NORMAN E. ROSENTHAL, M.D., is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School and the New York Times-bestselling author of books including Transcendence- Healing and Transformation Through Transcendental Meditation and The Gift of Adversity- The Unexpected Benefits of Life's Difficulties, Setbacks, and Imperfections. He conducted research at the National Institute of Mental Health as a research fellow, researcher, and senior researcher for more than twenty years and was the first psychiatrist to describe and diagnose Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
<i>Super Mind</i> is a wonderfully practical exploration of the benefits of Transcendental Meditation that reveals how the technique is not a belief or faith but a simple tool that, in my experience, can improve your life in ways you never thought possible. <b>Hugh Jackman In <i>Super Mind</i>, Norman E. Rosenthal has written a vibrant, practical, and persuasive guide to all the ways in which mediation can profoundly affect every aspect of our lives from our emotional and spiritual well-being to our intellectual and creative abilities. <b> Arianna Huffington </b> <i>Super Mind</i>opens new doors to thinking about consciousness, and new possibilities about how consciousness can grow and change a person's life forever. Transcendental Meditation has been found to improve physical and psychological health in hundreds of published studies and Norman E. Rosenthal weaves this evidence together with powerful stories of transformation a must-read for anyone wanting to develop a Super Mind. <b> Maria Shriver</b></p> Dr. Rosenthal's <i>Super Mind</i> is a thoroughly engaging, scientifically sound testament to the immediate and long-term benefits of Transcendental Meditation a technique I have been practicing for nearly two years. TM has made me more mentally and physically energetic, sharper, less stressed and more positive. If I could write a prescription for TM to all my patients, I would. <b>Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News Chief Women's Health Correspondent, Ob-Gyn</b></p> Norman E. Rosenthal, renowned scientist and researcher, reveals the powerful, life-enhancing effects of Transcendental Meditation in this acutely observed and poetic book. In <i>Transcendence, </i> Rosenthal gave us the science behind TM; in <i>Super Mind</i> he does that and more, showing us the broad applications and transformative stories of real people using this simple technique. <b> Richard A. Friedman, M.D., contributing Op-Ed writer for <i>The</i> <i>New York Times</i> and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College</b></p> <i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>