TM Talks
TM Talks
August 2, 2020
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. Excerpts are discussed by Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation (DLF), and Mario Orsatti, Executive Director of the DLF Center for Health and Wellness. August 2, 2020
Creativity & the Arts
July 26, 2020
The TM Technique and Creativity | 52:08
Temple St. Clair is one of the world’s leading jewelry designers. Winner of the Jewelers of America GEM award, the industry’s most prestigious prize, she 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. July 26, 2020
Creativity & the Arts
July 19, 2020
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. A TM practitioner for 40+ years, he discusses the impact of his practice on his professional career and personal life. July 19, 2020
Personal Growth
July 12, 2020
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 the technique 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.” July 12, 2020
Creativity & the Arts
July 5, 2020
Promoting Self-Worth, Self-Acceptance, and Self-Love in Kids and Teens | 45:12
Maria Scrivan is an award-winning syndicated cartoonist of Half Full and the author of the New York Times best-selling graphic novel, Nat Enough. She talks about helping kids and teens appreciate the importance of overcoming obstacles to personal growth and being true to themselves with the challenges of social media, trying to fit in, and other forces pervading their lives. July 5, 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., has integrated Maharishi AyurVeda® in her medical practice for over 30 years. She is the best-selling author of A Woman’s Best Medicine, Ageless Woman, and The Healthy Brain Solution for Women Over Forty. Find out how to “give your genes a hug” this summer with foods, habits, and lifestyle that keep you cool and healthy! June 28, 2020
Maharishi
June 21, 2020
Maharishi on NBC’s Speaking Freely with Edwin Newman | 49:50
TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi speaks with celebrated newscaster Edwin Newman in this 1973 archival interview on a range of topics, from the world-renowned teacher’s background to TM and Cosmic Consciousness. The seminal interview is discussed by Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation (DLF), and Mario Orsatti, Executive Director of the DLF Center for Health and Wellness. June 21, 2020
Creativity & the Arts
June 14, 2020
Our Nation’s Ongoing Quest for Inner Freedom and Self-Development—and the Inside Story of the Beatles’ “Dear Prudence” | 55:17
Prudence Farrow Bruns, Ph.D., talks about studying with TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India in 1968, meeting the Beatles there, and the famous song John Lennon wrote about her. She shares her perspective on establishing one of the first U.S. yoga centers in the 1960s, and the rise of yoga and meditation over the past 50 years. June 14, 2020
Better Health
June 7, 2020
What Lies Ahead? Dealing with a Drastically Changing World | 54:20
Hassan Tetteh, M.D., M.B.A., Health Mission Chief at the U.S. Dept. of Defense, Navy Captain, Assoc. Prof. of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University, thoracic surgeon at Walter Reed, and best-selling author, talks about the ways the current pandemic will change the world and offers three life-saving strategies for taking charge. June 7, 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, the importance of a sense of control and intrinsic motivation for lifelong happiness, and how TM practice helps our brains adapt to change. May 24 & 31, 2020
Helping Others
May 17, 2020
The Extraordinary Story of the David Lynch Foundation | 54:08
Bob Roth, DLF CEO, Rena Boone, DLF Regional Director for Washington, D.C., and Raisa Martinez, DLF Senior Manager of Education, share the extraordinary journey of how the David Lynch Foundation has helped to transform the world one meditator at a time, bringing the TM technique to over one million at-risk children and adults in 35 countries. May 17, 2020
Science & Research
May 10, 2020
The Neurophysiology of Higher States of Consciousness | 49:43
Robert Keith Wallace, Ph.D., pioneered research on the physiological effects of meditation with his groundbreaking studies on the TM technique in Science (1970) and Scientific American (1972), which inspired the scientific study of meditation and contributed to its mainstream acceptance. He talks about the history of the scientific exploration of higher states of consciousness and its future direction. May 10, 2020
Creativity & the Arts
June 14, 2020
Our Nation’s Ongoing Quest for Inner Freedom and Self-Development—and the Inside Story of the Beatles’ “Dear Prudence” | 55:17
Prudence Farrow Bruns, Ph.D., talks about studying with TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India in 1968, meeting the Beatles there, and the famous song John Lennon wrote about her. She shares her perspective on establishing one of the first U.S. yoga centers in the 1960s, and the rise of yoga and meditation over the past 50 years. June 14, 2020
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.” April 12, 2020
Science & Research
April 19, 2020
Brain Integration: Keeping Our Brain Free from the Stress of a Pandemic | 52:25
Frederick Travis, Ph.D., a leading researcher on the brain and meditation and Director of the MIU Center for Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition, discusses research on the prevalence of higher brain integration among successful athletes, managers, and musicians, and shows how increased brain integration also develops with the practice of the TM technique. April 19, 2020
Creativity & the Arts
May 3, 2020
Consciousness, Creativity, and the Artist | 53:04
David Lynch is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker and philanthropist, known for The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, and other films, and for his ground-breaking TV series, Twin Peaks. He discusses the role of the artist’s state of consciousness in the creative process and how his TM practice has influenced his work as a film director and artist. May 3, 2020
Personal Growth
July 12, 2020
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 the technique 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.” July 12, 2020
Creativity & the Arts
April 26, 2020
Achieving and Maintaining Peak Performance | 48:18
Sharon Isbin, “the preeminent guitarist of our time,” is a multiple GRAMMY winner, with 30+ best-selling records, who has soloed with 200 orchestras and performed in the Oscar-winning The Departed and at the White House for President Obama. As a TM practitioner since age 17, she discusses how her practice has influenced her music, career, and recordings. April 26, 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, the importance of a sense of control and intrinsic motivation for lifelong happiness, and how TM practice helps our brains adapt to change. May 24 & 31, 2020
Science & Research
May 10, 2020
The Neurophysiology of Higher States of Consciousness | 49:43
Robert Keith Wallace, Ph.D., pioneered research on the physiological effects of meditation with his groundbreaking studies on the TM technique in Science (1970) and Scientific American (1972), which inspired the scientific study of meditation and contributed to its mainstream acceptance. He talks about the history of the scientific exploration of higher states of consciousness and its future direction. May 10, 2020
Creativity & the Arts
July 19, 2020
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. A TM practitioner for 40+ years, he discusses the impact of his practice on his professional career and personal life. July 19, 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., has integrated Maharishi AyurVeda® in her medical practice for over 30 years. She is the best-selling author of A Woman’s Best Medicine, Ageless Woman, and The Healthy Brain Solution for Women Over Forty. Find out how to “give your genes a hug” this summer with foods, habits, and lifestyle that keep you cool and healthy! June 28, 2020
TM Talks
August 2, 2020
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. Excerpts are discussed by Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation (DLF), and Mario Orsatti, Executive Director of the DLF Center for Health and Wellness. August 2, 2020
Helping Others
May 17, 2020
The Extraordinary Story of the David Lynch Foundation | 54:08
Bob Roth, DLF CEO, Rena Boone, DLF Regional Director for Washington, D.C., and Raisa Martinez, DLF Senior Manager of Education, share the extraordinary journey of how the David Lynch Foundation has helped to transform the world one meditator at a time, bringing the TM technique to over one million at-risk children and adults in 35 countries. May 17, 2020