Dr. Oz: Transcendental Meditation

Dr. Mehmet Oz, Professor of Heart Surgery at Columbia University Medical School and host of NBC's Dr. Oz Show, describes the benefits of the Transcendental Meditation technique for individuals and for a whole business or organization. He explains why he offered the TM program to his family and his employees at ZoCo—his company that produces the Dr. Oz show—and how it helps him personally to be more productive, happy, and successful.

 


Dr. Oz: How to overcome the life-damaging effects of stress
Simply and clearly, Dr. Oz explains how the TM technique helps you overcome stress and stress-related disorders—such as hypertension, high cholesterol, heart disease and stroke. "This meditation can help a lot of people. It is important to understand exactly how it effects stress—which of course impacts our physiology—and in particular how TM reduces stress and stress-related disorders."

How is the TM technique different from mindfulness?

What does it mean to "transcend" in meditation?