students need more than facts in order to be effective citizens in today’s world. They need something that gives them the confidence to participate; the ability to learn and to respect one another; and the capacity to respect themselves and to live healthy lives. Transcendental Meditation is a way to develop students from the inside out. Twenty-five years ago, when I first became aware of TM, I was impressed by the initial research on its benefits done at UCLA and Harvard Medical School. I also became aware back then of negative claims made by some individuals about TM. I researched those claims and could not find a basis for them. I subsequently started the practice myself and, over the past 25 years, have found the personal benefits to be enormous.”