It has been commnented for some time that meditation is becoming more and more a mainstream activity – helped considerably by the stream of published research in respected journals on the benefits to the mind and body. What happens is that a research paper is published in a journal, the mainstream press pick it up, and it seeps into general consciousness – soon affecting the zeitgeist (the soup of general consciousness).
Here is an excellent article by Laura Tennant in the Independent – she has just learned TM herself. Enjoy!