CHANGE BEGINS WITHIN - David Lynch Foundation€¦ · Ellen DeGeneres Russell Brand Russell Simmons David Lynch (and other surprise guests) 8:30 PM Dinner and Entertainment LOS ANGELES

C H A N G E B E G I N S W I T H I NThird Annual Benefi t Gala

for the David Lynch FoundationSaturday, December 3, 2011

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

6:30 PMCocktail Reception

L O S A N G E L E S T I M E S C E N T R A L C O U R T

7:30 PMConversation and Performance

B I N G T H E A T R E

Ellen DeGeneresRussell Brand

Russell SimmonsDavid Lynch

(and other surprise guests)

8:30 PMDinner and Entertainment

L O S A N G E L E S T I M E S C E N T R A L C O U R T

C H A N G E B E G I N S W I T H I N B E N E F I T O F F I C E :

Mindy Weiss Party Consultants,232 South Beverly Drive, Suite 200,

Beverly Hills, California 90212310-205-6000 or [email protected]

D A V I D L Y N C H F O U N D A T I O N

Soldiers returning from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq and their families, as well as underserved youth living in violence and poverty, often suff er from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), called the “black death of the 21st century.” This living nightmare fuels violent, impulsive behavior; substance abuse; acute anxiety; manic depression; the inability to hold a job or stay in school; frayed family relations; and homelessness. In fact, more soldiers commit suicide each day than die in combat.

Hundreds of thousands of scholarships

The David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace, a 501(c)(3) organization, has been a global leader in the fi ght against PTSD since 2005. The Foundation has provided scholarships for hundreds of thousands of at-risk youth, veterans and their families, and other underserved populations to learn the stress-reducing, health-promoting Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique.

Support from the public and private sectors

The eff ectiveness of the TM technique has been documented at top medical schools, including UCLA, Stanford, Harvard, and Yale, and has received endorsements and support from private foundations and government agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, the General Motors Foundation, the Chrysler Foundation, the Kellogg Foundation, top veteran service organizations and military leaders, multiple school districts,and state departments of corrections.

To learn more, go to www.DavidLynchFoundation.org

“As a heart surgeon, I see the eff ects of stress on the heart. We believe TM can help a lot of people. That’s why it’s important to understand exactly how eff ectively this meditationreduces stress and stress-related disorders.”—Mehmet Oz, M.D., 3-year meditator

“When you consider the anxieties of combat that our men and women of the Armed Forces endure, then it’s clear thatTM is a great tool for them.”—Clint Eastwood, 40-year meditator

“I want to off er my support and encouragement in these eff orts to help children and veterans, and anyone who needs the help to overcome stress through meditation.”—Martin Scorsese, 2-year meditator

“I’ve been practicing Transcendental Meditation most of my life. I think it does something good to your nervous system. It has given me a calmness I don’t think I had at 19.” —Jerry Seinfeld, 41-year meditator

“It’s a hard thing to describe, but I fi nd that my thought is clearer since I started meditating. I still get mad. I still get upset. But I let it go more quickly.”—Candy Crowley, 3-year meditator

D A V I D L Y N C H F O U N D A T I O N A D V I S O R S

D A V I D L Y N C H F O U N D A T I O N A D V I S O R S A N E V I D E N C E B A S E D A P P R O A C H

• More than 320 studies conducted at independent medical schools and universities and published in peer-reviewed, scientifi c journals, including the American Medical Association’s Archives of Internal Medicine, the American Heart Association’s Stroke and Hypertension

• $26 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

• Research results for heart health include reduced hypertension, cholesterol, atherosclerosis, heart disease, stroke, and mortalityrates due to all causes

M E D I T A T I N G V E T E R A N S W I T H P T S D

• A 50% reduction in symptoms of PTSD• Reduced psychosocial symptoms of anxiety and depression• Reduced insomnia• Balanced serotonin and norepinephrine levels• A regulated sympathetic nervous system

M E D I T A T I N G Y O U T H W I T H P T S D

• Higher scores on intelligence tests• Improved test scores• Reduced ADHD and

other learning disorders• Reduced stress levels, anxiety,

depression, violence• Reduced substance abuse• Reduced absenteeism, dropout

rates, suspensions, expulsions• Higher graduation rates