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February 15, 2026
Jim Belilove, entrepreneur and founder of Creative Edge Master Shop, pioneered the use of computer-controlled waterjet technology for customized architectural stone flooring. Installations include O’Hare International Airport and the Kennedy Space Center. Mr. Belilove also co-founded Sunnybrook Assisted Living in Southeast Iowa, a residence dedicated to supporting individuals with physical and memory challenges while fostering independence, dignity, and individuality.
February 8, 2026
Robert Keith Wallace, PhD, scientist, educator, and a pioneer of modern consciousness research, discusses how learning the TM technique directly from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in the 1960s became a turning point that shaped the direction of his life and work. He reflects on how his scientific research helped open the study of consciousness to serious inquiry, and how decades of leadership within the worldwide TM organization have translated that research into practical approaches to health, education, and human potential.
January 25, 2026
Mike Perez, founder of Perez LLC, specializes in building secure and mission-aligned technology systems. Since 2011, he has supported the David Lynch Foundation (DLF), managing and strengthening its technology infrastructure to ensure that events and daily operations run smoothly. In 2018, he expanded his role, becoming a key contributor to the creation and ongoing operation of TM Connect, a custom-built platform that enables large-scale live meditation sessions for a global audience.
January 18, 2026
Martin Brett, a real estate developer and community builder, focuses on Maharishi Vastu® architecture and creating communities that not only provide shelter, but also foster well-being, connection, and consciousness. Drawing on more than two decades of experience, Mr. Brett discusses the evolution of the 180-unit MIU North Campus Village in Fairfield, Iowa, and the lessons learned from navigating changing economic conditions, regulations, and community needs.
January 11, 2026
Portrait painter and illustrator Edmund Stuart “Ned” Bittinger reflects on a career devoted to depicting public figures who have shaped American history and culture. From official commissions for the US Capitol and US State Department to acclaimed children’s book illustrations, Mr. Bittinger discusses his artistic process, early training, and the responsibility of capturing both likeness and character.
January 4, 2026
Edward Akrout, actor and artist, reflects on the emotional demands of acting and how the TM technique supports him in managing stress, cultivating emotional clarity, and moving fluidly between inner experience and creative expression. He also discusses his visual art practice and his humanitarian efforts, including founding ArtShield in 2022 to support artists in Ukraine and other crisis regions.
August 1, 2019
Congratulations on completing your TM course! We’d love to hear how it’s been helping you. And if your meditations don’t seem as easy or frequent now, a personal Checking with a TM teacher will help you re-experience and re-establish effortless TM practice. Until then, enjoy this easy Quiz to help refresh your TM basics!
June 1, 2019
Ever worry about blanking on a word or name? Nancy Lonsdorf, M.D., renowned Maharishi AyurVeda® expert, provides easy integrative health tools to maintain the brain, combining the best of ancient and modern approaches for a resilient mind and memory.
August 1, 2019
What is transcending? And what does it do for our brains? Neuropsychologist Dr. Fred Travis takes us on a guided tour of the brain during TM practice—including a live EEG demonstration on stage in New York City—and compares the TM technique to other meditations.
July 6, 2018
In the definitive classic Science of Being and Art of Living: Transcendental Meditation, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi unveils the journey of life, from the manifest world of diversity to the unified field of life deep within each of us: the state of Being.
May 25, 2017
In 1970, a revolutionary quest began—to create a scientific portrait of the TM technique and Transcendental Consciousness. Renowned TM researcher Dr. David Orme-Johnson takes us behind the scenes in part 2 of his popular series.
February 15, 2019
With nearly half of Americans suffering from some form of heart disease, the compelling research on heart health and risk factors by Robert Schneider, M.D., F.A.C.C., funded by the National Institutes of Health, suggests a viable solution.
February 15, 2019
In 1969 a group of African American TM teachers established a new organization to bring the TM program to their communities, called Transcendental Meditation Center (TMC), Inc. Their pioneering initiatives laid the groundwork for successes in education, health, and rehabilitation today. Here is their remarkable story.
“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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