TM is the only meditation technique included, reflecting extensive evidence for its physiological and clinical benefits.
“[It’s] maybe the single most important reason for whatever success I’ve had,” he told the Odd Lotspodcast this week. “Meaning, it has given me an equanimity to step back, to see the arc, to accept there’s a life cycle.”
All at once, the experience shifts dramatically: it’s as though the writer has slipped into a deep, serene void—a wonderfully calm and restorative one. Remarkably, this state feels oddly recognisable, like drifting into sleep while remaining fully alert and aware. Others have called this sensation “falling awake.” Sharing the details with instructor Khokhlachev, he’s reassured that it indicates a genuine moment of transcendence. The session ends on a high note, leaving the writer deeply satisfied and uplifted.
The secret Eastwood keeps to preserve his longevity: meditation
In addition to a good diet and doing a lot of sports, the Californian has included in his daily habits an exercise that is becoming increasingly common among his fellow professionals and the population in general. It is meditation.
“It gives me a place to, what I call, kind of coming home to myself twice a day, no matter what’s going on. So the surface of the water, which is our life – right now, for you and I, it’s pretty calm on the surface – but whatever’s happening on the surface, if you sink down to the bottom of the ocean, it’s always calm and peaceful.”
