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About Gilbert Slomowitz
Gilbert Slomowitz knew he had found exactly what he was looking for after reading a
newspaper article that his wife Adele had brought to his attention. The Washington
Post published a report on August 23,1971 discussing the various health benefits of
Transcendental Meditation. A few days later, Gilbert and his 15-year-old son Rich
went to an introductory lecture and soon learned the technique.
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Washington Post (08/23/1971) Page 1
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Washington Post (08/23/1971) Page 2
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A tax law specialist with the Internal Revenue Service by day, Gilbert Slomowitz was also
an entrepreneur and futurist, a man with good ideas both in business and in lifestyle that would
soon prove to be ahead of their time. The only problem was that Gilbert also knew he did not
have a very long future ahead of him. Doctors told him that he had only ten years remaining to
live at best. Their examination revealed for the first time significant heart damage from
rheumatic fever in childhood.
Dealing with this reality, he explored ways to improve his health such as yoga, organic gardening
and a food-as-medicine diet long before these practices had come into mainstream acceptance. But
the impact meditation had on Gilbert was by far the most dramatic. The deterioration in his health
slowed. His attitude towards life brightened.
Without a doubt, TM played a key role in the fact that he lived beyond what medical science had
predicted. After a month of practicing TM, Adele noticed the positive changes in both her husband
and her son and decided to become a meditator herself.
Twelve-year-old daughter Nancy was another matter. She was more independent and rebellious in
spirit and preferred to watch television when the rest of the family meditated (her favorite
show was I Dream of Jeannie). When her father told her that some day she might do things just
like the genie if she, too, learned how to meditate, Nancy was intrigued. She did not want to
let on that his comment had made such an impression, but several months later, she asked her
father to take her to the TM center.
In many ways, Gilbert Slomowitz's prophecy to his daughter about meditation came true. Through
her daily practice, Nancy was able to deal with some serious emotional turmoil during her teenage
years. She was able to channel her emotions into a creative energy that would give her a considerable
advantage out in the world. She also took her father's sage business advice to heart and displayed
an acumen that achieved top results in almost every endeavor she pursued.
Nancy founded the Gilbert Slomowitz Foundation in order to continue her father's vision to actively help
others unlock their boundless potential through the practice of meditation.
For more information about Nancy Slomowitz, visit her web site: www.nancyslomowitz.com
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