Full Stories
Creativity & the Arts
March 1, 2017
A Lifeline to a Calmer, More Connected, More Creative Version of Myself
Storyteller and Yoga instructor Tracy Chipman finds TM after a long search: “I love sharing this story because it just illustrates the saying, ‘When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.’ ” (Read more)
Personal Growth
June 27, 2017
The Interconnectedness of the Universe
“The first time I did the TM technique I thought, ‘This is it!’ The peace that swept through me was the thing I was looking for,” writes Michael Funk. “I haven’t missed a day since, and every time I practice, I still come out with that feeling.”
Creativity & the Arts
December 9, 2019
Reclaiming My Poetic Voice
“Practicing the TM technique has helped me reconnect with my creative gifts,” writes Anna Colton. “What a delicious surprise all of this has been, to reignite a creative flame which I had thought was forever lost to me!” Read more and three of her poems.
Business Success
April 4, 2018
An Extraordinary Abundance of Time
“While I could write a book about each individual benefit I’ve found from TM, the most extraordinary change I experienced as I shifted to working for myself is the abundance of time,” writes Kat Maund, who started her own home-staging and interior-design business in Portland, Oregon.
Personal Growth
August 7, 2020
What Saved My Sanity
Christian Dior executive Donna Hauser writes, “If I could think of one way to describe my initial encounter with the TM technique, it was a peace and a ‘slowing down’ that I never thought I could allow myself. Who has time to add one more task to an already chaotic life? We all do. And we must. By starting TM, I allowed and gave myself room to breathe.”
Better Health
January 24, 2017
A Journey from Brain Injury to Brain Health
Author and university professor William T. Hathaway describes how TM supported his brain health and gave him access to his talent and mental abilities: “In a few weeks my thoughts became clearer, and I didn’t want drugs anymore. I could concentrate. And I could write…” (Read more)
Better Health
May 4, 2018
A Gift for Myself: Recovering from Lyme
“I am a year into my TM practice, and nearly all of the Lyme symptoms are gone,” writes Donna Faulkner. “Now I’m enjoying the other benefits of the practice, such as joy-filled days of creativity, energy, purposefulness, and peacefulness.”
Personal Growth
February 28, 2020
Discovering the Unity in All Things
Adile Esen, Ph.D., shares how she learned ways to enrich her experiences and find greater happiness and success on the path to enlightenment. “I would be walking and talking, and at the same time feel great wholeness and oneness—a sense of total unity with everything around me,” she writes.
Creativity & the Arts
November 11, 2016
Shy Girl Dreaming
Linda Egenes: “My daily TM practice had such a profound effect on my life that, after graduating with my degree in elementary education, I became a teacher of TM. Here was the missing element in education—the thing I had been looking for: the simple, effortless technique that could help every child express the creativity, intelligence, and goodness that is inside them. Learning to teach the TM program was the fulfillment of my dream to help children grow and learn.”
Business Success
April 3, 2021
A High-Tech Entrepreneur’s Experience with Advanced Techniques of TM
Oded Shefer, founder and CEO of CPattern, describes the accelerated growth in his personal and business lives since learning the TM Advanced Techniques. “I was practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique for many years, thinking I was driving a race car,” he writes. “Now I am on a jet plane.”
Personal Growth
August 7, 2020
What Saved My Sanity
Christian Dior executive Donna Hauser writes, “If I could think of one way to describe my initial encounter with the TM technique, it was a peace and a ‘slowing down’ that I never thought I could allow myself. Who has time to add one more task to an already chaotic life? We all do. And we must. By starting TM, I allowed and gave myself room to breathe.”
Personal Growth
February 28, 2020
Discovering the Unity in All Things
Adile Esen, Ph.D., shares how she learned ways to enrich her experiences and find greater happiness and success on the path to enlightenment. “I would be walking and talking, and at the same time feel great wholeness and oneness—a sense of total unity with everything around me,” she writes.
Personal Growth
January 4, 2020
Why Didn’t I Do This 20 Years Ago?
“After just a few days of practicing TM, I noticed I was sleeping better, gaining greater insight into my studies, and felt calmer, less anxious, and more cheerful. I was filled with love for life, and just more relaxed,” says Edward Nydle.
Creativity & the Arts
December 9, 2019
Reclaiming My Poetic Voice
“Practicing the TM technique has helped me reconnect with my creative gifts,” writes Anna Colton. “What a delicious surprise all of this has been, to reignite a creative flame which I had thought was forever lost to me!” Read more and three of her poems.