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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 ►

Personal Growth

August 9, 2021

10 Most Popular Articles, Talks, and Programs in 2020–2021

For our annual Top 10 issue, we celebrate how our TM family has come together across distances for inspiration and support during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve gathered your favorite articles, videos, and programs about health, personal growth, enlightenment, and TM practice. Enjoy!

Better Health

August 1, 2021

The Best Things to Do to Prevent Disease | 49:32

Cardiologist César Molina, M.D., Medical Director of the South Asian Heart Center in California, teaches at the Stanford University Medical Center. He discusses how daily TM practice and the Vedic approach to health can help our body recall its ideal state of balance so that it maintains a resilient state of vibrant health and well-being. This encore episode originally aired September 13, 2020.

Helping Others

July 25, 2021

Breathe Again with TM—Helping Black America Heal | 51:07

Sibongile Bradley West, Director and Chair of the Breathe Again with TM initiative, discusses how this Maharishi Foundation pilot program in L.A. is bringing the TM technique to Black residents to help address racial reckoning, generational trauma, and health disparities that burden their communities.

Business Success

July 18, 2021

Sparking Innovation for Success in Business | 49:39

Emily Fitz Randolph, Santa Monica TM Center Co-Director, and Lea Cho, David Lynch Foundation Director of Programs and Special Projects, discuss how their business career skills have helped them integrate the TM program into business, healthcare, and government institutions.

The Arts

July 11, 2021

The TM Technique and Creativity | 52:08

Temple St. Clair, one of the world’s leading jewelry designers and winner of the Jewelers of America GEM award, is one of only three American artists (along with Louis Tiffany and Alexander Calder) in the Louvre’s permanent collection of decorative arts in Paris. She discusses her career and the role of her TM practice in enhancing her creativity. This encore episode originally aired July 26, 2020.

Enlightenment Series

July 9, 2021

Landmark Study on Neurophysiological Evidence of Cosmic Consciousness

Renowned TM researcher David Orme-Johnson, Ph.D., interviews Lynne Mason, Ph.D., about her groundbreaking sleep research on TM practitioners who experience “witnessing” (inner awareness) during deep sleep, a signature phenomenon of Cosmic Consciousness.

Vedic Knowledge

May 23, 2015

Rest, Reset, Purify: How Maharishi AyurVeda Removes Toxins and Creates Balance

“In order to experience that refined, transcendental level of our own pure consciousness, we need a purified, balanced physiology to support that experience.” —Mark Toomey, Ph.D.

TM in the News

June 4, 2015

American Heart Association Cites Unique Effectiveness of TM in Lowering Blood Pressure

The following press release summarizes a scientific statement issued by the American Heart Association, published in the journal Hypertension on April 23, 2013.

Better Health

April 2, 2015

“Practice TM for Better Heart Health,” Says M.D.

After reviewing the research, Emerson V. Carvalho, Jr., MD, recommends the TM technique for improving heart health. He cites the work of researchers at Georgia Health Sciences University.

Creativity & the Arts

February 8, 2015

TM Was the Easiest Thing I Have Ever Done | 5:48

David Lynch Foundation Executive Director, Bob Roth, interviews Cameron Diaz about her personal practice of TM.

Full Stories

May 22, 2015

Growing Older, Feeling Ageless

“I am biologically 92 years old but feel ageless—it is just a number. Age does not come to me. I am comfortable living in the present and not worried about the future.”—Helen Boyce. Enjoy the experiences of other meditators.

Education

August 5, 2015

Ms. Queena Zhou Comes to Maharishi School

“I first met Queena the day she turned sixteen, as she stood alone by the baggage claim at the Cedar Rapids airport in Iowa, wearing a polka-dot down coat.” —Christine Albers, host parent

“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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