Vernon A. Barnes, Ph.D. in physiology, assistant professor in pediatrics is visiting from the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta Georgia USA. He will present recent findings on the effectiveness of school-based stress-reduction programs in treatment of elevated blood pressure and associated pre-clinical markers of cardiovascular disease in youth. His findings on the impact of Transcendental Meditation® on blood pressure and school-related behavior with adolescents will be of great interest to parents and educators and to all those concerned with the happiness and health of our children.

This Sunday March 22nd, in the context of a Vedic School project of the Hindu Mandir, you are invited to a presentation of Dr. Fred Travis, Director of the Center for Brain, Consciousness and Cognition at MUM, and Dr. Guy-Paul Gagné on the benefits of Transcendental Meditation in education. This includes a live demonstration of its effects on coherent brain functioning.

Speakers : Ashley Deans, Ph.D., Director of Maharishi School (K-12), Fairfield, Iowa and Guy-Paul Gagné, MD FRCSC.

Speakers : Guy-Paul Gagné, MD FRCSC.