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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

November 5, 2023

Your Voice Is Your Soul | 55:12

Brenda Boozer, who was a soloist at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for 11 years, has performed leading mezzo-soprano roles with the world’s most prestigious opera companies. She talks about her career as an opera soloist, actor, voice coach, and teacher, and explains the role of daily TM practice in her life. This encore episode originally aired May 23, 2021.

Personal Growth

October 29, 2023

Be More! | 46:55

Alison Plaut, Ph.D., author, educator, and nonprofit administrator, discusses her new book, Be More: 18 Practical Steps for More Peace, Success, and Happiness in Your Life Beginning Today! She also talks about her experiences helping thousands of people in Brazil, Guyana, New Zealand, and India unfold their full potential through projects for the development of consciousness.

Maharishi

October 22, 2023

The Influence of Group Meditation on the Collective Consciousness of Society | 1:38:44

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi answers questions about how group practice of the TM technique and advanced programs can positively impact world peace. Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, and host Mario Orsatti discuss highlights from this 1984 interview with a Boston Globe reporter. This encore episode first aired on May 16, 2021.

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.

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

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.

Better Health

June 27, 2017

Meditating Warrior Testifies to Congress | 6:16

At a U.S. House hearing on post-traumatic stress, Marine veteran Paul Downs tells the story of how TM saved his life.

Personal Growth

March 5, 2015

Deepen Your Experience with a TM Retreat | 4:11

For Chris Jackson, attending regular TM Retreats during the winter holidays has provided a restful rhythm to his year: “I come away with a tremendous boost in energy and creativity… The practice of TM and the retreats have been essential to my success in this business for 38 years.”

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.

Education

December 14, 2020

6 Reasons Why MIU’s Master’s in Software Development Is a Life-Changing Experience

New web developers share what makes MIU’s M.S.D. program so successful: Career training goes hand in hand with personal development, no computer science background is needed, students become Full Stack JavaScript developers and find top positions in the field, and more.

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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