Denise Denniston Gerace, PhD, joins host Christine Albers for a conversation about her five decades of bringing TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s knowledge around the world, including at the US and international headquarters of the TM organization. She also talks about writing the worldwide top seller, The TM Book: How to Enjoy the Rest of Your Life, memorable experiences from her teaching career, and how Maharishi’s teaching is being carried forward by the next generation, including her daughter, Dr. Bagambhrini Gerace Thompkins.
Dr. Denniston Gerace, became a certified TM Teacher in 1971 and, as its first full-time teacher, opened the first TM Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Later, she worked in New York City, California, and at Maharishi International University (MIU) in Fairfield, Iowa, where she became a professor and administrator, serving as Dean of the College of Maharishi Vedic Science and Chair of the Department of Maharishi Vedic Science.
Denise Denniston Gerace, PhD, … talks about writing the worldwide top seller, The TM Book: How to Enjoy the Rest of Your Life, memorable experiences from her teaching career … .
Dr. Denniston Gerace earned her PhD in the Philosophy of Education from the University of California at Berkeley and has devoted her career to exploring the relationship between consciousness, education, and human development. She taught Maharishi Vedic Science® and Consciousness-Based Education® to students and educators for many years and then served as Director of the Tucson TM Center for nearly two decades. She is currently Research Faculty at MIU.
Dr. Denniston Gerace is perhaps best known in the TM community as the author of The TM Book, first published in 1975 and translated into seven languages, with more than one million copies sold. A new, completely updated edition, The TM Book: Enjoy the Rest of Your Life, was published in 2025 and includes current research and many new drawings. She is also the author of The TM Research Summary, which contains approximately 90 research charts documenting the benefits of the TM technique in simple, clear language. All three books are available here.
Christine Albers, host of TM Talks, interviewed Denise Denniston Gerace, PhD. This interview was aired on October 18, 2026.
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