In March, Robert Schneider, M.D., joined an expert panel at the Wellcome Trust in London, the world’s largest medical research foundation. He was one of only a dozen U.S. experts invited to offer advice on policy development in the field of natural medicine. "People are seeing more than ever before the value of Maharishi’s Vedic knowledge, including the Transcendental Meditation technique," says Dr. Schneider. "They are really wanting to apply these practices in their own national health care settings."

Dr. Schneider, dean of the College of Maharishi Vedic Medicine and director of the Center for Natural Medicine and Prevention at Maharishi University of Management, has traveled widely this year, introducing physicians, public health officials and political leaders to recent research on the Transcendental Meditation technique and cardiovascular health.

While in London, Dr. Schneider also met with members of the Science and Technology Committee of the House of Lords, which advises the British government on national health care policy for complementary and alternative medicine. "The response was very encouraging," Dr. Schneider says. "The Peers were so impressed with the research that they requested a meditation demonstration. They also encouraged continued dialogues between the Committee and the researchers."

Along with his colleagues, Dr. Schneider gave similar presentations at prestigious medical institutions across the United States

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