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Transcendental Meditation is a simple, natural, effortless technique that settles the mind & recharges the body.
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Increased mental clarity & creativity
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Reduced stress & anxiety
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Better sleep & health
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Learning TM starts with personal instruction from a certified teacher. Book your course today and experience the benefits for yourself.
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Dive into the basics—how Transcendental Meditation is taught, what the research shows, and the benefits people experience.
TM practice reduces cortisol, a hormone associated with stress, by 30%
Regular TM practice supports cardiovascular health by lowering stress.
TM calms the mind and body, leading to deeper, more restorative sleep.
Transcendental Meditation reduces stress, creating a deeper, more compassionate connection to others.
Transcendental Meditation settles the mind and body creating a clearer, more settled state of mind.
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“ ...TM cuts right to the chase, taking only days—or for some, minutes—before one feels reprieve from their painful and overwhelming thoughts.
“ Studies have shown that TM can lessen anxiety, cut work stress, lower risk of heart disease and reduce levels of cortisol, your stress hormone.
“ TM doesn't focus on breathing or chanting, like other forms of meditation. Instead, it encourages a restful state of mind beyond thinking...
Our mission is to help people around the world to find inner peace and lead happier, healthier lives.
What people say about their TM practice
"What is it that I need for me? To help me calm down, slow down?"
Sherri
Project manager
"You unlock potential you didn't know was there."
Isabella & Paula
Mother & daughter
"It's like you had a charger for your whole body and mind."
Jerry, George, Bob Roth
TV host & comedian
"The most important thing is the mind and to relieve stress and anxiety."
Ellen Degeneres
TV host & comedian
"It's so beautiful. And stress does lift away."
David Lynch
Director & artist
"TM is my center. It's the way I can get back to what actually matters."
Ethan
Startup founder
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Common questions
What is the TM course fee?
TM is taught by a non-profit organization committed to making TM’s benefits available to as many people as possible. To honor this mission, the TM course fee is income-based and can be paid in installments. In addition, with generous donations, we make scholarships available to first responders, veterans, and those in need of financial assistance. Click here for details.
How can I book a TM course?
If you're ready to learn the TM technique, locate your nearest TM Center.
From this map, you'll be able to find TM centers in your area and select a course happening at a date and time that suits you.
Can I learn TM from a book or video?
Imagine trying to learn a musical instrument or sport. You know how valuable it is for a good teacher to show you the proper technique. Similarly, individualized instruction by certified TM teachers ensures a personal and intuitive learning experience, allowing students to learn the technique with ease and precision, and to establish a lasting TM practice. There is no other way to learn the authentic TM technique — and there is no evidence that anything else provides the full range of benefits documented in the published research on TM.
What happens during TM?
The TM technique allows your mind to naturally transcend, or easily settle inward, to quieter and quieter levels of thought, until you experience the most silent and peaceful level of your own awareness.
What if I'm not good at controlling my mind?
No problem at all. Unlike other forms of meditation, the TM technique involves no concentration, no control of the mind, no contemplation, no monitoring of thoughts. It is completely effortless.
What if I'm skeptical?
The TM technique's effectiveness is the same whether you believe it will work or are completely skeptical. That's because it automatically and effortlessly allows your active thinking mind to settle down to a state of deep inner calm.
What is the difference between TM and mindfulness?
In mindfulness meditation you monitor your thoughts, feelings, breathing, and bodily sensations, without judging them. This keeps your mind engaged on the active level of thinking, as do many other forms of meditation. What we don’t often realize is that, beneath the active surface, the mind already has a deep level of calm, like the settled depth of the ocean beneath the waves. The Transcendental Meditation technique facilitates transcending – effortlessly opening our awareness to this deeper, peaceful level of the mind.
What is the origin of the TM technique?
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, whose life's work was to revive and demystify the timeless knowledge of meditation, and verify its effectiveness through the lens of modern science, began teaching Transcendental Meditation in the 1950s. After refining and systematizing the teaching of TM, Maharishi began a movement to make the technique available worldwide. He oversaw the training of thousands of teachers and established a non-profit foundation to preserve the authenticity of the TM technique for generations to come.