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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 ►

Helping Others

January 14, 2024

The TM Technique in Ukraine—Helping Thousands Learn | 48:37

Ukrainian TM Teachers Alisa Feliz and Oleg Avagian discuss how thousands have learned TM during the war in Ukraine, even in its most dangerous areas. They discuss Ukrainians’ experiences as a result of practicing TM during this time, and their own personal fulfillment in teaching. They also share a video of Ukrainian Meditators speaking about learning the TM technique. This encore episode originally aired June 25, 2023.

Maharishi

January 7, 2024

Maharishi on the Art of Right Decision-Making (Part 2) | 53:40

TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi explains how expansion of awareness during TM practice produces broader comprehension, resulting in spontaneously right decisions. Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, and host Mario Orsatti discuss more highlights from this classic 1972 talk, from an MIT symposium on the Science of Creative Intelligence. This encore episode originally aired on March 14, 2021.

Maharishi

December 31, 2023

Maharishi on the Art of Right Decision-Making (Part 1) | 48:46

TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi explains how expansion of awareness during TM practice produces broader comprehension, resulting in spontaneously right decisions. Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, and host Mario Orsatti discuss highlights from this classic 1972 talk, from an MIT symposium on the Science of Creative Intelligence. This encore episode originally aired on February 28, 2021.

The Arts

December 24, 2023

Uplifting Children and Their Community through Dance | 45:52

Tony Williams, founder of the Tony Williams Dance Center and Urban Nutcracker, and founder and artistic director of City Ballet of Boston, discusses the role of dance programs for children in inner cities, shares excerpts from the Urban Nutcracker, and talks about how 50+ years of TM practice have influenced his remarkable life. This encore episode originally aired December 13, 2020.

Business

December 17, 2023

Developing the Qualities of Leadership | 49:22

Retired Rear Admiral Stephen Metruck talks about how 40 years of daily TM practice helped him grow through the military ranks. He also talks about his current position as Executive Director of the Port of Seattle, directing 2,200 employees and leading a countywide special-purpose government responsible for providing world-class trade, travel, and logistics services to one of the nation’s most dynamic and fastest growing regions.

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.

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.

Education

December 16, 2018

Major Medical School Offers TM Course as an Elective

Chicago Loyola Stritch School of Medicine is the nation’s first to include the TM program in its curriculum, to help students counter stress and promote physician wellness, according to Catholic Health World.

Vedic Knowledge

December 22, 2016

Healing with Wholeness | 5:43

Maharishi AyurVeda® expert Dr. Nancy Lonsdorf explains how three simple supersystems guide the healthy functioning of the whole body. By restoring balance within each of these, we can regain and maintain our health naturally.

Videos

August 1, 2019

The Small Town That Radiates Peace and Creativity | 7:56

What happens in a community with 3,000 TM meditators? Find out in this delightful video.

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.

David Lynch Foundation

October 13, 2018

TM® Featured in Global Wellness Summit Keynote by Bob Roth

“There’s so much momentum for TM right now because of the rising need for what this tangible skill can accomplish: stress-reduction, mental focus, and greater resilience,” noted Susie Ellis, GWS chairman and CEO. “It’s the quickest way to reduce stress that I’ve ever experienced.”

Creativity & the Arts

January 5, 2017

Seinfeld on Drones, TM, and Messy Beds | 11:47

Jerry Seinfeld tells his TM story, standup style. His big regret? That he used to skip his morning TM sessions! Now he’s meditating twice a day and has more energy than ever.

Vedic Knowledge

December 22, 2016

Healing with Wholeness | 5:43

Maharishi AyurVeda® expert Dr. Nancy Lonsdorf explains how three simple supersystems guide the healthy functioning of the whole body. By restoring balance within each of these, we can regain and maintain our health naturally.

Maharishi

December 22, 2016

Being Is Bliss: The Secret behind Why TM Is Easy | 2:50

In a 1968 talk at Lake Louise, Canada, Maharishi explains why the practice of TM is effortless: “The principle of Transcendental Meditation is simple: Being is bliss in its nature. It is infinite happiness.”

TM in the News

November 11, 2016

Creating Hope and Change in Jamaica | 5:55

In this extraordinary video, Caribbean students fighting for their lives find self-worth and academic success with the TM technique. Their big-hearted principal shares her surprising journey to Consciousness-BasedSM education.

TM in the News

November 10, 2016

Unleashing Girl Power through Inner Peace | 15:20

A TEDx talk by two remarkable young women offers good news from a charter school in L.A. Teens here experience severe trauma, yet a TM-based program is bringing profound relief. With access to inner silence, these girls are rising to their true potential.

Videos

September 29, 2016

In a Word, TM Makes Me Feel… | 0:55

How does the TM practice make me feel in one word? Calm. Confident. Refreshed. Awesome! What’s your word?

“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

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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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