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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 20, 2024

An Artist-Traveler-Storyteller Finds Inspiration from Within | 48:15

Surrealist artist Carl Yonder talks about how his TM practice helps him reach new levels in his art. In 2020, he won the Curator’s Choice Award for his work at the Greenpoint Gallery in New York. His most recent shows include the Calvert Marine Museum and the Gallery Blue Door in Maryland.

Personal Growth

October 13, 2024

A Beautiful Life, Free from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | 51:24

Adam Delfiner, Ph.D., describes his journey in overcoming obsessive-compulsive disorder, his passion for research on how developing consciousness can improve mental wellness, and his dedication to helping others overcome mental health challenges. He discusses his development of LikeHearted, an AI-driven holistic mental wellness app.

TM in the News

October 6, 2024

Highlights of the September 12, 2024 Meditate America Gala, Part 2 | 54:27

Bob Roth, David Lynch Foundation CEO, talks about the Meditate America initiative and shows more excerpts from the Gala in New York City. Highlights include co-host and actor Hugh Jackman’s interview with Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.R.R., a Harvard and MIT-trained physician and neuroscientist, and the leader of the global TM organizations.

Individual & Society

September 29, 2024

Highlights of the September 12, 2024 Meditate America Gala, Part 1 | 53:11

Bob Roth, David Lynch Foundation CEO, talks about and shows highlights of the Meditate America Gala at New York City’s Jazz at Lincoln Center. Co-hosted by actor Hugh Jackman, the event kicked off the national TM initiative that began on September 15 and is significantly expanding the number of people learning the TM technique throughout the country.

Videos

September 22, 2024

Saving Lives and Lands with the Bambi Bucket and Other Inventions | 1:01:41

Don Arney is an inventor and businessman whose unique approach to solving problems has resulted in inventions used around the globe. His most widely adopted invention, the Bambi Bucket, is used in aerial firefighting and has helped save millions of hectares of forest and many lives. He was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame in 2017, in the National Building Museum in Washington.

TM.org

September 15, 2024

Transforming the Lives of Women and Girls in Uganda and around the World | 47:40

Leslee Goldstein, Ph.D., talks about her passion for working with impoverished women, particularly in developing countries. She discusses her research on mothers and daughters in Kampala, Uganda, and the wonderful changes that occurred when they learned the Transcendental Meditation technique.

Personal Growth

February 28, 2020

10 Things Every Meditator Should Know

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 and take the Quiz.

Enlightenment Series

August 2, 2018

Exploring Science, Consciousness, and the Furthest Reaches of Human Potential | 3:42

Meet the head of the international Transcendental Meditation® (TM®) organizations, Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.R.R., a medical doctor, MIT- and Harvard-trained neuroscientist, and Vedic scholar.

Individual & Society

April 1, 2023

Welcome to Super-Radiance in the Virtual Dome!

Join the National and Pan-American Campaign to gather the largest ongoing Super-Radiance group since the 7,000 Course. “Consciousness becomes self-referral in the TM-Sidhi program. This is the Unified Field interacting with itself—creating that infinite dynamism of intelligence which sustains the whole creation.” —Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

 

Science & Research

August 2, 2018

How Important Is It to Practice TM Regularly? What the Research Tells Us

“Dear Dr. Orme-Johnson, My TM instructor says that meditating twice a day will bring me the greatest benefits, but with work and family, sometimes it’s hard to get in both my TM sessions. How important is it to meditate twice a day, every day?”

Personal Growth

August 2, 2018

20 Places to Meditate on the Go

It’s easy to find a spot to close our eyes for TM at home, but what about when we’re away all day or traveling? Here are 20 tried-and-true options, with more tips in the Comments. Share yours too!

Better Health

August 2, 2018

AA Co-Founder Bill Wilson, TM, and the 11th Step | 3:47

“I didn’t fully understand the 11th step until I started TM,” said Bill Wilson, legendary co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, when he learned the TM technique.

Maharishi

January 16, 2021

A New Year’s Resolution to Help You Achieve All Your Resolutions | 6:44

“During meditation, we enliven that level of life which is the basis of all activity in the world. It’s by enlivening that basis of all life that we get the support of nature everywhere,” says Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, TM Founder.

Personal Growth

September 5, 2020

7 Tips for Feeling Good in Uncertain Times

Life can be challenging when everything has been turned upside down. Learn ways to find happiness in the midst of change from the head of the worldwide TM organizations, Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.R.R., in a replay of his recent Facebook talk—over 1 million views in the first week!

Better Health

September 5, 2020

20 Most Popular Articles on Your TM Practice, Health, Longevity, and Enlightenment

To celebrate our 50th issue we’ve collected reader favorites from the first four years of Enjoy TM News—the 20 most popular articles and videos in • Your TM Practice • TM Twice a Day • Health & Longevity • Personal Growth & Enlightenment. Let us know your favorites—and what you’d like to see in coming issues!

Personal Growth

February 28, 2020

10 Things Every Meditator Should Know

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 and take the Quiz.

Creativity & the Arts

December 9, 2019

Giving the Gift of Inner Peace | 20:06

The Friends of the TM Program provide scholarships for those who lack the resources to begin the TM technique on their own. We invite everyone to become part of this great initiative. The results are life-transforming for thousands.

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.

“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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