A Brief History of NSR
Natural Stress ReliefTM (NSR) was originally developed between
2000 and 2003 by Dr. Fabrizio Coppola, an advanced practitioner of
Transcendental MeditationTM, author of five books, a
mathematician, astronomer, and software engineer, and teacher of mathematics,
now
deceased, who lived and worked in Massa, Italy, and who achieved a higher
degree in psychology later in life. He founded an organization called
Istituto Scientia to discuss and to develop practical programs based on his
philosophy of life, which was inspired by the teachings of Maharishi Mahesh
Yogi.
David Spector, who worked with Dr. Coppola to develop a branch of the NSR nonprofit
charity in the USA, holds a BA degree in physics and is retired from
a 38-year career as a software engineer. In 1972 David became a teacher of
Transcendental MeditationTM (TM) after studying with Maharishi
Mahesh Yogi in
Europe for over 8 months. David no longer teaches TM actively, and chose not
to recertify as a TM teacher when that opportunity was offered.
In 2006, David founded Natural Stress Relief, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation
and an educational and scientific research
charity registered in Maine, USA and devoted to the public interest. While
NSR is not a membership organization, it has taught the NSR meditation
technique to over 3300 clients (as of 2024).
The NSR course promises dramatic reduction in stress-related problems in
life, with the growth of long-term
peace, happiness, harmony, productivity, intelligence, and creativity. There
have been no failures (as of 2024) to achieve these benefits,
assuming regular practice and making use of the low-cost NSR support methods
when and if problems arise.
David Spector is certified as a teacher of meditation by the International
Teachers of Meditation Association
(ITMA).
deceased, who lived and worked in Massa, Italy, and who achieved a higher
degree in psychology later in life. He founded an organization called
Istituto Scientia to discuss and to develop practical programs based on his
philosophy of life, which was inspired by the teachings of Maharishi Mahesh
Yogi.
David Spector, who worked with Dr. Coppola to develop a branch of the NSR nonprofit
charity in the USA, holds a BA degree in physics and is retired from
a 38-year career as a software engineer. In 1972 David became a teacher of
Transcendental MeditationTM (TM) after studying with Maharishi
Mahesh Yogi in
Europe for over 8 months. David no longer teaches TM actively, and chose not
to recertify as a TM teacher when that opportunity was offered.
In 2006, David founded Natural Stress Relief, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation
and an educational and scientific research
charity registered in Maine, USA and devoted to the public interest. While
NSR is not a membership organization, it has taught the NSR meditation
technique to over 3300 clients (as of 2024).
The NSR course promises dramatic reduction in stress-related problems in
life, with the growth of long-term
peace, happiness, harmony, productivity, intelligence, and creativity. There
have been no failures (as of 2024) to achieve these benefits,
assuming regular practice and making use of the low-cost NSR support methods
when and if problems arise.
David Spector is certified as a teacher of meditation by the International
Teachers of Meditation Association
(ITMA).
Natural Stress ReliefTM (NSR) was originally developed between
2000 and 2003 by Dr. Fabrizio Coppola, an advanced practitioner of
Transcendental MeditationTM, author of five books, a
mathematician, astronomer, and software engineer, and teacher of mathematics,
now
deceased, who lived and worked in Massa, Italy, and who achieved a higher
degree in psychology later in life. He founded an organization called
Istituto Scientia to discuss and to develop practical programs based on his
philosophy of life, which was inspired by the teachings of Maharishi Mahesh
Yogi.
David Spector, who worked with Dr. Coppola to develop a branch of the NSR nonprofit
charity in the USA, holds a BA degree in physics and is retired from
a 38-year career as a software engineer. In 1972 David became a teacher of
Transcendental MeditationTM (TM) after studying with Maharishi
Mahesh Yogi in
Europe for over 8 months. David no longer teaches TM actively, and chose not
to recertify as a TM teacher when that opportunity was offered.
In 2006, David founded Natural Stress Relief, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation
and an educational and scientific research
charity registered in Maine, USA and devoted to the public interest. While
NSR is not a membership organization, it has taught the NSR meditation
technique to over 3300 clients (as of 2024).
The NSR course promises dramatic reduction in stress-related problems in
life, with the growth of long-term
peace, happiness, harmony, productivity, intelligence, and creativity. There
have been no failures (as of 2024) to achieve these benefits,
assuming regular practice and making use of the low-cost NSR support methods
when and if problems arise.
David Spector is certified as a teacher of meditation by the International
Teachers of Meditation Association
(ITMA).