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 ►
April 12, 2026
Filmmaker, educator, and teacher of the TM technique, Amine Kouider explores how he combines storytelling, consciousness, and social change in his filmmaking. He has traveled the world as a producer, director, cinematographer, and editor—filming in environments ranging from high-security prisons to refugee communities. Mr. Kouider is also chair of the Department of Cinematic Arts and New Media at MIU and an associate professor in the David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts.
April 5, 2026
Jon Lipman, AIA, has devoted the past 29 years to Maharishi Vastu® architecture, becoming one of North America’s most experienced experts in applying its principles. He shares personal stories from his work, including a current project for a Bhutanese refugee community in Ohio and a Tibetan Buddhist temple. Mr. Lipman has lectured at major universities, including Harvard and Stanford, as well as at the Museum of Modern Art and the Smithsonian.
March 29, 2026
David Rottenberg is an author and teacher of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique. Mr. Rottenberg shares stories from his books—especially Gwendolyn, the Graceful Pig, including its journey from page to stage as a live ballet performance. He discusses his other works and his many years of teaching TM. He also explores how creativity arises naturally from inner stillness, and why the solutions that emerge from that state are so deeply fulfilling.
March 22, 2026
Richard Robertson and Janine Decot Robertson are longtime teachers of the TM technique, TM-Sidhi® Administrators, and teachers of Advanced Techniques of the TM program. They talk about their worldwide travels and decades of experience in the global TM organizations. They share stories of working on international projects, including one with President Joaquim Chissano in Mozambique to help unify the country. Together, they have instructed over 12,000 people.
March 15, 2026
Chad Buchanan reflects on the evolution of his creative career—from photographing high-profile events to founding his own media company. Along the way, he shares behind-the-scenes stories from assignments photographing entertainers, movie stars, and royalty, offering a glimpse into the fast-paced world of media and celebrity photography. Mr. Buchanan’s work has been published in major media outlets, including Vogue, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and People.
March 8, 2026
Donald Sosin, acclaimed silent film composer and pianist, reflects on what shaped his life and artistry, from his upbringing to an encounter with silent film that grew into a lifelong vocation and a decades-long association with the Museum of Modern Art and Film. Mr. Sosin performs at many venues around the world and has created dozens of scores for classic films. His work extends to Broadway, PBS documentaries, chamber and choral works, and more than 1,500 published music arrangements.
November 9, 2017
Renowned cardiologist and expert in integrative medicine Dr. Robert Schneider distills 10 ancient rejuvenation practices, confirmed by modern science, to help us live longer, healthier, more self-actualized lives.
August 10, 2017
As of March 2026, more than 480 peer-reviewed research studies on the TM technique have been published in over 160 scientific journals. These studies were conducted at more than 300 research institutions, including Harvard Medical School and Stanford Medical School. This reference list by category includes some of the most significant and commonly cited published TM studies to date.
August 2, 2018
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.
August 2, 2018
“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?”
January 16, 2021
“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.
September 5, 2020
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!
September 5, 2020
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!
February 28, 2020
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.
December 9, 2019
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.
November 1, 2019
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
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.”
“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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