TM Talks
Business
September 22, 2024
Saving Lives and Lands with the Bambi Bucket and Other Inventions | 1:01:41
Don Arney is an inventor and businessman whose unique approach to solving problems has resulted in inventions used around the globe. His most widely adopted invention, the Bambi Bucket, is used in aerial firefighting and has helped save millions of hectares of forest and many lives. He was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame in 2017, in the National Building Museum in Washington.
Helping Others
September 15, 2024
Transforming the Lives of Women and Girls in Uganda and around the World | 47:40
Leslee Goldstein, Ph.D., talks about her passion for working with impoverished women, particularly in developing countries. She discusses her research on mothers and daughters in Kampala, Uganda, and the wonderful changes that occurred when they learned the Transcendental Meditation technique.
TM in the News
September 8, 2024
Dr. Tony Nader Talks about the Goal of Transcendental Meditation—Unity Consciousness | 54:23
Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, discusses video excerpts of Dr. Tony Nader talking about the ultimate goal of TM—Unity Consciousness. Dr. Nader is a medical doctor and neuroscientist trained at Harvard and MIT, as well as a scholar in modern science and Vedic wisdom. He is the head of the international Transcendental Meditation organizations.
Business
September 1, 2024
Enlightening Oneself and Inspiring Others | 50:12
Derrick Ades, Executive Vice President of the commercial real estate company CBRE, discusses his experience with the Transcendental Meditation technique. He also talks about the challenges of his career in a Fortune 500 company and the value of his daily TM practice while working in New York City during and after the intensely stressful COVID-19 pandemic.
The Arts
August 25, 2024
Music and Silence in the Life of a Composer | 54:51
Award-winning composer Joanne Metcalf talks about how the TM and TM-Sidhi programs have impacted her work and enriched her life. Her compositions have been performed and broadcast in more than 30 countries by leading musicians, including the Hilliard Ensemble and three-time Grammy winner The Crossing. She shares two pieces of her choral music, which is acclaimed for its evocative lyricism.
Better Health
August 18, 2024
A Key to Success at Work and at Home I 45:28
Nationally recognized medical researcher and professor of medicine, Patty J. Lee, M.D., discusses her remarkable career and rich family life. She talks about the advantages of having a family of regular meditators and the benefits of her TM practice for her success and well-being. Her career led to discoveries that developed new paradigms in understanding immune signaling, an important component of the immune system.
Helping Others
August 4, 2024
Meditate America: Transforming the Nation from Within | 42:59
Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, shares exciting news about “Meditate America,” the Foundation’s national public health initiative, which has already launched in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. He announces details of the grand celebration to be held on September 12, 2024, hosted by actor Hugh Jackman and live-streamed globally from Lincoln Center in New York City.
Better Health
July 28, 2024
Creating a Sustainable Fitness Program: Connecting Your Exercise to Your True Nature (Part 2) | 54:43
Suzanne Brue, fitness consultant and best-selling author, is back by popular demand to elaborate on “The 8 Colors of Fitness” for creating an exercise program that we’ll never quit. She also discusses how the expansion of consciousness through the TM program spontaneously leads us to choose evolutionary habits in every area of life. This encore episode originally aired March 5, 2023.
The Arts
July 21, 2024
Bringing Spirituality to Filmmaking | 52:28
Colin Denhart is an award-winning independent filmmaker, TV producer, and songwriter from the Midwest who shares the story of his rise in the film and music industry and how his TM and TM-Sidhi® practice has catapulted his creative success. He also discusses how he has incorporated his interest in spirituality into horror films.
Helping Others
July 14, 2024
An Enlightened Vision for Indigenous Nations | 44:00
Native American Certified TM Teacher Maggie Waukon-Smith talks about the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s experiences when the TM technique was introduced. She discusses changes in herself, the elders who participated in diabetes research, and the students in the Quiet Time program at Winnebago High School.
Personal Growth
July 7, 2024
My 17 Years with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi | 56:00
Veteran TM teacher John Cowhig talks about how he met TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and had the opportunity to join Maharishi’s international staff and become his personal secretary. Mr. Cowhig also shares lovely and profound conversations and experiences he had with Maharishi over the years.
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
Business Success
February 7, 2021
The World-Class Brain | 34:07
Harald Harung, Ph.D., Professor of Management and Performance at Oslo Metropolitan University in Norway and co-author of World-Class Brain and Excellence through Mind-Brain Development, has found that peak performers in sports, management, and classical music score very high in mind-brain development. He discusses his findings and the implications for those practicing the TM technique.
Maharishi
August 28, 2022
Maharishi at Lake Louise, in Historic CBC Documentary | 50:43
TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi speaks about the naturalness and practicality of TM practice, and how it brings about higher states of consciousness, in this CBC interview filmed during a TM Retreat in Banff National Park in Canada. Excerpts are discussed by Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, and host Mario Orsatti. This encore episode first aired on August 2, 2020.
Maharishi
December 31, 2023
Maharishi on the Art of Right Decision-Making (Part 1) | 48:46
TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi explains how expansion of awareness during TM practice produces broader comprehension, resulting in spontaneously right decisions. Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, and host Mario Orsatti discuss highlights from this classic 1972 talk, from an MIT symposium on the Science of Creative Intelligence. This encore episode originally aired on February 28, 2021.