I just finished an audio book called Transcendence. It is written by a well respected Psychiatrist at the NIMH who also happens to be a TM teacher and practitioner.
It was really interesting... it definitely felt like a sales pitch for TM but quite frankly, the research studies and data are hard to argue with. It made me think back to my emotional intelligence class and all of the discussions I have had with people about the amygdala and being hijacked. I remember sitting in the class and asking Blair (the instructor) HOW I could calm my amygdala once it was hijacked. He went through the SOSS process but I still felt like it was easier said than done... especially in the moment. As I listened to the book, I wondered if perhaps, meditation is the answer to my question.
So while I don't really know what the outcome will be, I am very excited about giving it a shot and seeing where it leads.
It was really interesting... it definitely felt like a sales pitch for TM but quite frankly, the research studies and data are hard to argue with. It made me think back to my emotional intelligence class and all of the discussions I have had with people about the amygdala and being hijacked. I remember sitting in the class and asking Blair (the instructor) HOW I could calm my amygdala once it was hijacked. He went through the SOSS process but I still felt like it was easier said than done... especially in the moment. As I listened to the book, I wondered if perhaps, meditation is the answer to my question.
So while I don't really know what the outcome will be, I am very excited about giving it a shot and seeing where it leads.
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