David Lynch Foundation UK brings TM to disadvantages groups in Britain

Prisons

33 prisoners were taught to meditate in August 2019, as part of a collaborative project with a research team from the University of Westminster and Queen Mary's University. Psychological, behavioural and other benefits to prisoners who practised TM regularly are being assessed in a feasibility study that will be a preparation for a larger study potentially in multiple locations.

Quiet Time® with TM in schools and universities

1. The Quiet Time with TM programme was delivered 12 class teachers 55 children in a London primary school. A collaborative research team from University of Westminster and University College London undertook research using a combination of psychological and cognitive tests to assess the benefits.

Research results show that students who have been practising Quiet Time had shown significantly better outcomes on self-control, memory, and a wider variety of social ties; and the girls showed higher generosity. The findings will be ready for submission in February 2020

2. A small pilot project was run with 15 students at London University in May 2019 to test the feasibility of running further TM courses for university students in the next academic year.

3. DLF UK has also delivered a Quiet Time project in Ireland,  funded by a private donor. In 2019, 75 primary school children started to practise Quiet Time and 20 secondary school students have learned TM. Furthermore 24 school teachers have learned TM since September 2019. The project is being studied by researchers from University College Dublin and University of Westminster and will be compared to a control group of students at a separate primary school.

TM in Business

Super Mind in UK

Over the past 18 months, TM courses have been run at some of Britain's leading financial, creative and social media companies with support of Dr Norman Rosenthal, author of ‘SuperMind'. Fees from these courses have contributed towards supporting the work of the DLF UK.

DLF UK Health and Wellness division have been developing a ‘SuperMind' TM package for professionals to include associated workshops and presentations, discussed and agreed upon in 2017 amongst DLF UK trustees.

DLF UK is also developing presentations specifically for conferences on mental health in the workplace.

DLF UK is working with brand consultants to expand corporate partnerships, and are in discussions with major investors to fund the initiative to bring TM to the workplace.
 

War Veterans with post-traumatic stress (PTSD)

Click the image and see the video, for one British soldier's story.

Lindsay Crockett, a GP and practises TM says: "It [TM] can be very beneficial and we know that from a recent publication in the Lancet actually just a couple of months ago, where the arm of people that were in the trial learning Transcendental Meditation showed a 63% clinically meaningful benefit to their PTSD."

Women's health

DLF UK is in the early stages of working with the Amy Winehouse Foundation in London with regard to women's health and drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Fundraising events

Manchester International Festival collaborated with DLF UK for two events in July 2019. Presentations introduced DLF UK and Transcendental Meditation. David Lynch himself joined via video link from Los Angeles. Proceeds from both events supported the work of DLF UK.

A fundraising concert, The Brian Jones Tribute, in August 2019, was hosted at the Hurtwood Polo Club in Surrey by Donovan with proceeds going to DLF UK and another local charity.

Two TM teachers working with DLF UK spoke at Camp Bestival in July 2019 with the aim of reaching out and raising awareness of TM among more young people.

Tim Burgess, lead singer of the Charlatans, continued his generous support to DLF UK with the annual fundraising ‘Tim Peaks', a space for performances and a café at Kendall Calling music festival.