Liv Tyler: 'Incredible way of centering myself'

Liv Tyler in New York, 2012

 

On October 16, 2013, actress Liv Tyler gave a rare live concert at an intimate rooftop benefit in New York.

Performing together with Royston Langdon & Spacehog, Liv Tyler helped to raise funds for the David Lynch Foundation First Responder's Initiative. The campaign launched by the Foundation will offer free meditation courses to New York City's first responders to alleviate the stress piled up in their professional life.

Before the concert, Liv Tyler recorded a special video message where she described how she has benefited from the Transcendental Meditation technique in her own life.

Liv Tyler on the benefits of Transcendental Meditation

Watch the video message directed by Marc Scrivo of Studio Scrivo:

 

"I grew up around a lot of people – friends, family – who were meditating. Meditation is an incredible way of centering myself, of calming myself, and really getting perspective on where I am. The best thing about Transcendental Meditation is that it's such a personal thing. (...) I felt like reaching out and searching for ways to soothe myself and to help myself.

After I did the first week of Transcendental Meditation where I did it twice a day, from that moment on I've never been that frazzled or that tired ever again. It was like it sort of restored my body on such a deep level. There was like a week's worth of sleep. From that moment forward it was like I knew day and way. My whole nervous system reacted differently. I feel much less panicked and anxious and more calm about things. But I also feel deeply centered and rested."

*Liv Tyler (b. 1977) is an American actress, daughter of Aerosmith's lead singer, Steven Tyler. She has appeared in an eclectic range of films, including comedies, dramas, and some big-budget studio films (Armageddon, The Strangers, The Incredible Hulk). Globally, she is perhaps best known for her portrayal of the Elf maiden Arwen Undómiel in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Besides supporting the David Lynch Foundation, Liv Tyler has also served as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

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