Reduce stress, increase creativity and be happy!

Would you like to kick off the New Year with a 15 minute routine that could increase your creativity, reduce stress, and make you a much happier person? It's easy, simple and effortless. No kidding! There are many meditation, mindfulness, therapeutic and relaxation techniques around these days, and one of the most highly researched, well known and long-standing is Transcendental Meditation (TM). Practised by Hollywood directors and actors, world-famous popstars, doctors, students, artists, young mums, ex military and more, TM is a nonreligious, powerful technique that gives the mind and body a twice-daily inner escape from the activity and stress of the outer world. "All you need is somewhere to sit and close your eyes - in bed, on the train, in a park, on the beach, on the top of the mountain!” says Mark Heath, chairman of the Brighton Transcendental Meditation centre. "Sitting quietly with the eyes closed, the mind settles down to experience increasingly quiet levels of thinking, ultimately going beyond thinking itself to realise that silent state of the mind that we all have, but very rarely get to experience”. Over 250 published research studies show that Transcendental Meditation can, amongst many other things, reduce anxiety, reduce hypertension, increase brainwave coherence, reduce depression, enhance relationships, and create a state of rest much deeper than sleep. To learn, you need to go on a short weekend course (non-residential) at any of 60 TM centres in the UK. If you're interested to find out more all you need to do is go to a free introductory presentation, which can be attended either in person, or online on Skype. Mark says, “Most people aren't sure about meditation since they feel that their mind is so busy and full of thoughts that it would be impossible to empty their minds. They are in fact right since making an effort to empty the mind is a contradiction in terms! TM works in a completely different way to achieve that result and is surprisingly effortless and effective. Trying is not necessary.” To find your nearest TM centre please visit uk.tm.org and for up to date information about talks held at the local Brighton centre please visit the Brighton TM Centre