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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 ►

The Arts

May 1, 2022

Music for Life—Music As Vibrating Consciousness | 58:01

Alessandra Cuffaro, acclaimed Italian violinist and the first woman to perform the difficult virtuoso piece Paganini’s “24 Capricci” in one concert, talks about music as a representation of the essence of life. Her over 700 solo performances have been reviewed in American, Italian, Spanish, French, and Eastern European media. This encore episode originally aired October 10, 2021.

 

Maharishi

April 17, 2022

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on Transforming Work into Waves of Bliss: Getting Rid of Stress and Strain | 49:53

TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi explains how TM helps us “water the root to enjoy the fruit.” As a result, work is not tiring but becomes a means to enjoy life and gain fulfillment. Lea Cho, an accomplished musician and Director of Programs and Special Projects at the David Lynch Foundation, joins host Mario Orsatti to discuss this talk.

Better Health

April 10, 2022

Healing Our Healers: Bringing the TM Technique to Frontline Healthcare Professionals (Part 2) | 49:05

Leading frontline doctors who learned the TM technique as part of the David Lynch Foundation Heal the Healers Now initiative discuss what motivated them to learn TM during the COVID pandemic, the benefits it has provided, and the relevance of the technique for the lives of healthcare professionals dealing with the added challenges of the 21st century.

Helping Others

March 20, 2022

Life in Accord with Natural Law in Central America | 51:48

Randall Tolpinrud discusses his decades-long adventure in Costa Rica’s innovative conservation efforts, an inspiring success story about protecting and promoting the ecological health and wellbeing of the natural world. He is president of the Pax Natura Foundation, whose honorary chairs are Dame Jane Goodall and Oscar Arias Sánchez, Nobel Laureate and former president of Costa Rica.

Individual & Society

March 6, 2022

The Ukraine Crisis and the Power of Collective Consciousness: How We Can All Play a Role in Easing Global Tensions and Creating Lasting Peace | 1:00:18

National leaders of the TM program discuss the principle of collective consciousness and how defusing regional and global tensions is the first step toward lasting peace. Studies have shown that TM practice in large groups can alleviate societal stress and reduce conflict and violence through a “field effect” in collective consciousness.

Better Health

February 27, 2022

Saving Our Frontline Healthcare Professionals (Part 1) | 51:51

Nurses from hospitals around the country discuss the impact of learning and practicing the TM technique during the COVID pandemic. They talk about the vital role daily TM practice has played for those on the front lines of this extended healthcare crisis. Host Mario Orsatti interviews this dynamic panel of healthcare professionals.

Enlightenment Series

January 31, 2020

Howard Thurman on “The Great Silence” Within and Living an Enlightened Life

One of the most important figures in African American history opens a door onto timeless, ineffable, “radical amazement.” Howard Thurman profoundly influenced a generation of black ministers and civil rights leaders with his interpretation of Gandhi’s nonviolent resistance.

Science & Research

April 3, 2021

Nature or Nurture—or Both? Simple Answers to the Big Questions in Life | 18:44

Is our health, happiness, and success determined by DNA or by upbringing? Dr. Tony Nader talks with Bob Roth about epigenetics, and how the effects of transcending allow us not only to live healthier, happier lives now, but can also be passed on to the next generation.

Science & Research

November 12, 2015

A Surge Protector against Stress

Norman Rosenthal, M.D., is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School, was the first psychiatrist to describe and diagnose Seasonal Affective Disorder, and was formerly Senior Researcher at the NIH. Enjoy his interview.

Education

June 12, 2020

Now More Than Ever—A “Self-Care Toolkit” for Every Student

Children and teens have already been facing an epidemic of stress, and the pandemic has isolated them from many outer supports. Dr. Richard Beall, co-head of Maharishi School in Fairfield, Iowa, shares how a unique, evidence-based curriculum helps kids ground and nurture themselves from within.

Creativity & the Arts

May 3, 2017

TM Supercharges My Creativity | 6:44

5 questions for landscape photographer Marty Hulsebos, who finds TM® to be “a stepping stone to timelessness.”

TM in the News

November 30, 2016

New Research: Effortlessness Is Key to TM Technique | 1:32

Scientists discover brainwave signature of effort-free practice. A study in Brain and Cognition reveals the difference between TM® and other meditative practices—effortlessness is the key.

“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

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