Learning to live with these long-term conditions often involves attempts to minimize pain and related symptoms, with little consideration for restoring health or seeking the problem's cause. Many scientific studies have documented that the drugs, surgery, and other conventional treatments for these conditions carry significant risks themselves and can produce harmful side effects, often giving rise to new symptoms and yet another round of treatments. The need for a new approach to chronic diseases was highlighted by a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. This study found that 100 million Americans suffer from one or more chronic diseases, even though 425 billion dollars are spent every year to fight these conditions. It's clear that something is missing in the current approach to chronic disorders.
New knowledge is needed to reverse the rising trend of chronic disease in our society.
For more than 40 years, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi has offered time-tested technologies for improving the health of the individual and society. Beginning with the Transcendental Meditation technique in the 1950s, Maharishi has systematically restored a complete system of natural health care, drawing from the ancient Vedic tradition of knowledge. The Sanskrit word Veda means knowledge. The Vedic tradition of India has preserved a profound knowledge of life and health for thousands of years. Unfortunately, this highly valuable knowledge has not always been available to the general public, even in India where it has been quietly maintained.