TM Talks
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 8, 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.
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.
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.
Helping Others
May 30, 2021
How an Army Airborne Ranger (Ret.) Is Using TM to Save Vets’ Lives | 48:35
Dusty Baxley, U.S. Army veteran and Executive Director of Boulder Crest Retreat for Military and Veteran Wellness, talks about how the TM technique brings relief to veterans with PTSD. His journey of healing through TM led him to create a powerful program for what psychologists call “post-traumatic growth.”
Better Health
December 11, 2022
Creating a Sustainable Fitness Program: Connecting Your Exercise to Your True Nature (Part 1) | 48:08
Suzanne Brue, fitness consultant and best-selling author, discusses how a sustainable exercise program ultimately depends on its compatibility with your true nature. Wellness professionals around the globe use her program to coach their clients. Ms. Brue also talks about her TM practice in daily life and in her Jewish faith.
Helping Others
March 10, 2024
Performing Artists Honored by David Lynch Foundation | 52:20
Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, presents highlights of the Foundation’s September 12, 2022, gala at New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center. Videos include the honorees—two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster, five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo, and five-time Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch—on the importance of the TM technique in their lives. This encore episode first aired October 2, 2022.
Better Health
November 14, 2021
Sleep Is Your Superpower | 52:40
Nancy H. Rothstein, a leading sleep expert known as The Sleep Ambassador®, talks about the latest research on how important sleep is for the well-being of body and mind, and for helping us maximize our TM practice. The Director of Sleep Health at Resonea, a wellness company, she also consults and speaks at Fortune 500 companies and other organizations to empower people to optimize their sleep.
Business Success
April 16, 2023
Being Creative in Filmmaking, Investing, and Life: Martin Scorsese and Ray Dalio (Part 1) | 43:46
Bob Roth, David Lynch Foundation CEO, and Mario Orsatti, TM Talks co-host, comment on an earlier taped interview with Martin Scorsese, film director, producer, and screenwriter, and Ray Dalio, Bridgewater founder, who discuss how their practice of the TM technique has influenced their creativity and benefited their professional and private lives.
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.