Penelope Cruz, an Oscar winner, uses transcendental meditation to reduce stress and cope with life's challenges.

According to media reports, the Spanish actress first dabbled with meditation when she was a youngster, but she began to take it seriously to relax from her film sets and to relieve any anxieties she may have.

"I practiced meditation as a teenager, quit for a time, then attended transcendental meditation classes and decided to devote myself to it," Cruz stated. The actress, who has two children with her husband Javier Bardem - son Leo and daughter Luna - is always busy with her job and family and wants to dedicate as much time as possible to her children. Encarna, her mother, often tells her to spend more time for herself, despite never following her own advice when she was raising the 'Nine' actress and her brothers.

Speaking to media, Cruz said: "I have a trait that I inherited from my mother, who was equally demanding with herself: she was very busy and yet very generous she managed to give everything to her three children. Now she says to me: you have to relax, you have to rest, you have to find time for yourself".

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