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Bob Roth

b. 1950

American Transcendental Meditation (TM) teacher and author

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Born 1950. Bob Roth is an American writer, motivational speaker, teacher and pedagogue.

Bob Roth (born October 10, 1950) is an American Transcendental Meditation (TM) teacher and author. He is the CEO of the David Lynch Foundation and a director of the Center for Leadership Performance.

Early life and education Bob Roth was born in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. He is the son of Dr. Merall Roth, a radiologist, and Susan Roth, a teacher. He attended Redwood High School in Larkspur, California, and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. In 1972, he took a semester off college to travel to Spain and study with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. After six months of study, Roth became a TM teacher himself. military veterans, women and children who have experienced domestic violence, and numerous celebrities like Tom Hanks, Oprah Winfrey, Hugh Jackman, Martin Scorsese, Katy Perry, Russell Brand, and others. Roth is the author of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Transcendental Meditation and the 2018 New York Times bestseller Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation.

Personal life Roth resides in New York, N.Y.

Publications and works Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Transcendental Meditation. Plume, 1988. 978-1556110856 The Natural Law Party: A Reason to Vote. St. Martin's Press. 1998. ISBN 978-0-312-24316-6. Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation. Simon & Schuster, 2018. 978-1501161216

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University of California at Berkeley
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American Transcendental Meditation (TM) teacher and author

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Bob Roth was born on 10 October 1950 in Washington, D.C..

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Bob Roth is a writer, motivational speaker, teacher and pedagogue.

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· Wikipedia: Bob Roth

· Wikidata: Q48719957

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