TM Talks
Education
January 26, 2025
Star Wars, TM, and Universal Truths | 45:04
Dr. Krista Noble is a professor at MIU, where she teaches Consciousness and Human Potential. She discusses her book One with the Force: 18 Universal Truths in Star Wars and explores the relationship between “the Force” in these films and the experience of pure consciousness during TM practice.
Creativity & the Arts
January 19, 2025
How an Artist Found Light and Beauty in Art and Life | 53:22
Renowned artist and author Mindy Weisel discusses being a child of Auschwitz Holocaust survivors in Bergen-Belsen, Germany. She talks about her successful career as an artist and how the TM technique helped her find her artistic voice and enhanced her emotional well-being. Ms. Weisel’s works are in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Oxford University, and the Israel Museum.
Business Success
December 29, 2024
Becoming a Professional Human Being: See the Need, Take the Lead | 51:57
Jim Bagnola is an international speaker, executive coach, corporate educator, and author of an international bestseller. Mr. Bagnola discusses how he found his vocation in leadership training and coaching. He shares stories about corporations he has worked with, including Shell Oil Company, the U.S. Secret Service, Marriott Hotels, Microsoft, and many other companies throughout the world.
Helping Others
December 8, 2024
A Musician for Many and for One | 46:35
Professional violist Nina Falk discusses her lifelong, successful career and extensive world travels as a musician. She shares her dedication to the organization she founded, A Musical Heart, which brings live music, one-on-one, to the bedsides of patients in hospice.
Creativity & the Arts
December 1, 2024
The Evolution of an Artist: From Bridges to Fashion Art | 47:37
Artist Judy Bales discusses her evolution as an artist, from childhood to the present, and her vision for future art projects. She has worked for 35 years as a fiber and mixed-media artist, fashion designer, and public art design team member. Ms. Bales has exhibited her work in over 80 group and solo shows throughout the United States, Canada, and New Zealand.
Helping Others
November 24, 2024
Dynamic Facilitation and Collective Wisdom | 49:17
Ruth Backstrom, Ph.D., TM Teacher, speaker, facilitator, and author, discusses the benefits of Dynamic Facilitation, a tool that helps people use their diverse perspectives to problem-solve more effectively. She shares examples of citizen councils and assemblies from around the world that worked together to implement beneficial changes in their cities and countries.
Helping Others
November 17, 2024
A Journey from the Congo to a Mission for Change | 50:47
Kabuika Kamunga, TM Teacher, manager, and journalist, shares her life story and many accomplishments, including her work teaching TM in her country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Most recently, she worked at the Mayo Clinic as an expert in building inclusive environments that foster community engagement.
Better Health
November 10, 2024
Total Fitness and How to Achieve It Without Strain | 48:07
U.S. Army Lt. Col. (Ret.) Anthony Spinosa, developer of the Total Fitness Program for senior U.S. military at the National Defense University, discusses the role of the TM technique in achieving total fitness. He also gives insights into how each of us can easily develop our own program to enhance our mental and physical strength and resilience.
Helping Others
October 27, 2024
Women for Peace in Ukraine | 48:03
Alisa Feliz, National Director of the TM program in Ukraine, talks about the current campaign that is bringing the TM technique to tens of thousands of women in Ukraine. She discusses the urgent need for TM in a country reeling from the destruction of war and the extreme mental and physical challenges caused by nightly aerial attacks.
The Arts
October 20, 2024
An Artist-Traveler-Storyteller Finds Inspiration from Within | 48:15
Surrealist artist Carl Yonder talks about how his TM practice helps him reach new levels in his art. In 2020, he won the Curator’s Choice Award for his work at the Greenpoint Gallery in New York. His most recent shows include the Calvert Marine Museum and the Gallery Blue Door in Maryland.
Personal Growth
October 13, 2024
A Beautiful Life, Free from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | 51:24
Adam Delfiner, Ph.D., describes his journey in overcoming obsessive-compulsive disorder, his passion for research on how developing consciousness can improve mental wellness, and his dedication to helping others overcome mental health challenges. He discusses his development of LikeHearted, an AI-driven holistic mental wellness app.
