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10 Things Every Meditator Should Know

A TM Primer and Quiz

When’s the best time to meditate? What’s the best position to sit in for TM practice? Is it possible to meditate even in a noisy place? What if I get sleepy? Why is the TM technique so easy compared to other techniques? What support is there after I take the course? I started TM to reduce stress—what’s the deal with “enlightenment”? Find Answers & Take the Quiz ►

Business

April 14, 2024

Investing in Consciousness—in Your Business and in Your Life | 53:20

Heather Hartnett, CEO and founding partner of Human Ventures, one of New York City’s premier startup studios and early-stage venture funds, discusses what she believes to be the keys to both a successful business and an increasingly fulfilling personal life while living and working in one of the busiest environments in the world. This encore episode originally aired April 24, 2022.

Science & Research

April 7, 2024

The Transcendental Meditation Technique and a Model for Perpetual Growth and Progress | 52:30

Baruti KMT-Sisouvong, Ph.D., discusses how regular TM practice and experiencing pure consciousness help people realize their full potential and live a more fulfilling life. He is Certified TM Teacher and earned his doctorate in Maharishi Vedic Science from Maharishi International University. He is also a Freemason and a 32° Scottish Rite Mason (SJ).

The Arts

March 31, 2024

An Amazing Life | 53:42

Roy Eaton talks about his 85 years playing and creating music as a concert pianist and a composer for leading advertising agencies in New York City. He discusses how his TM practice has helped him through periods of extreme stress in his life, and shares a selection from one of his albums titled The Meditative Chopin. This encore episode first aired on January 30, 2022.

Business

March 24, 2024

Giving Is the Basis of Ideal Relationships in Business and in Life | 53:21

Bill Cates is a prominent business consultant, coach, and best-selling author known for his system that helps develop referral-based business. He talks about the keys to his success and how the TM technique contributes to a rich and rewarding personal and professional life. His system has been featured in Success, Entrepreneur, Research, Money, and The Wall Street Journal.

Business

March 17, 2024

Consciousness, AI, and the Future of Surgery | 51:58

Jay Banerjee, president and CEO of ImmersiveTouch, based in Chicago, Illinois, discusses the role of developing consciousness in managing a quickly growing high-tech company. He also assesses the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality in medical school training and their use by surgeons to improve outcomes in a wide variety of surgical procedures.

The Arts

March 10, 2024

Performing Artists Honored by David Lynch Foundation | 52:20

Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, presents highlights of the Foundation’s September 12, 2022, gala at New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center. Videos include the honorees—two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster, five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo, and five-time Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch—on the importance of the TM technique in their lives. This encore episode first aired October 2, 2022.

Better Health

February 22, 2017

There Are 5 Kinds of Intelligence: Here’s How to Activate Them All

What harnessing the power of global brain coherence through TM can do for you.

Vedic Knowledge

August 1, 2019

A Modern Understanding of the Ancient Principle of Karma

What is karma and how does it work? How can this knowledge help us improve our health, happiness, and personal development? Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.R.R., answered these questions in a Facebook Live talk, which has had 2.6 million views since January, 2019.

Vedic Knowledge

January 24, 2017

How to Balance Your Body’s Supersystems and Feel Great Naturally

For good health, our three Supersystems must be functioning normally. If they get “out of balance,” symptoms are sure to follow. Here are practical tips on how to regain balance with easy dietary and lifestyle changes.

Business Success

May 25, 2017

Meditating Moms

Two moms share tips and stories about how they balance their TM practice with work and family life.

TM in the News

November 11, 2016

Business Insider: Why Wall Street Loves Transcendental Meditation

The TM technique, which Bridgewater hedge-fund founder Ray Dalio calls “the single biggest influence” on his life, is taking over Wall Street. Here’s an in-depth report on why nearly 1,400 finance professionals have learned to meditate at the David Lynch Foundation TM Center.

Better Health

February 3, 2018

Strength in Stillness: Bob Roth Talks about His New Book, the Rise of Meditation in Our Culture, and the Future of TM

The longtime TM teacher and David Lynch FoundationSM (DLF) CEO took time for a Q&A. What led him to write a new TM book now? What can meditators do to maximize their growth? What has changed in views of meditation since he started teaching TM 45 years ago?

Vedic Knowledge

October 3, 2017

Take a Morning Walk to Lose Weight, Feel Great |  3:24

Tips from Maharishi AyurVeda®—and new research findings—on the best times and easiest ways to exercise for better health.

Maharishi

October 3, 2017

“Know Thy Self” to Develop All Aspects of Life | 5:24

“We take care of one thing, and thereby nourish all things that we want to nourish. That’s all.” —Maharishi

Education

September 24, 2017

Bob Roth: TM—from the Individual to the World | 17:43

The CEO of the David Lynch Foundation talks about the worldwide impact of the Transcendental Meditation technique for the September 2017 All-Americas TM Group Meditation event.

Maharishi

September 8, 2017

Transcending and the Brain | 8:12

TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi explains how the unique experience of transcending enlivens the whole brain, empowering our work and ideas with limitless intelligence and creativity.

Science & Research

August 10, 2017

Scientific Research on the Transcendental Meditation Technique | 1:36

More than 429 peer-reviewed research studies on the TM technique have been published in over 160 scientific journals. These studies were conducted at more than 300 research institutions, including Harvard Medical School and Stanford Medical School. This reference list by category includes some of the most significant and commonly cited published TM studies to date.

Education

July 26, 2017

“Lead Us to the Next Renaissance,” Says Congressman Tim Ryan to MUM Grads | 27:00

“This country and our world need you to be an army of wisdom, compassion, and connectedness, showing the world how to be awake, to be connected, and to be energized by the tremendous power that lies within,” said Congressman Ryan in his commencement address at Maharishi University of Management, June 24, 2017.

“If we expose our system to this profound rest every day at the same time, then the cycle of rest and activity and freshness gets established. All effort should be made to be regular in meditation.” —Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Personal Growth

11 Ways to Enjoy Your TM Practice on Vacation

Personal Growth

Welcome to Maharishi Yoga Asanas

Science & Research

20 Tips for TM Twice a Day

Better Health

How Is TM Different from Mindfulness, in Practice and Effects?

Better Health

The Benefits of Regular, Twice-Daily Meditation

Enlightenment Series

Cosmic Consciousness—Living the Fullness of Inner Silence and Bliss 24 Hours a Day

Personal Growth

20 Places to Meditate on the Go

Helping Others

Celebrating 50 Years of Teaching TM in African American Communities, 1969–2019

Creativity & the Arts

Continuous Creation

Artist Kuno Vollet creates iconic objects with fullness of emptiness at their center: “TM influenced my art from the beginning, because you have to be so relaxed, not tense, when you do your work… I get into a deeper and deeper state, and it’s just a flow, where there is no disturbance. The art is just being created.”

My Story

Trekking 1000s of Miles with TM

“After a very demanding and exhausting day, nothing is better than knowing that once I sit down to meditate, I will be reinvigorated and any negatives of the day will melt away,” writes Ted Stekkinger.
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