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Business Success
August 2, 2018
Former Sony Exec Talks about TM and the Art of Developing Emotional Intelligence
Insights from the former president of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, David Bishop: “The evidence is mounting that for anyone who is, or aspires to be, a leader, Transcendental Meditation® (TM®) can be a vital component in maximizing one’s effectiveness. In my own career, my TM practice proved to be invaluable.”
Creativity & the Arts
December 9, 2019
Reclaiming My Poetic Voice
“Practicing the TM technique has helped me reconnect with my creative gifts,” writes Anna Colton. “What a delicious surprise all of this has been, to reignite a creative flame which I had thought was forever lost to me!” Read more and three of her poems.
Personal Growth
January 4, 2020
Why Didn’t I Do This 20 Years Ago?
“After just a few days of practicing TM, I noticed I was sleeping better, gaining greater insight into my studies, and felt calmer, less anxious, and more cheerful. I was filled with love for life, and just more relaxed,” says Edward Nydle.
Personal Growth
February 28, 2020
Discovering the Unity in All Things
Adile Esen, Ph.D., shares how she learned ways to enrich her experiences and find greater happiness and success on the path to enlightenment. “I would be walking and talking, and at the same time feel great wholeness and oneness—a sense of total unity with everything around me,” she writes.
Business Success
April 4, 2018
An Extraordinary Abundance of Time
“While I could write a book about each individual benefit I’ve found from TM, the most extraordinary change I experienced as I shifted to working for myself is the abundance of time,” writes Kat Maund, who started her own home-staging and interior-design business in Portland, Oregon.
Personal Growth
August 7, 2020
What Saved My Sanity
Christian Dior executive Donna Hauser writes, “If I could think of one way to describe my initial encounter with the TM technique, it was a peace and a ‘slowing down’ that I never thought I could allow myself. Who has time to add one more task to an already chaotic life? We all do. And we must. By starting TM, I allowed and gave myself room to breathe.”
Creativity & the Arts
November 11, 2016
Shy Girl Dreaming
Linda Egenes: “My daily TM practice had such a profound effect on my life that, after graduating with my degree in elementary education, I became a teacher of TM. Here was the missing element in education—the thing I had been looking for: the simple, effortless technique that could help every child express the creativity, intelligence, and goodness that is inside them. Learning to teach the TM program was the fulfillment of my dream to help children grow and learn.”
Better Health
May 3, 2019
My Journey from Physician to TM Teacher
“To be able to pass on this simple formula for experiencing inner silence and enlivening the innate intelligence of the mind and body has been the fulfillment of my dream of really helping people to live better lives,” writes D. Edwards Smith, M.D.
