BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Transcendental Meditation — TM — was widely popular 40 years ago: a technique for relaxation and awareness using certain sounds and ways of breathing, 20 minutes, twice a day.

This mental practice can help you quiet your mind, lower stress, and reach new levels of self-awareness. One common type of meditation is called transcendental meditation, commonly referred to by its ...

From Separation of Hinduism from Our Schools v. Chicago Public Schools, decided Friday by Judge Matthew F. Kennelly (N.D. Ill.): From 2015 to 2019, students and teachers in a handful of Chicago's ...

What do Shirley MacLaine, the Beatles, Mia Farrow and the Rolling Stones have in common? The answer, as any tabloid reader knows by now, is a starry-eyed devotion to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a bearded ...

FAIRFIELD, Iowa – The followers of a meditation practice that has roots in ancient India say it's simple: Close your eyes, silently repeat a mantra and relax. But a dispute among rivals for control ...

CHICAGO, IL – Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace have agreed to a $2.6 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging ...

From Williams v. Bd. of Ed., decided Tuesday by Judge Matthew Kennelly (N.D. Ill.): Williams attended Bogan Computer Technical High School (Bogan) in Chicago from fall 2017 until he graduated on June ...

DENVER — Crime, racial tensions and some of the worst traffic in the country — ranking just behind Los Angeles and San Francisco in a recent national study — make Denver a stressful place to live. The ...

From 2015 to 2019, students and teachers in a handful of Chicago’s public schools participated in a program called “Quiet Time.” The plaintiffs in this case allege that Quiet Time included elements of ...