bob-roth

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<p>“For optimal health, it's not just attending to the neck down—this is my physical activity, this is the food I'm eating,” says Bob Roth, CEO of the <a href=https://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/research.html target=_blank>David Lynch Foundation</a> in New York City, a non-profit that teaches Transcendental Meditation. “The <a href=/articles/2018/03/q-a-maria-shriver>brain</a> is three pounds and it runs the whole body.” Roth believes that the epidemic of modern <a href=/articles/2018/05/anxiety-reducing-hand-massage>stress</a> is literally killing us—and could be the cause of up to 80 percent of illnesses and disorders. And while there’s no magic pill, <a href=/articles/2018/04/meditation-tips>meditation</a> can be one tool for fighting back, and quieting the mind despite all the worry, fear, and anxiety we’re faced with daily. And <a href=https://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/research.html target=_blank>research</a> backs this up.<div>Now, as Alzheimer’s &amp Brain Awareness Month (June) and <a href=/move-for-minds>Move for Minds</a> (a series of events held at Equinox locations across the country) approach, meditation of all forms is top of mind. Here, Roth talks about why Transcendental Meditation and mindfulness are both worthy and legitimate pursuits, plus how a regular practice can boost your performance in the gym and make you the master of your life.<br><br>Listen to a special collaborative meditation with Bob Roth and Equinox <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/move-for-minds-meditation-feat-michael-gervais-single/1392163768?app=itunes&#x26ign-mpt=uo%3D4"target=_blank>here</a>.<br><div><br></div><div><br></div><br></div>

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