George became a better student as he went further in his educational career. Please note his increasing grade point averages beginning in Community College, through his Bachelor's degree, certificate program, and Masters degree. [Click here to review.]

He attributes this to an advanced ability to study, to analyze, and to inquire into the meaning of conceptual knowledge to years of meditation practice, particularly the practices of Jnana Yoga and Raja Yoga. We believe that meditation, skillfully applied, can also improve your ability to study and to comprehend the subject matter of your classes.

George has written on the applications of meditation to learning and study. We include articles on this topic at the links to your left.

He has also written on the subject of motivation for learning. Those that succeed in an academic environment have a strong drive to seek excellence and mastery in their subject matter. He speaks to this in the inspirational article he wrote in graduate school, The Quest for Excellence.

Since George has worked doing educational and vocational counseling since 1994, improving his student's study skills has been an ongoing interest, We have also included some of his writing on the topic of improving study skills.

We hope you will find this material useful in your own continuing education and professional advancement. If you are a teacher, we hope that some of these ideas will be useful in your classroom.