Helping Others
October 6, 2024
Highlights of the September 12, 2024 Meditate America Gala, Part 2 | 54:27
Bob Roth, David Lynch Foundation CEO, talks about the Meditate America initiative and shows more excerpts from the Gala in New York City. Highlights include co-host and actor Hugh Jackman’s interview with Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.R.R., a Harvard and MIT-trained physician and neuroscientist, and the leader of the global TM organizations.
Personal Growth
April 13, 2025
How to Be Happy for No Reason | 49:11
Marci Shimoff is a number one New York Times best-selling author, world-renowned transformational teacher, and expert on happiness, success, and unconditional love. Ms. Shimoff discusses how she overcame depression through her TM practice and how she continues to develop happiness through research and interviews with happy people.
The Arts
May 2, 2021
The Healing Power of Poetry | 51:18
Norman Rosenthal, M.D., world-renowned psychiatrist, researcher, and best-selling author, talks about his latest book, Poetry Rx, and how the sounds, rhythms, and ideas in poems can heal, inspire, and bring joy. He also talks about the impact of his daily TM practice on his work and writing.
Maharishi
November 27, 2022
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the Art of Leadership | 50:22
TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi talks about what makes a good leader: appreciating the good qualities of others. Bob Roth, David Lynch Foundation CEO, and TM Talks host Mario Orsatti discuss excerpts from this historic 1972 talk—which is as relevant in today’s world as when it first took place. This encore episode first aired January 10, 2021.
Maharishi
February 18, 2024
Maharishi on NBC’s Speaking Freely with Edwin Newman | 49:50
TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi speaks with celebrated newscaster Edwin Newman in this historic 1973 interview on topics ranging from the world-renowned teacher’s background, to TM practice and Cosmic Consciousness. The interview is discussed by Bob Roth, David Lynch Foundation CEO, and TM Talks host Mario Orsatti. This encore episode originally aired June 21, 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 how the current pandemic will change the world and offers life-saving strategies to take charge.
Enlightenment
November 7, 2021
We Are All Connected | 51:45
Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.R.R., a medical doctor and neuroscientist trained at Harvard and MIT, discusses how the underlying unity present in life’s diversity is the true nature of life. A renowned expert in the science of consciousness and human development, Dr. Nader is the successor to TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the global leader of the teaching of the TM technique in 120 countries.
Maharishi
April 2, 2023
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the Tender Impulse of Love | 51:03
TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi talks about the essential nature of love and its all-pervading influence on the evolution of life in an historic video. Rhoda Orme-Johnson, Ph.D., a writer and retired literature professor of Maharishi International University, joined host Mario Orsatti to discuss this beautiful talk on Mother’s Day. This encore episode first aired on May 8, 2022.
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
November 1, 2020
The Super Mind for Coping with Intense Change and Challenge | 51:12
Norman Rosenthal, M.D., renowned psychiatrist, best-selling author, and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University, was the first to describe Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). In his second TM Talks visit, he reviews how times of crisis open doors for growth, then focuses on how daily TM practice leads to the full development of human potential.
Helping Others
July 3, 2022
What We Can Learn from the Interconnectedness of Our Ecosystem | 42:08
Michael Funk, Asst. Prof. of Medical Education at Barry University, is a master scuba diver and member of the Caribbean Oceanic Restoration and Education Foundation. He talks about the vital role of coral reefs in our ecosystem and the importance of TM practice for those dedicated to solutions to global problems. This encore episode first aired on April 11, 2021.
Science
September 17, 2023
How to Enliven Peace and Harmony in the World: A Science-Based Approach | 59:59
Pioneering TM researcher David Orme-Johnson, Ph.D., discusses his scientific studies that helped inspire an international TM course for world peace starting December 2023, when 10,000 people will practice the TM and TM-Sidhi programs together in India. He talks about the predictable impacts that this course may have on trends in global collective consciousness.
Science & Research
May 25, 2025
The Molecular Biology of TM and Higher States of Consciousness | 48:19
Molecular biologist and researcher John Fagan, Ph.D., discusses his work at the National Institutes of Health, his contribution to new educational and research programs at MIU, and the impact of genetic engineering on our health. Dr. Fagan is CEO and chief science officer at the Health Research Institute and talks about his current research there, where he studies the links between food quality, farming methods, and health.