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  Corporate Leadership through Transcendental Meditation - An exclusive Corporate Program

There are several Executive Training Programs promising to increase the executive's efficiency, but how could their results be objectively documented? This Corporate Leadership Program, which includes the Transcendental Meditation Program - the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - is the only TM program scientifically documented to effectively increment daily brain functioning. Published researches demonstrate this development leads to increase of creativity and intelligence, enhance of decision-making and assessment capacity, and improve of planning capacity, moral discernment and self-consciousness.

The Transcendental Meditation Program has been practiced by hundreds and thousands of business executives as a simple and effective technique to prevent problems of:

• Executive exhaustion • Anxiety and depression • Difficulty in planning and decision-making • Memory loss

• Alcohol and drugs abuse • High blood pressure • Sleep disorder • The Costs of medical care

  Implementing a Transcendental Meditation Program to guarantee the success and well-being of collaborators under stress



"We are a Pharmaceutical Company, which mission is based on "Promoting Health and Well-being". Therefore, taking care of our collaborators in order they feel always healthy and happy in their work environment is our priority. We offer Transcendental Meditation as the main axis of a program that is aimed to eliminate the accumulated stress due to daily tension, providing higher mental clarity, creativity, concentration, and consequently productivity. This promotes a virtuous circle as, when the collaborator works satisfied and obtains better results, he makes the Company grow. And this, on the other hand, can provide ways to grow revenue for the collaborator."

  How stress damages brain functioning

Stress, pressure, fatigue, poor diet, alcohol, and drugs damage neural connections between the brain’s prefrontal cortex and the rest of the brain. When we are overtired or under intense mental or physical stress, the brain bypasses its “highest”, more evolved, rational frontal executive circuits - it starts using more primitive stimulus/response pathways. Consequently we respond to daily demands without thinking and make impulsive, shortsighted decisions. When the brain goes “off-line”, strong emotions such as fear and anger take over, adversely coloring our view of the world.

  Brain under stress - Made worse by tension and fatigue

Poor executive functioning Tends to: • inflexible thinking • reactive and impulsive behavior • shortsighted decision-making • poor working memory • lack of attention • drug and alcohol abuse • unethical thinking and behavior

Physiology under Stress Tends to: • fatigue • hypertension (HTN) or high blood pressure • sleep disturbs patterns and appetite disturbs • weak immunology system

Unbalanced emotions Tends to: • low self-esteem and confidence • worries, anxieties and fears • shallow emotions that bring disharmony • unstable relationships • depression

  How the Transcendental Meditation Technique optimizes brain functioning

The stress-reducing, non-religious Transcendental Meditation technique provides the experience of “restful alertness”, which reduces stress, strengthens communication between the brain’s prefrontal cortex and different areas of the brain, and develops total brain functioning. As a result, the Transcendental Meditation practitioner displays stronger executive functions, with more purposeful thinking and farsighted decision-making. When the CEO is fully “on-line” the emotional response to the world is more balanced and appropriate.

  Consistent Brain Activity - By Transcendental Meditation Technique stimulation

Strong executive function skills Tends to: • practical, flexible thinking • preventive, non-impulsive behavior • farsighted decision-making • excellent work memory • restful, focused alertness • no drugs abuse or addiction • ethical thinking and behavior

Healthy Physiology Tends to: • energy and vitality • capable cardiovascular system • balanced physiology • strong immune system

Balanced emotions Tends to: • solid self-esteem and confidence • security and peaceful feelings • to feel sympathy and empathy for others • healthy interpersonal relationships • happiness and optimism

  How stress damages the heart





Psychological stress has been shown to increase activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the hypothalamic pituitary adrenalin axis. This increased activation releases adrenaline, noradrenaline, and cortisol, which lead to faster heart rate, increased cardiac output, and narrower arteries. These changes, in turn, create increased blood pressure. Activation of these systems also accelerates the progress of atherosclerosis and can lead to acute plaque rupture, which results in ischemia of the heart (angina), coronary heart disease and stroke.

