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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 ►

The Arts

April 27, 2025

How an Artist Finds Joy through TM, Ancient Knowledge, and Nature | 47:24

Artist Sonja Rosing talks about her initial dislike of art as a child and finding joy in it as an adult. She discusses her profound love of nature and the knowledge she has gained from TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s writings and programs. Ms. Rosing works full time in the visual arts in a variety of media, including painting, drawing, photography, outdoor objects, and video.

Better Health

April 13, 2025

How to Be Happy for No Reason | 49:11

Marci Shimoff is a number one New York Times best-selling author, world-renowned transformational teacher, and expert on happiness, success, and unconditional love. Ms. Shimoff discusses how she overcame depression through her TM practice and how she continues to develop happiness through research and interviews with happy people.

The Arts

April 6, 2025

The Beautiful Life of a Maharishi Gandharva Veda Musician | 50:18

World-famous sitarist Reshma Srivastava has been a musician since the age of six. She discusses the uplifting value of Maharishi Gandharva VedaSM music for creating balance in nature, better health, happiness, and peace, as well as her passion for spreading this knowledge worldwide. She concludes with a beautiful raga to create a soothing and positive influence for our audience and the environment.

Individual & Society

March 23, 2025

A Painter’s Journey to Becoming a Sculptor in Demand | 43:44

Artist Jeroen Stok discusses his evolution from drawing and painting to creating iconic sculptures. He talks about his most fulfilling projects, including advocating for people with disabilities and creating monuments for those grieving the loss of a loved one. He also describes the many benefits he receives from his TM and TM-Sidhi practice, which include enhancing his clarity and creativity.

Creativity & the Arts

March 16, 2025

Conquering Stress and Increasing Creativity | 50:28

Author Robert Brighton talks about how TM helped him turn a high-stress job into a fulfilling writing career—and how diving deep within fuels his creativity and empathy for his characters. He shares his love for historical fiction, specifically early 20th-century history and literature. Robert also discusses his writing process and upcoming multi-media course.

Individual & Society

March 9, 2025

The Urgent Importance of the TM Technique for Leaders in Every Area of Life | 51:48

Peter Lamoureux, Executive Director of International Programs and Lead TM Teacher at the David Lynch Foundation, talks about the urgent need for military, business, and government leaders to have a systematic way to expand their consciousness.

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.

TM in the News

November 1, 2019

“Silence the Violence” Concert Highlights + Women of Vision Awards, Dec. 3

The latest news from the David Lynch Foundation, from the packed-house benefit concert to teach TM to 10,000 children and families in Washington, D.C., to the upcoming Women of Vision Awards honoring Donna Karan, Deborah-lee Furness, and other remarkable humanitarians.

TM in the News

July 6, 2018

Transcending Together

A U.S. News & World Report story on what happens to a small Midwestern town when Maharishi University of Management and thousands of practitioners of the TM technique call it home for 40 years.

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.

My Story

July 6, 2018

The “Dear Prudence” Story | 2:55

A profile of Prudence Farrow Bruns, the inspiration behind the Beatles song, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Maharishi’s historic TM Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh, India, 1968.

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.

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.
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