TM Talks
Personal Growth
June 30, 2024
One Woman’s Journey to Better Health and Inner Peace | 48:34
Teacher and coach Debbie DeMarco Bennett discusses improvements in her mental and physical health, overcoming borderline personality disorder, and coping with multiple sclerosis. She describes the many benefits she has found from her TM practice—including her first ever experience of inner peace—and why she recommends the TM technique to her clients worldwide.
The Arts
June 23, 2024
Staying Healthy and Growing Creatively as We Age | 41:26
Wrier and teacher Linda Egenes talks about how she began her writing career, which included a book about the Amish communities in Iowa, and the other five books she has written. She also discusses how she stays healthy, clear, and creative in her senior years, and how she’s now fulfilling her dream to write a novel about an Amish family.
Business
June 16, 2024
Father and Son Working Together, Bonding as Their Business Grows | 42:59
On Father’s Day, John Revolinski and his son Donald Revolinski talk about how they grew Spring Sunrise Natural Foods, their small family business in Fairfield, Iowa, from their home basement in the 1990s, to their Maharishi Vastu® architecture factory and an explosion of online sales. They also speak about working together and how TM has made life easier and more productive for them and their meditating employees.
The Arts
May 26, 2024
Connecting with the Creative Power of Nature through Art | 55:28
Artist and art teacher Greg Thatcher discusses the relationship between TM practice and the subjective experience of creating and appreciating art. He also talks about perceiving art with openness and an expanded state of consciousness, which offers us direct contact with our deeper selves and the inspiration and beauty experienced by artists in their work.
Education
May 12, 2024
Saving Lives, Building Futures: A Remarkable School for Underserved Girls in Thailand | 48:21
Sarah Bence is the Director of Development at Dhammajarinee Witthaya, a free school for underserved students in Thailand. The school has been offering the TM and TM-Sidhi® programs to teachers and students since 2008, and students have won many awards and received growing recognition for their achievements, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Business
May 5, 2024
Helping High-Tech Businesses Fulfill Their Dreams | 40:49
Brian Bell is the founder and managing partner at Team Ignite Ventures, a prominent venture capital firm in Northern California. He talks about his investment and advisory work with promising high-tech companies. After trying many different meditation approaches, he also discusses his special experience practicing the TM technique for four years now.
Better Health
April 28, 2024
Sleep and How to Do It Better | 56:58
Fred Travis, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition at Maharishi International University, discusses recent research and discoveries about the impact of sleep on human brain physiology. He also talks about the importance of Maharishi AyurVeda and daily TM practice for “getting rid of brain dirt” and improving the quality and depth of our sleep.
The Arts
April 20, 2024
Living a Creative Life | 57:04
Ken Buhler, an artist in painting, drawing, and printmaking, discusses his creative process and the impact of TM on his work and life. He also talks about teaching art for 22 years at one of America’s most renowned institutions of higher learning, Bard College in New York. His paintings were described by the New York Times as “beautifully made and distinguished by an ambition to reduce nature to a state of luminous abstraction.”
Science & Research
April 7, 2024
The Transcendental Meditation Technique and a Model for Perpetual Growth and Progress | 52:30
Baruti KMT-Sisouvong, Ph.D., discusses how regular TM practice and experiencing pure consciousness help people realize their full potential and live a more fulfilling life. He is Certified TM Teacher and earned his doctorate in Maharishi Vedic Science from Maharishi International University. He is also a Freemason and a 32° Scottish Rite Mason (SJ).
The Arts
March 31, 2024
An Amazing Life | 53:42
Roy Eaton talks about his 85 years playing and creating music as a concert pianist and a composer for leading advertising agencies in New York City. He discusses how his TM practice has helped him through periods of extreme stress in his life, and shares a selection from one of his albums titled The Meditative Chopin. This encore episode first aired on January 30, 2022.
Business
March 24, 2024
Giving Is the Basis of Ideal Relationships in Business and in Life | 53:21
Bill Cates is a prominent business consultant, coach, and best-selling author known for his system that helps develop referral-based business. He talks about the keys to his success and how the TM technique contributes to a rich and rewarding personal and professional life. His system has been featured in Success, Entrepreneur, Research, Money, and The Wall Street Journal.
Business
March 17, 2024
Consciousness, AI, and the Future of Surgery | 51:58
Jay Banerjee, president and CEO of ImmersiveTouch, based in Chicago, Illinois, discusses the role of developing consciousness in managing a quickly growing high-tech company. He also assesses the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality in medical school training and their use by surgeons to improve outcomes in a wide variety of surgical procedures.
