December 2000

Unfolding your Childs Potential with the
Maharishi Yagya Program
By Linda Egenes

Jan Cohn, a mother of two, has always involved her children in Maharishi’s programs. She raised her two children to practice the TM technique regularly, and has also given them the benefits of Maharishi Jyotish consultations and the Maharishi Yagya program. As a result, she’s seen her children blossom in ways she couldn’t imagine. Jan first scheduled Maharishi Yagya performances for herself while going through a difficult divorce. "The results turned my life around," she says. "I immediately noticed an incredible sense of peace and calm. It was very blissful. I felt physically stronger, and enjoyed a clarity of thinking that allowed me to respond intelligently to the situation. I felt that I had put myself in the hands of Nature and Nature was now organizing.

Jan’s two children, now 16 and 19, were also having trouble adjusting to the divorce. "They were so young at the time," she says. "I watched as anger and frustration started building up." So Jan had a series of Maharishi Yagya performances for her children to help them regain balance in their lives. She noticed that they immediately felt more peace, inner strength, and happiness.

Over the years, Jan continued to schedule Maharishi Yagyas performances for her two children, producing a new level of family harmony. "Others see that the children are doing well and seem very stable, and that they have a good relationship with both parents," she says. "If you’re having problems, Maharishi Yagyas bring concrete solutions."

She also saw her daughter, Jenoa, change from being a very quiet, introverted child to a confident, outgoing community leader. "She had always been a good student, but it didn’t come easily for her," says Jan. "She wanted to be able to do more, but somehow her skills fell short of her desires."

The Maharishi Yagya performances removed the obstacles for Jenoa. Among other honors and awards, she was named "Debutante of the Year" in recognition of her academic achievements and work at the Arizona Community Foundation, where she helped put together community youth programs.

"She called me her first week of college and said that she had just set up a TM club and a Natural Law Party club," says Jan. "It’s wonderful to see her potential unfolding, and wonderful to be able to give that opportunity to my children."

Now that Jan works as a coordinator for the Maharishi Yagya program in Arizona, she encourages other parents to take advantage of this technology for unfolding each child’s potential. "To me, it’s so important to give our children this gift," she says. "A young child is like a tree. Just as a gardener provides a stake so the tree can grow straight and strong, so parents should give their children guidance. I’ve seen people so afraid of turning their children off with this knowledge, that they never turned them on to it." She notes that all young people have ambitious goals for their lives, but if they can’t achieve them, frustration, alienation and discouragement can set in.

"I believe that with Maharishi Yagyas, we are redefining what life can be," Jan says. "It can become all happiness, success and freedom from suffering. When Nature scripts our children’s lives, it’s from the field of all possibilities. This program has brought new fulfillment to me as a parent."

Linda Egenes is the author of three books and a faculty member of Maharishi University of Management

Jenoa's Story

M y parents got divorced when I was about 12. My mother requested Maharishi Yagyas for me, including one for a good school year and one to remove obstacles. I wasn’t really sure what to expect

"At the time I wasn’t a very bold or assertive student. But right after the yagyas ended, I went to my principal and told her that I wanted to switch to the higher-level math class! I had been extremely frustrated working below my potential, but had been afraid to say anything. I did well in the new class and was much happier.

"I’m 19 now, and am a second-year student at Scripps College, a women’s liberal arts school. I have more bliss inside, and am so much stronger. It’s apparent that I’m more stable and established in the Self than many other people my age.

"Each year I have most of my planetary yagyas done, as well as one for a good school year, and any special ones that are recommended. Several times I’ve had a Maharishi Yagya for good education and social recognition, and it has helped me become a leader in community projects. Now I am involved in student government at Scripps and also work in the community.

"I used to experience severe stomach problems, which disappeared after having the Maharishi Yagya for health. The week I started college, I started having accidents falling down stairs. A planetary yagya completely took the problem away.

"In high school, the Maharishi Yagya for harmonious relationships with friends had a big effect. I was at the age when my friends were getting into drinking and partying. After the yagyas I became a much stronger person. I was able to say what I felt without being antagonistic to anyone else, and could take care of myself in situations in which I didn’t feel comfortable.

"I’ve had friends come up to me and say, ‘What is it about you? You always seem happy. You’re always fresh and alert and never tired.’ They often come to me to mediate and ask for advice. "Each yagya creates more progressive results. Sometimes people have just one yagya done, but it’s so important to do Maharishi Yagyas on a regular basis. You really don’t want to go back to a life of conflicts or other problems once you’ve experienced how easy and effortless your life can be with yagyas.

"When you have a Maharishi Jyotish consultation you find that your life has a whole range of possibilities. My chart indicates that I could go to graduate school, for instance, or run for office, or go into international business, or live abroad. When you do Maharishi Yagyas, all of that becomes much more realistic. You receive much more support of Nature.

"Our whole family has become much happier. Even though I’m away from my family and other Meditators, I’m still established in Being. I feel like I have the support of the entire universe."

To learn more about the Maharishi Yagya program, call 800-483-2234 (Canada or United States), or e-mail to MaharishiYagya@Maharishi.net.