Tag Archives: Contribution to World Peace

“I am calm, I am … an EU official”

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Nayaswami Gyandev

by Dijana Zorić, Brussels, Belgium In October 2017 I had an opportunity to teach meditation at the Council of the European Union, where I had been working for the last four years (since Croatia’s accession to the EU). Some EU … Continue reading →

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Teaching Meditation in High Schools

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Nayaswami Diksha

By Ananda Meditation Teacher grad Susan Wilk According to reports from the American Physiological Association (APA), teens experience stress at levels similar to adults, and at even higher levels during the school year.  From teaching adults, I knew the powerful … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Speaking Anxiety

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Nayaswami Diksha

By Ananda Meditation Teacher Beverly Abel, June 2016 Today I started a 4–series class on “Introduction to Meditation” at the library where I work. I had been dreading this a bit, and my stomach was starting to knot up during … Continue reading →

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Teaching Meditation

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Expanding Light

By Anandi Gray, Ananda Meditation Teacher Training Graduate Recently, my friend Diksha asked me a question, “How many people have you taught to meditate?” As I considered my 30 years of teaching, I was surprised to realize the answer is: … Continue reading →

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Ananda Meditation Teacher’s Success Story

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Expanding Light

Beth Cohen completed the Ananda Meditation Teacher training in October 2002. Since then, she has taught meditation to approximately 10,000 individuals. As the director of the UC Davis’ Faculty and Staff Counseling Center for 9 years, Beth taught meditation to … Continue reading →

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More Meditation Success Stories

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Expanding Light

From Ananda Meditation Teacher Training graduate Anandi Gray’s meditation college courses: 1. It was common to hear from meditation students who had young children at home. After several weeks of classes, the parent would tell me that their kids were … Continue reading →

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Meditation Changing Lives

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Expanding Light

Ananda Meditation Teacher Training graduate, John, shares 2 experiences:  1. One woman “Mary” was seeing my wife, who is a psychotherapist. Mary suffered from anxiety and depression , had full panic attacks, was on antidepressants , and regularly self medicated … Continue reading →

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Meditation and Mental Health Issues

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Expanding Light

From Ananda Meditation Teacher Training graduate Nathaniel: A colleague of mine reached out to me, as he’d been struggling with mental health issues. He had just come from the psychiatrist, who was planning on putting him on prescription medications. He … Continue reading →

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Meditation Lowers Blood Pressure

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Expanding Light

Ananda Meditation Teacher Training graduate Adrienne’s Success Story: I taught a middle-aged woman, mother of 5 with major medical issues. When we started, she had dangerously high blood pressure and saw a doctor every week for her condition. Each time … Continue reading →

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An Ananda Yoga and Meditation Teacher’s Success Story

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Expanding Light

Ananda Meditation Teacher Training graduate Phoph Dechabenjarat is an accomplished teacher in the martial arts, having practiced martial arts since he was a teenager. He came from Thailand to attend the Ananda Meditation and Yoga Teacher trainings at The Expanding … Continue reading →

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