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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 ►

Maharishi

June 11, 2023

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the Complete Knowledge of Consciousness | 48:40

TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi discusses the importance of both the experience of TM and the complete knowledge of consciousness. He talks about the founding of Maharishi International University, and its ability to inspire universities to integrate the study and experience of TM in their curriculum. Host Mario Orsatti comments on the interview, which took place in Arcata, California, in July 1972.

The Arts

June 4, 2023

TM and Jazz: The Role of Improvisation in Music and Life | 54:35

Dave Hanson, a jazz arranger, composer, pianist, and longtime TM practitioner, discusses the importance of TM practice for his music and life. He talks about the vital role TM plays in developing the consciousness of musicians and how it helps to harmonize the joy of playing music with a successful personal life.

Business Success

May 28, 2023

What’s Love Got to Do with It? | 55:21

Steve Farber, a leadership consultant whose bestseller The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership was one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time, talks about his newest book, Love Is Just Damn Good Business. As founder and CEO of The Extreme Leadership Institute, he has helped 25+ companies earn a spot on the Best Places to Work list. This encore episode first aired on November 15, 2020.

Maharishi

May 21, 2023

Maharishi on the Nature of Enlightenment: Enriching All Aspects of Life | 51:09

TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, in a 1971 talk at Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, explains how regular practice of the TM technique promotes the natural development of a person’s full potential. Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, and host Mario Orsatti discuss highlights from this classic talk. This encore episode first aired on October 3, 2021.

Personal Growth

May 14, 2023

TM and Motherhood | 44:28

In celebration of Mother’s Day, Amy Devlin, a single mother of two and a live event producer for more than 20 years, is joined by her 16-year-old daughter Roxy. They discuss making time for their TM practice, TM Retreats, Advanced Techniques of the TM program, and the impact TM has had on their busy lives—at work, at school, and at home.

The Arts

April 30, 2023

Living a Creative Life—On and Off Stage | 52:19

Tony Award-nominated Tom Hewitt talks about his 40-year career as an actor on Broadway, including The Lion KingThe School for Scandal, The Sisters Rosensweig, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Rocky Horror ShowAmazing Grace, and many others. He discusses the benefits of TM practice for stage actors, who are in constant need of creative energy and stamina.

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.

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.

Better Health

May 14, 2020

TM Talks LIVE on Sundays—Join Special Guests for Insight, Inspiration, and Group Meditation

Enjoy live-streamed interviews with artists, scientists, health professionals, and experts in consciousness who practice the TM technique, every Sunday at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Watch replays any time, with David Lynch, Dr. Fred Travis, Sharon Isbin, Dr. Norman Rosenthal, and others.

David Lynch Foundation

February 15, 2019

Jerry Seinfeld’s Antidote for an Exhausted Life | 0:59

How he does more writing, more performing, more exercise without strain. “I can now do whatever I want. Whatever I want!” says Seinfeld.

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

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.

Better Health

February 28, 2016

Thriving with Bipolar: A Conversation with Writer/Director Paul Dalio | 8:32

Based on his own struggles with bipolar disorder, Paul Dalio wrote and directed Touched with Fire, a film exploring the passionate romance of two poets living with the condition.

TM in the News

January 27, 2016

What TM Is, How It Works, and How It’s Changing Lives | 4:00

The Huffington Post: Bob Roth talking about TM, how it works, its high-profile endorsements, and how 20 minutes of silence has been changing lives, maybe the world.

TM in the News

December 25, 2015

Use a Treatment for PTSD That Actually Works | 3:13

This article by Col. Brian Rees, M.D., David O’Connell, and David Leffler was  published in The Hill, a top U.S. political website that is read at the White House and by many lawmakers.

TM in the News

November 18, 2015

University of Pennsylvania Project in San Francisco Helps Those with HIV/AIDS | 6:52

The University of Pennsylvania’s Center for AIDS Research and the San Francisco Aids Foundation provided instruction in TM to survivors of HIV/AIDS. Here’s their story.

TM in the News

November 10, 2015

Mantras before Math Class | 2:30

Today, it seems that the David Lynch Foundation can’t keep up with the demand for TM and the Quiet Time program in schools across the country. Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, writing for The Atlantic, reports.

TM in the News

August 18, 2015

Meditation Curbs Violence at San Francisco Schools | 3:11

What happens when the TM technique is added to the curriculum of a struggling school? NBC Nightly News and Cynthia McFadden wanted to find out.

“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

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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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