  How the Transcendental Meditation Technique optimizes the heart





The twice-daily practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique reduces activation of the sympathetic nervous system - which, in turn, dilates the blood vessels and reduces stress hormones such as adrenaline, noradrenaline, and cortisol. Published research confirms that the Transcendental Meditation technique:

• reduces high blood pressure;
• reduces constriction of blood vessels;
• reduces thickening of the coronary arteries;
• reduces use of antihypertensive medications;
• reduces mortality rates.

  Do all meditation practices improve the functioning of brain's prefrontal cortex?

No. Researches confirm what you could expect of different meditation techniques: they produce different effects on your mind and body - so different from the medications that affect your body in different ways. Brain images and EEG show that only an experience of Transcendental Consciousness - full attention - conquered during the Transcendental Meditation Technique enhances functioning of "the brain's CEO". Attention, visualization, or concentration techniques awake segregated areas of the brain.

  Researches document benefits of the Transcendental Meditation Program

The National Institutes of Health (U.S.A.) has granted over US$20 million to study the effects on the Transcendental Meditation technique for the prevention and treatment of heart disease, hypertension, and stroke. Also, hundreds of other studies have been conducted on the beneficial effects of the Transcendental Meditation technique for mind, health, behaviors, and society at over 210 independent universities and research institutions in 33 countries, including Harvard, Yake and UCLA.

  What is the Transcendental Meditation Technique?

The Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique is a simple, effortless mental technique practiced 15 to 20 minutes twice a day, sitting comfortably with the eyes closed. During TM, the active mind settles down naturally to quieter and quieter levels of the thinking process until the practitioner experiences the source of thought—the most settled, yet fully awake state of awareness, also called "pure consciousness." As the mind settles down, the body also settles down and gains a state of rest and relaxation that is, in many respects, deeper than the deepest part of deep sleep. This unique state of "restful alertness" eliminates stress and fatigue and is the basis for increased creativity and intelligence, improved health, and improved relations with others.

  Testimonials

"Heart disease is the number one killer in America, and based on the extensive published research and decades of clinical experience, it is clear that Transcendental Meditation is the single most practical, effective tool any CEO can use to improve health, manage stress, and reduce hypertension and cardiovascular disease."

César Molina, Doctor of Medicine M.D., fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Surgeon "The Transcendental Meditation technique has been ideally suited to my hectic life. It has demonstrably reduced my stress and helped to maintain my good health, and has immeasurably benefited my family and business relationships. Importantly, it has helped me to make clearer, more effective decisions on the job—and has reinforced my integrity in my dealings with all my stakeholders. I encourage you to look more closely into this highly effective technique—and to take up the practice."

Ramani Ayer, Chairman and CEO of The Hartford Financial Services Group in Hartford, has been practicing the TM technique for 35 years

"With the regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation Technique I feel much more balanced and prepared to copy with the stresses of everyday life."

Carlos Alexander Moreira - Industrial and Operations Manager


"The Transcendental Meditation increased my emotional balance and now I'm better prepared to cope with everyday challenges in a much more controlled way, preventing problems that might jeopardize my well-being."

Alexandre Azevedo - Production Manager


"With the Transcendental Meditation Program, one of the big benefits I've noticed after a Meditation session was that my decision-making capacity became faster. I always try to solve my biggest issues early in the morning."

Valéria Celebrini - Buyer


"Meditation brought me many physical and mental benefits. Beside improving sleep and rest processes, I've got a better control during moments of pressure, mainly the increase of memorization capacity, reducing considerably forgetfulness occasioned by daily stress."

Reginaldo Queiroz - Productivity Coordinator



"Meditation has made me a more serene person to work with and I felt this during medium to long-term practice."

Eduardo Nogueira - Product Manager


"I've noticed that I can concentrate better and solve my problems more serenely after starting the practice of meditation, besides the feeling of inner peace when I meditate."

Eliane Silveira - Production Supervisor