Science & Research
April 19, 2020
Brain Integration: Keeping Our Brain Free from the Stress of a Pandemic | 52:25
Frederick Travis, Ph.D., leading researcher on the brain and meditation and Director of the MIU Center for Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition, discusses research on higher brain integration among successful athletes, managers, and musicians, and shows how increased brain integration develops with the practice of the TM technique.
Personal Growth
April 12, 2020
The Value of Transcendence During a Time of Crisis | 50:10
Norman Rosenthal, M.D., the world-renowned psychiatrist and best-selling author who was the first to describe Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), discusses how times of crisis offer extraordinary opportunities for growth—for the individual and society—and how TM practice can be transformative for developing full human potential or the “Super Mind.”
Personal Growth
August 22, 2021
Healing America: How Meditation Can Help Government Leaders and the Country As a Whole | 53:28
U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13), a leader in the House of Representatives, shares how meditation can help us meet today’s challenges: “Let’s take some time, 20 minutes twice a day, to go inward. That’s the call—the journey inward. That meets the moment more than anything.” This encore episode originally aired July 12, 2020.
Personal Growth
May 31, 2020
Kids, Families, and the Coronavirus—Why Overcoming Stress Is More Important Than Ever (Parts 1 & 2) | 51:27
William Stixrud, Ph.D., clinical neuropsychologist and best-selling author, discusses how the pandemic causes extreme stress for kids, teens, and parents. He explains teen depression and anxiety, why a sense of control and intrinsic motivation is vital for lifelong happiness, and how TM practice helps our brains adapt to change.
Better Health
August 16, 2020
TM for the Whole Family | 50:37
Yolanda Lewis-Ragland, M.D., pediatrician at Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C., and Asst. Prof. of Pediatrics at George Washington University, works with United Way, UNICEF, and U.S. agencies on public health initiatives. She discusses how the TM technique benefits families, communities, and our changing world.
Better Health
May 29, 2022
The Coherence Effect | 54:35
Jay Marcus, J.D., co-author of The Coherence Effect, discusses how TM practice and the Maharishi AyurVeda® program help us tap into the laws of nature that govern health, higher brain functioning, and well-being, and why generating coherence is critical to our health and growth. This encore episode first aired on October 25, 2020.
Business Success
August 30, 2020
Step into Your Strongest Self | 54:28
Heathere Evans, award-winning certified coach, consultant, and “Washington PR Woman of the Year,” has a revolutionary approach to leadership development to help clients be more empowered, successful, and inspired. She discusses how the TM technique helps us step into our strongest selves in any situation.
The Arts
August 13, 2023
Making a Difference through Filmmaking | 46:26
Bill Duke is an actor, director, producer, and writer whose credits include Sister Act, Bird on a Wire, and X-Men 3. President Bill Clinton appointed him to the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Directors Guild of America gave him a Lifetime Achievement Tribute. He discusses the impact of his 40+ years of TM practice on his career and personal life. This encore episode first aired on July 29, 2020.
Better Health
June 28, 2020
How to Stay Cool, Be Happy, and Strengthen Your Immunity This Summer with Tips from Maharishi AyurVeda | 52:31
Nancy Lonsdorf, M.D., best-selling author of A Woman’s Best Medicine, Ageless Woman, and The Healthy Brain Solution for Women Over Forty, has integrated Maharishi AyurVeda® in her medical practice for 30+ years. She shares how to “give your genes a hug” with foods, habits, and lifestyle tips to keep you cool and healthy!
The Arts
January 3, 2021
Delving into the Art of Mixing Music | 47:42
Michael Brauer, legendary record mixer of Tony Bennett’s Grammy Album of the Year, Unplugged, has seven Grammy Awards, for Coldplay’s Parachutes, John Mayer’s Continuum, Angélique Kidjo’s Eve, and Calle 13’s Multi Viral. He discusses the art and science of music mixing and the importance of his TM practice.
Maharishi
July 17, 2022
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on Why Group Meditation Is So Valuable | 46:09
TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi answers questions about how the group practice of the TM technique can positively impact the world, in a 1984 interview with the Boston Globe. Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation and author of the New York Times bestseller Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation, joins host Mario Orsatti to discuss a video of the interview.
Maharishi
October 22, 2023
The Influence of Group Meditation on the Collective Consciousness of Society | 1:38:44
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi answers questions about how group practice of the TM technique and advanced programs can positively impact world peace. Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, and host Mario Orsatti discuss highlights from this 1984 interview with a Boston Globe reporter. This encore episode first aired on May 16, 2021.