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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 ►

Better Health

June 30, 2024

One Woman’s Journey to Better Health and Inner Peace | 48:34

Teacher and coach Debbie DeMarco Bennett discusses improvements in her mental and physical health, overcoming borderline personality disorder, and coping with multiple sclerosis. She describes the many benefits she has found from her TM practice, including her first-ever experience of inner peace and why she recommends the TM technique to her clients worldwide.

The Arts

June 23, 2024

Staying Healthy and Growing Creatively as We Age | 41:26

Writer and teacher Linda Egenes talks about how she began her writing career with a book about the Amish communities in Iowa and has now written six books on a range of subjects. She also discusses how she stays healthy, clear, and creative in her senior years and is currently fulfilling her dream of writing a novel about an Amish family.

Business

June 16, 2024

Father and Son Working Together, Bonding as Their Business Grows | 42:59

John Revolinski and his son Donald Revolinski talk with us on Father’s Day about how they grew their small family business in Fairfield, Iowa. Spring Sunrise Natural Foods went from their home basement in the 1990s to their Maharishi Vastu® architecture factory and an explosion of online sales today. They also speak about working together, and how their TM practice has made life more productive and easier for them and their meditating employees.

The Arts

June 9, 2024

Jerry Seinfeld’s Take on TM (Part 1) | 52:08

Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, discusses video excerpts from an hour-long interview he did on Sirius XM with award-winning comedian Jerry Seinfeld, the actor, writer, and producer best known for his iconic sitcom Seinfeld, the film Bee Movie, and the series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Mr. Seinfeld talks about how his TM practice since 1972 has helped him thrive in work and life. This encore episode originally aired September 11, 2022.

Business Success

June 2, 2024

Shaping Change: How to Respond Gracefully to Life’s Disruptions | 49:46

Well-known author and prominent financial advisor Susan Bradley talks about the importance of handling change gracefully. She discusses the challenges of experiencing extreme loss or extreme gain, and the important role the TM practice can play in keeping us on track for personal growth and stability in our lives. This encore episode originally aired July 16, 2023.

The Arts

May 26, 2024

Connecting with the Creative Power of Nature through Art | 55:28

Artist and art teacher Greg Thatcher discusses the relationship between TM practice and the subjective experience of creating and appreciating art. He also talks about perceiving art with openness and an expanded state of consciousness, which offers us direct contact with our deeper selves and the inspiration and beauty experienced by artists in their work.

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.”

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.

Enlightenment Series

July 17, 2020

7 States of Consciousness—Unlimited Possibilities for Personal Development

In The Supreme Awakening: Experiences of Enlightenment throughout Time—and How You Can Cultivate Them, Dr. Craig Pearson describes how “Each state of consciousness is a progressive stage of awakening, of enlightenment. Each opens a distinctive new world of experience and knowledge,” with experiences from TM practitioners.

Vedic Knowledge

March 5, 2018

The New “Ancient” Way to a Healthier Heart and a Longer Life | 6:26

To protect and nourish your heart, Dr. Nancy Lonsdorf shares new insights into time-tested diet and lifestyle tips from Maharishi AyurVeda® and modern medicine.

Better Health

May 11, 2021

Exploring the Connectome: A New Approach to Integrative Medicine | 19:41

There’s an urgent need for effective alternative approaches to health care in a post-pandemic world. Mind-body medical professionals join hands to create a new model that incorporates the four domains of health in the connectome, “health artisanry,” and more.

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.

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

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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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