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2010

Fighting PTSD with Transcendental Meditation

On Patrol
December 15, 2010
Written by On Patrol

More than 500,000 troops deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001 suffer from PTSD, according to the David Lynch Foundation website.

David Lynch, the award-winning Hollywood director whose credits include Eraserhead, and Elephant Man, established the David Lynch Foundation in 2005. Its purpose is to ensure every child who wants to learn the technique of transcendental meditation (TM) has the opportunity, though its mission has expanded to include “Operation Warrior Wellness,” to help veterans suffering from PTSD. more

Stars hum praises of meditation’s healing power

Sydney Morning Herald
December 15, 2010
From Guardian News & Media, Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON: If it’s good enough for Clint Eastwood, it’s probably good enough for the average American soldier. But persuading thousands of members of the armed forces who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder that the answer lies in the transcendental meditation mantras of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi may prove a hard sell.

Eastwood joined an array of celebrities to launch Operation Warrior Wellness in New York on Monday at the behest of the director David Lynch. more

David Lynch tackles post-traumatic stress with meditation

Mail & Guardian Online
December 14, 2010
Written by Lara Salahi

If it’s good enough for Clint Eastwood, it’s probably good enough for the average American soldier. But persuading thousands of troops with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan that the answer is to spend their days following the transcendental meditation mantras of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi may prove a hard sell.

Eastwood joined an array of celebrities to launch Operation Warrior Wellness on Monday at the behest of David Lynch. more

Eastwood urges veterans to meditate

ABC News
December 14, 2010
Written by Agence France-Presse

Hollywood A-listers, including Clint Eastwood, have joined US military veterans to promote what they called the near-miraculous powers of meditation in overcoming war stress.

The event in New York drew an unlikely alliance ranging from fashion designer Donna Karan to traumatised veterans of World War II, Vietnam and Iraq. more