On Sept. 25, the Namaste Award will be presented by Yoga Gives Back (YGB) to Oscar-nominated film director and Twin Peaks series creator David Lynch, at Yoga Gives Back’s gala fundraiser in Malibu, California.
Yoga Gives Back will be honoring Mr. Lynch for his noble and humanitarian efforts through his David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace, which helps children and adults in various areas of the world through the teaching and practice of Transcendental Meditation.
“I am thrilled to present the 2016 Namaste Award to David Lynch whose passion for Transcendental Meditation led to creating the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace,” says YGB Founder Kayoko Mitsumatsu. “The Foundation teaches Transcendental Meditation in many countries and, through its practice, helps young children in inner-city schools, veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, the homeless, and women and girls who are victims of violence.” Lynch began practicing Transcendental Meditation in 1973.
The 70-year old multi-Oscar nominated and award-winning director, writer and producer has a resume whose work includes Eraserhead, Elephant Man, Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Straight Story, Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire.