TM Talks
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.
Creativity & the Arts
April 6, 2025
The Beautiful Life of a Maharishi Gandharva Veda Musician | 50:18
World-famous sitarist Reshma Srivastava has been a musician since the age of six. She discusses the uplifting value of Maharishi Gandharva VedaSM music for creating balance in nature, better health, happiness, and peace, as well as her passion for spreading this knowledge worldwide. She concludes with a beautiful raga to create a soothing and positive influence for our audience and the environment.
Creativity & the Arts
March 23, 2025
A Painter’s Journey to Becoming a Sculptor in Demand | 43:44
Artist Jeroen Stok discusses his evolution from drawing and painting to creating iconic sculptures. He talks about his most fulfilling projects, including advocating for people with disabilities and creating monuments for those grieving the loss of a loved one. He also describes the many benefits he receives from his TM and TM-Sidhi practice, which include enhancing his clarity and creativity.
Creativity & the Arts
March 16, 2025
Conquering Stress and Increasing Creativity | 50:28
Author Robert Brighton talks about how TM helped him turn a high-stress job into a fulfilling writing career—and how diving deep within fuels his creativity and empathy for his characters. He shares his love for historical fiction, specifically early 20th-century history and literature. Robert also discusses his writing process and upcoming multi-media course.
Helping Others
March 9, 2025
The Urgent Importance of the TM Technique for Leaders in Every Area of Life | 51:48
Peter Lamoureux, Executive Director of International Programs and Lead TM Teacher at the David Lynch Foundation, talks about the urgent need for military, business, and government leaders to have a systematic way to expand their consciousness.
Creativity & the Arts
March 2, 2025
The Challenges and Triumphs of an Acclaimed Novelist and Non-Fiction Writer | 46:28
Sam Mills is an Oxford-educated British novelist and non-fiction writer. She explains how the TM and TM-Sidhi programs helped her deal with the pressure at Oxford and contributed to her success as a writer. Ms. Mills also shares fascinating details about her novels and helpful tips for aspiring writers.
Better Health
February 23, 2025
Living in Balance with Maharishi AyurVeda | 50:24
Author and Maharishi AyurVeda consultant Julia Clarke talks about learning the TM technique when she was 13 years old. Ms. Clarke recalls the benefits she’s received throughout her life and shares her top suggestions for creating healthy daily habits and staying balanced during the change of seasons.
Business Success
February 16, 2025
Remembering David Lynch (Part 2) | 51:52
In Part 2 of the celebration of the life of David Lynch, Steven Chanin, Chairman of the Board of the David Lynch Foundation, talks about international travels with Mr. Lynch and the impact of his tours to 16 countries, promoting the benefits of the TM technique for creativity and peace. Highlights include video clips of Mr. Lynch’s discussions with the president of Ukraine and other leaders.
Business
February 9, 2025
The Path to Success of a Venture Capitalist, Entrepreneur, Politician, and TM Teacher | 50:14
Nat Goldhaber shares his journey from meeting TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1965 to working directly with Maharishi, teaching the TM technique, and working in education, politics, and business. He shares stories from his years with Maharishi and his inspiration for Maharishi to create MIU, which opened its doors in 1972. He also discusses highlights of his vast, successful, and fulfilling career.
Creativity & the Arts
February 2, 2025
Remembering David Lynch (Part 1) | 50:41
On January 15, 2025, David Lynch—filmmaker, painter, photographer, musician, singer, sound designer, actor, and philanthropist—passed away. An international celebration of his life was streamed live to hundreds of thousands of people around the world. In this talk, we hear personal stories of some of those who worked closely with Mr. Lynch at the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace.
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.
Maharishi
September 25, 2022
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the Nature of Music and the Role of the Musician | 55:01
TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi talks about how music expresses the creative intelligence of nature, why we’re attracted to music, and the important role musicians play in society. Lea Cho, an accomplished musician and Director of Programs and Special Projects at the David Lynch Foundation, joins host Mario Orsatti to discuss this historic talk. This encore episode first aired on December 19, 2021.
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.
Helping Others
March 28, 2021
The Role of TM for Those in Government and Business | 50:40
Susan Molinari, a five-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1989–1999), talks about her decades of experience as a leader in government, non-profit organizations, and the private sector, and the importance of daily TM practice for government and business leaders.
The Arts
September 18, 2022
More of Jerry Seinfeld’s Take on TM (Part 2) | 41:29
Jerry Seinfeld delves more deeply into his experience with the TM technique and its impact on his professional and family life. More excerpts from his interview on Sirius XM with Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, include a delightful Q&A with the audience in which Mr. Seinfeld discusses the challenges of performing and how his TM practice ensures he always has the creative energy to be at his best.
Science & Research
June 15, 2025
Ancient Knowledge and Modern Physics | 50:33
Dr. David Scharf, professor and chair of the Physics Department at MIU, discusses how his personal and professional life align with the university’s unique Consciousness-Based® approach to education. He specifically addresses the integration of modern science with Maharishi Vedic Science®.
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.
Education
November 26, 2023
Tuning the Student Mind | 51:35
Prof. Molly Beauregard, author of Tuning the Student Mind and faculty member at the College for Creative Studies, discusses the importance of students developing the full potential of their consciousness to prepare them for a fulfilling life, and the benefits students gain from the TM technique in her course “Consciousness, Creativity, and Identity.” This encore episode was originally aired on June 13, 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.
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.
Business Success
November 6, 2022
Overcoming the Stress of a Demanding Profession | 49:25
Cecilia Pascual-Garrido, M.D., Ph.D., orthopedic surgeon and researcher, and Anna Maria Bombardieri, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and researcher at Stanford University School of Medicine, talk about the impact of TM practice for those in intensely challenging fields, such as operating room professionals. This encore episode first aired on January 17, 2021.
Maharishi
February 19, 2023
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the Mechanics of Success | 53:04
TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi discusses how to achieve success by enlivening all the laws of nature in our consciousness, and answers questions on the nature of success and competition. Lea Cho, an accomplished musician and Director of Programs and Special Projects at the David Lynch Foundation, joins host Mario Orsatti to discuss this talk. This encore episode first aired on February 6, 2022.
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.