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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

March 26, 2023

Healing Trauma and Promoting Well-Being | 52:46

Karen Friedman Agnifilo, J.D., a 30-year veteran of public service, most recently served as Chief Asst. District Attorney of the Manhattan D.A.’s Office. She talks about the role of TM practice in helping survivors of domestic violence and in enhancing resilience for those who support them. This encore episode first aired on May 9, 2021.

Personal Growth

March 19, 2023

The Power of TM to Clear Toxic Stress | 47:50

Sarah Sica is the Director of Programs at the David Lynch Foundation Center for Health and Wellness. She teaches TM to survivors of domestic and gender-based violence through a government-funded project. She discusses how the TM technique helps those experiencing post-traumatic stress to begin experiencing the joy of “post-traumatic growth.”

Maharishi

March 12, 2023

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the Unified Basis of Life | 55:30

TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi describes the unified basis of life expressed in the world around us and experienced in the simple state of human awareness during our TM practice. Lea Cho, Director of Programs and Special Projects at the David Lynch Foundation, joins host Mario Orsatti to discuss Maharishi’s talk. This encore episode first aired on January 9, 2022.

Better Health

February 26, 2023

Sustaining Vibrant Health and Avoiding 21st-Century Burnout | 44:10

Charles Elder, M.D., a Senior Investigator at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, discusses the role of integrative medicine in American healthcare. He talks about the importance of the TM technique and Maharishi AyurVeda® approaches to health for building resilience and overcoming burnout.

Maharishi

February 19, 2023

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the Mechanics of Success | 53:04

TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi discusses how to achieve success by enlivening all the laws of nature in our consciousness, and answers questions on the nature of success and competition. Lea Cho, an accomplished musician and Director of Programs and Special Projects at the David Lynch Foundation, joins host Mario Orsatti to discuss this talk. This encore episode first aired on February 6, 2022.

Better Health

February 12, 2023

Solving the Nation’s Mental Health Crisis for Children and Adults | 54:10

William Stixrud, Ph.D., is a clinical therapist, neuropsychologist, and Asst. Prof. of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine. He discusses the causes of our current mental health crisis, and how daily practice of the TM technique can play a key role in reversing this trend by developing the consciousness of students, parents, and teachers.

Personal Growth

May 3, 2017

Accelerate Your Growth to Enlightenment

Enrich your TM practice and boost your personal growth by taking advantage of TM Advanced Techniques.

Maharishi

January 4, 2020

5 Choices to Help You Stay Young and Healthy in the New Year

Launch your new year by enhancing Ojas, the fountain of youth within. Integrative Ayurveda expert Nancy Lonsdorf, M.D., shares time-tested and evidence-based behaviors for rejuvenation and longevity.

Better Health

May 4, 2018

Peaceful Mind, Peaceful World

Why are we here? And how can we do all that we can for ourselves, the people we love, and society? Watch Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.R.R., and head of the international TM organizations, explore the power of transcending in this rare Facebook Live talk and replay.

TM in the News

October 3, 2017

His Invention Saves Lives, Wildlife, and Millions of Acres in 115 Countries | 9:04

National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee Don Arney credits TM in the innovation process that led him to invent the famous Bambi Bucket.®

Business Success

August 7, 2020

4 Ways to Create a World-Class Brain

New research decodes the unique brain functioning of top athletes, performers, and CEOs. World-Class Brain tells the multifaceted story of how to harness neuroplasticity for lifelong mind-brain refinement with four lifestyle changes.

Individual & Society

August 7, 2020

An Antidote to Violence: How the TM Program Helps to Bring Peace and Heal Divisions

Significant scientific research shows the positive influence of the TM technique on the health and well-being of individuals. Is there evidence that large numbers practicing the TM program could also reduce societal stress and violence? Yes, concludes an exciting new book that examines 20 peer-reviewed studies showing how the TM program can decrease collective stress.

TM in the News

September 28, 2016

The Fascinating Science behind How TM Practice Transforms Mind and Body | 16:40

Quantum physicist Dr. John Hagelin takes us on a journey of mind/body health and the compelling science behind personal transformation.

Podcasts

September 24, 2016

Bob Roth Interviews David Lynch on “Success Without Stress” | 49:00

TM® is “like being given a key that opens the door to that treasury (of happiness) within. Life will get better and better.” —David Lynch

Better Health

September 14, 2016

TM, Creativity, Performance, and Stress, Part 1 | 31:55

Andrew Ross Sorkin of CNBC’s Squawk Box interviews Drs. Norman Rosenthal, Pamela Peeke, and Mehmet Oz about their experience with the TM technique.

Business Success

September 12, 2016

TM, Creativity, Performance, and Stress, Part 3 | 27:49

Andrew Ross Sorkin of CNBC’s Squawk Box interviews Arianna Huffington and other leading professionals about their personal experience with the TM® technique.

My Story

August 11, 2016

Hugh Jackman: Why I Do TM | 5:50

Transcendental Meditation gives you what you need, when you need it. It’s literally changed my life,” actor Hugh Jackman told the David Lynch Foundation’s Executive Director Bob Roth.

Science & Research

August 5, 2016

Science, TM, and the Study of Consciousness | 7:13

Follow key research with Dr. Michael Dillbeck, a widely published researcher on the physiological, cognitive, and sociological effects of the TM® technique.

“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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