MENU

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 ►

The Arts

December 10, 2023

Tales of Life among Rock Royalty | 49:40

Musician, composer, producer, and author Jimmy Ryan discusses his 60-year career in the music industry, working with some of the leading musicians of our time, including Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Cat Stevens, Rod Stewart, Elton John, The Doors, and many others. He also talks about what his 50-year practice of the TM technique has meant to his long, successful, and increasingly joyful career.

Creativity & the Arts

December 3, 2023

Highlights of the MEDITATE AMERICA Benefit—Watch Performances, Help Those in Need, and Support Your TM Center | 51:53

Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, shares special clips, including performances by Sting and Graham Nash, a conversation with Hugh Jackman and Katy Perry, and David Lynch presenting Dr. Tony Nader with the “Peace on Earth Award.” MEDITATE AMERICA will bring TM to healthcare workers, veterans, families under trauma, and others in need. This encore episode originally aired December 6, 2020.

Better Health

December 3, 2023

Veterans Are Taking Back Their Health—and Their Lives | 3:13

With roughly 20 suicides a day, veterans need more effective treatments. TM is gaining recognition as a proven program for post-traumatic stress. The launch of TMforVeterans.org will help more active-duty personnel and veterans take back their lives.

The Arts

November 26, 2023

Tuning the Student Mind | 51:35

Prof. Molly Beauregard, author of Tuning the Student Mind and faculty member at the College for Creative Studies, discusses the importance of students developing the full potential of their consciousness to prepare them for a fulfilling life, and the benefits students gain from the TM technique in her course “Consciousness, Creativity, and Identity.” This encore episode was originally aired on June 13, 2021.

Education

November 12, 2023

Helping Students Achieve a Successful and Fulfilling Career | 53:38

Tom Palladino talks about his executive career in human resources and the keys to achieving your career goals while having a fulfilling personal life. He also discusses the unique study of business at Maharishi International University, where he is on the faculty of the College of Business Administration.

The Arts

November 5, 2023

Your Voice Is Your Soul | 55:12

Brenda Boozer, who was a soloist at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for 11 years, has performed leading mezzo-soprano roles with the world’s most prestigious opera companies. She talks about her career as an opera soloist, actor, voice coach, and teacher, and explains the role of daily TM practice in her life. This encore episode originally aired May 23, 2021.

My Story

August 5, 2016

TM Checking Turns Things Around!

Why would TM provide great results sometimes and not at other times? This confused new meditator and blogger Aaron Sohl who, instead of giving up on his practice, went to the nearest 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?

Better Health

December 22, 2016

The 2016 Change-Makers of the Year

A young woman working with inner-city youth. A former Army Command Surgeon breaking the PTSD cycle. Teachers establishing TM at an American medical school. And our Change-Maker of the Year—an educator who’s brought TM to at-risk students for over two decades.

Personal Growth

October 3, 2017

Is It Time to Tune Up Your Meditation?

Ensuring that your practice is easy and effortless, and that you’re gaining maximum benefits, is enjoyable and free with personal TM Checking.

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.

Helping Others

February 15, 2019

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

In 1969 a group of African American TM teachers established a new organization to bring the TM program to their communities, called Transcendental Meditation Center (TMC), Inc. Their pioneering initiatives laid the groundwork for successes in education, health, and rehabilitation today. Here is their remarkable story.

Videos

April 12, 2017

Q&A with Dr. John Hagelin: Influence at a Distance—Creating Peace from the Quantum Level | 34:07

On March 25, 2018, about 55,000 participants in the second Global TM Group Meditation listened to Dr. Hagelin, quantum physicist and President of Maharishi International University, as he explained how coherence in collective consciousness helps create world peace.

Business Success

March 22, 2017

How a Top-Tier Design Studio Sustains Its Creative Edge | 3:40

The Lindsey Adelman Studio—featured in Oprah Magazine, Vogue, City Lights, and the New York Times—reveals how TM boosts work ethic, creativity, and productivity.

Education

March 1, 2017

Can Meditation Help Create Peace in the World? | 1:04

Scientists and world leaders propose a “technology for peace” to reduce societal stress, tension, and war. Quantum physicist Dr. John Hagelin explains how this evidence-based methodology works in a HuffPost Live interview.

Maharishi

February 8, 2017

The “Inside” Story on Better Friendship, Marriage, and Parenting | 3:16

Maharishi: “With fully developed heart and mind, all relationships will be enjoyed, just because we are able to give maximum of ourselves to others.”

Creativity & the Arts

January 24, 2017

Katy Perry: “TM Gives Me Two Days in One” | 4:59

The superstar explains how this “great workout for your mind” brings her peace and power while she zigzags the globe, and why she’s dedicated to bringing the TM technique to those in need.

Enlightenment Series

January 24, 2017

Exploring Higher States of Consciousness, the Ultimate Goal of Meditation

What is enlightenment, and what does it mean for our lives today? An in-depth interview with Dr. Craig Pearson, author of The Supreme Awakening: Experiences of Enlightenment Throughout Time—And How You Can Cultivate Them.

“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.
Read more ►

Thank you for subscribing to Enjoy TM News! Each month you will receive an email announcing the new issue. Meanwhile, feel free to browse through our LATEST or POPULAR tabs on the homepage. Enjoy!