A Ripple Effect
It all started on a cold February morning in 1967. George Harrison’s wife, Pattie Boyd, sat at a table with one of her girlfriends discussing how she yearned for something more spiritual in her life. Pattie and George had just spent six weeks in India following The Beatles’ final concert tour in America. It was during this trip that Pattie fell in love with the Eastern way of living.
Pattie Boyd and George Harrison. Photo by Evening News / Shutterstock
But now that she was back in England, she felt disconnected from herself and those around her. During this conversation, the two friends noticed an advertisement for Transcendental Meditation (TM) classes, a relatively new silent meditation technique. And with that, the legendary party girl ripped out the newspaper ad.