South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun from the Academy Award-winning movie Parasite and acclaimed for his roles in My Mister, Sleep, Coffee Prince and A Hard Day, handed away at 48 after he was reportedly discovered unconscious in a parked automobile in Waryong Park, amid burning charcoal briquettes in his automobile that indicated suicide, based on a report from Seoul Seongbuk Police Station on December 27. Since October, Lee Sun-kyun had been underneath police investigation for alleged drug use and confronted huge public scrutiny amid the drug case, main him to withdraw from a number of upcoming initiatives regardless that an in depth evaluation by the National Institute of Forensic Science, following a easy reagent take a look at, confirmed the absence of medicine.

He remained subjected to police investigations thrice and even sought a lie detector take a look at on the twenty sixth. As we lose one other actor to suicide this 12 months, psychological well being specialists counsel Transcendental Meditation to fight nervousness, social media strain and the pangs that come together with the celeb tag.

Celebrities who embraced Transcendental Meditation:

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Tony Nader (MD, Phd, Chairman of the Global Union of Scientists for Peace (GUSP) and Successor of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi) and Dr Ashley Deans (Executive Vice President of the Global Union of Scientists for Peace) claimed, “Celebrities in Bollywood and Hollywood are increasingly taking to Transcendental Meditation (TM) – a simple easy-to-do meditation technique – to combat anxiety, social media pressure and the pangs that come along with the celeb tag. Among the Bollywood practitioners are Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Anushka Sharma, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Anupam Kher. In the early stages of Covid-19, after Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide, it was disclosed he had been battling mental health issues due to the pressure of fame. Although he knew about TM as a tool for stress relief, he never took the step to learn the technique, potentially missing an opportunity to alleviate his mental health condition. However, the list of Hollywood celebrities practicing Transcendental Meditation is very impressive.”

They revealed, “TM first became popular due to its association with rock band The Beatles during the 1960s, and then caught the interest of Academy Award winners Tom Hanks and Clint Eastwood. Other celebrities who learned TM include Paul McCartney who sang the iconic song “Hope of Deliverance”, Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones, filmmaker David Lynch, American mannequin Kendell Jenner and singers Jennifer Lopez (“Jenny from the Block”) and Sheryl Crow (“All I Wanna Do”). Others embrace American comic and TV host Ellen DeGeneres, American actors Heather Graham and Jerry Seinfeld, Australian mannequin and businesswoman Miranda Kerr, American singers and songwriters Eli Lieb and Lindsay Lohan, American actor Liv Tyler, Donovan and English former goal-keeper Ben Foster. Also within the checklist are TV anchor Oprah Winfrey and sports activities TV anchor Robin Roberts.”

What is Transcendental Meditation?

Dr Tony Nader and Dr Ashley Deans expalined, “TM is silent, non-religious meditation technique, typically practiced for 15-20 minutes twice a day. One need not sit cross-legged or go to the Himalayas; it can be done sitting comfortably with eyes closed at home, at the office, in an airplane or car—any safe environment. It is completely effortless and natural, requiring no concentration, contemplation, or control of the mind.”

Transcendental Meditation methodology:

The method entails repeating a mantra or sound, with the aim of transcending floor degree exercise within the thoughts, thereby reaching a state of deep relaxation within the physiology. Dr Tony Nader, an MIT and Harvard educated medical physician and neuroscientist main the worldwide TM organisation, emphasised, “Transcendental Meditation is not a belief, philosophy, or lifestyle; it can be practiced by people of any religion, political affiliation, or social role. Through the release of stress, the technique enables profound transformation and fulfilment in life. It leads to the discovery of your innate nature, which is perfect happiness and health.”

For celebrities persistently underneath the highlight and going through criticism within the age of deepfake movies, TM provides a much-needed retreat as stress amongst celebs is fuelled by lack of private time, social media scrutiny and battle to take care of status and standing. The expertise of deep internal silence throughout TM offers an antidote to the fixed pressures they face.

Dr Ashley Deans asserted, “Transcendental Meditation (TM), derived from India's Vedic technology, empowers every individual to live life to its fullest, attaining health, inner peace, and even enlightenment. Furthermore, group practice of the TM and TM -Sidhi programs contributes to peace, unity and prosperity on a collective level, as proven by over 50 empirical research studies.”

Anxiety, prevalent within the movie star world, sees aid by means of TM, as supported by a 2014 meta-analysis. “Ongoing US studies, partially funded by government agencies, showcase TM's efficacy in reducing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and cardiovascular risk factors,” shared Dr Stuart Rothenberg, medical physician and National Director of Health Professional Training of Maharishi Ayurveda Association of America.

“Other studies have shown marked improvements in performance, creativity, heart health, longevity, and self-actualisation,” continued Dr Rothenberg. “These changes largely result from increased coherence in brain activity. This normalises overall physical and mental functioning and promotes peak physiological and mental performance.”