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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

October 8, 2023

Going Beyond Real | 52:07

Anthony Brunelli, a leader in Photorealism, creates hyperrealistic panoramic paintings of cities, such as Paris, Florence, Prague, Zurich, and Hanoi, which are exhibited and collected around the world. He discusses his evolution as an artist and the impact of his TM practice on his professional and personal life. This encore episode first aired on November 29, 2020.

Better Health

October 1, 2023

The Secret Behind Accomplishing Your Goals | 53:50

Michelle Joy Kramer, global healthy lifestyles coach and accomplished triathlete, discusses her experience helping people find the keys to accomplishing their personal and professional goals. She also talks about how the TM technique has impacted her life, her performance as an athlete and coach, and her clients.

Business

September 24, 2023

From Anxious Overachiever to Purposeful Leader | 54:31

João Belo, Head of Customer Experience Operations for the Americas at Roche, discusses the impact of his TM practice on his career. He also talks about his lifelong interest in philosophy, and the role that understanding consciousness has played in his personal and professional development.

Individual & Society

September 17, 2023

How to Enliven Peace and Harmony in the World: A Science-Based Approach | 59:59

Pioneering TM researcher David Orme-Johnson, Ph.D., discusses his scientific studies that helped inspire an international TM course for world peace starting December 2023, when 10,000 people will practice the TM and TM-Sidhi programs together in India. He talks about the predictable impacts that this course may have on trends in global collective consciousness.

Better Health

September 10, 2023

A Guide to Health and Happiness throughout the Year | 46:38

World-renowned psychiatrist and best-selling author Norman Rosenthal, M.D., discusses the importance of TM practice for mental health and other keys to enhancing personal development today. He also discusses his new book Defeating SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder): A Guide to Health and Happiness through All Seasons.

The Arts

September 3, 2023

Sir Paul McCartney on TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the TM Technique | 52:29

David Lynch Foundation CEO Bob Roth and host Mario Orsatti discuss excerpts from an interview with Paul McCartney by filmmaker David Lynch, in which Sir Paul talks about meeting TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and learning the TM technique in 1967. They also reflect on the McCartney family’s extended meeting with Maharishi in 1998.

Vedic Knowledge

October 4, 2019

India Honors Maharishi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India honors TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi with a commemorative stamp, for his original contribution to meditation, Yoga, and the revival of the ancient health system of Ayurveda.

Vedic Knowledge

September 7, 2018

How to Sync Your Day with the Rhythms of Nature | 2:42

Time your sleep, meals, and exercise with nature for maximum health and happiness. Dr. Nancy Lonsdorf, expert in Maharishi AyurVeda®, offers simple, easy-to-follow lifestyle tips from the world’s oldest system of natural healthcare.

Personal Growth

July 26, 2017

18,000 Join First All-Americas TM Group Meditation

Twenty-nine countries and more than 18,000 meditators participated in the first-ever Western hemisphere  group TM meditation on June 25, 2017. Many reported a profound sense of inner peace and revitalization.

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.

Vedic Knowledge

June 27, 2017

What’s Your Emotional Type?

Take this quick quiz to find your heart-mind type. Ayurvedic expert Dr. Nancy Lonsdorf shares 5 easy tips to balance and nurture your emotional heart.

Better Health

September 26, 2016

What Is Stress, and What More Can I Do to Be Rid of It?

Dear Dr. Orme-Johnson, I have 3 questions: What is stress? How does TM get rid of stress? And what else can I do to reduce stress besides meditate?” —SK, New York

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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