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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

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“ …“Learning TM has been life changing for me, especially as someone who struggles with anxiety and depression. It helps to quiet my mind and has given me hope that I can not only manage these conditions, but ultimately also recover from them.”

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“ …“TM has been an ADHD game-changer. Every day my practice reveals more and more peace, focus, and sense of well-being."

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“ …“After two weeks, I’m already noticing some benefits - better concentration, increased creativity, a sense of relaxation. I’d recommend this to everyone.”

William, February 2022,

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“ ...TM doesn't focus on breathing or chanting, like other forms of meditation. Instead, it encourages a restful state of mind beyond thinking...

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“ ...Studies have shown that TM can lessen anxiety, cut work stress, lower risk of heart disease and reduce levels of cortisol, your stress hormone.

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  • Clearer mind
  • Improved relationships
  • Better sleep
  • Healthier heart
  • Stress relief

Transcendental Meditation settles the mind and body creating a clearer, more settled state of mind.

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Transcendental Meditation reduces stress, creating a deeper, more compassionate connection to others.

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TM calms the mind and body, leading to deeper, more restorative sleep.

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Regular TM practice supports cardiovascular health by lowering stress.

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TM practice reduces cortisol, a hormone associated with stress, by 30%

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Evidence-based benefits

Reduced stress 
& anxiety

Better sleep & health

Better sleep & health

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 systematising 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.

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Aaron Axelrod Artist
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Is TM helpful for those on ADHD medication?
Dr Stixrud & Dr Travis- Rubin Museum of Art Doctor
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How TM affects people with ADHD?
Dr Stixrud at the Rubin Museum of Art David Lynch Foundation Doctor
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"It's so beautiful. And stress does lift away."
David Lynch Director & artist
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"You unlock potential you didn't know was there."
Isabella & Paula Mother & daughter
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"TM is my centre. It's the way I can get back to what actually matters."
Ethan Startup founder
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"Unlike app-based meditations, TM is an independent meditation."
Noah Schechtman Certified TM teacher
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"I believe in myself more than I ever have."
Lindsay Marketing strategist
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"I find that I can't do without it."
Ray Dalio and Martin Scorsese
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"There's more of an ability to work smarter."
Noah Schechtman
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"Its been a creative explosion."
Jase Artist
"The most important thing is the mind and to relieve stress and anxiety."
Stress Relief TV host & comedian
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"When I learned, I felt a sense of peace that I never had before. But, I didn't expect the other results."
El Certified TM teacher
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"I was very hard on myself. Now, my self-love has gone up."
Jolie Student
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"The most important thing is the mind and to relieve stress and anxiety."
Ellen Degeneres TV host & comedian
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"I was looking for something to alleviate the pressure and stress."
Cameron Screenwriter
"What is it that I need for me? To help me calm down, slow down?"
Sherri Project manager
"It's probably one of the most defining moments of my life. TM has changed me profoundly."
Hugh Jackman Actor
"The progress I've made in the last 2 years is more than I've made in at least a decade."
Greg Software engineer
"It gives me 2 days in one day... It's the cure for the "common stress"
Katy Perry Singer, songwriter
David Lynch Director & artist
"Whatever I've achieved, meditation has been a significant part of it"
Mustafa Former civil servant
"Its like you had a charger for your whole body and mind."
Ellen Degeneres TV host & comedian
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"Its like you had a charger for your whole body and mind."
Jerry, George, Bob Roth TV host & comedian
"Its like you had a charger for your whole body and mind."
David Lynch Director & artist
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"I have never seen a calmer brain ever!"
Nancy Attorney

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Why the TM technique is different

Personalised one-to-one instruction

Personally connect with a certified TM teacher and receive expert support during your whole journey.

Practise with no effort

Everyone can do the TM technique, even if you “can’t meditate.” There is no concentrating, no control of the mind, and no trying to “empty the mind”.

TM works for everyone

Join millions of people from all walks of life who have experienced the scientifically verified benefits of TM in their own lives.

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The TM follow-up program

Personal TM "check-ins"

TM check-ins are 1-on-1 sessions with a TM teacher that verify the correctness of your TM practice. Schedule a check-in every few months, or whenever you need it.
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TM refresher courses

TM refresher courses provide a thorough review of what you learned during your TM course. You can benefit from a questions and answer session and a group TM check-in.
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On-going events & learning opportunities

You will be invited to regular events (in-person and online) including advanced talks with videos and discussions, group meditations, seasonal celebrations, guest speakers, and more.

“With TM, we experience a deep, inner reservoir of creativity and calm.”

Emily Fitz Randolph, certified TM teacher
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Common questions
As a registered educational charity, we’re committed to making the TM technique and its benefits accessible to as many people as possible. To honour this mission, the TM course fee is income-based. Click here to see your course fee.
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, individualised 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.
The TM technique allows your mind to naturally transcend, or easily settle inwards, to quieter and quieter levels of thought, until you experience the most silent and peaceful level of your own awareness.
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.
The TM technique's effectiveness is the same whether you believe it will work or are completely sceptical. That's because it automatically and effortlessly allows your active thinking mind to settle down to a state of deep inner calm.
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 realise 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.

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The TM technique reduces symptoms of PTSD and depression by 20.5%

Several scientific studies demonstrate the effectiveness of the TM technique for treating patients with PTSD.

One study showed that the Transcendental Meditation technique decreased the need for psychotropic medications required for anxiety and PTSD management and increased psychological well-being. There was a 20.5% difference between the TM practice and control groups in severity of psychological symptoms after six months.

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The TM technique reduces symptoms of PTSD and depression by 20.5%

Several scientific studies demonstrate the effectiveness of the TM technique for treating patients with PTSD.

One study showed that the Transcendental Meditation technique decreased the need for psychotropic medications required for anxiety and PTSD management and increased psychological well-being. There was a 20.5% difference between the TM practice and control groups in severity of psychological symptoms after six months.

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TM & TM-Sidhis group practice over √1% of the U.S. population correlated with significant reductions of conflicts and improvements in quality of life.

Orme-Johnson, D. W., Cavanaugh, K.L., Dillbeck, M. C., Goodman, R. S.

Field-Effects of Consciousness: A Seventeen-Year Study of the Effects of Group Practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs on Reducing National Stress in the United States. World Journal of Social Science 9 (2): 1–38 2022

7 experiments: Effect of TM & TM-Sidhis group practice on war. Reduced conflict by 48%, war fatalities by 71%, increased cooperation by 66%.

Alexander, C. N., Davies, J. L.

Alleviating Political Violence through Reducing Collective Tension: Impact Assessment Analyses of the Lebanon War. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 17(1): 285–338, 2005)

Changes in Lebanon war casualties & quality of life in Israel correlated with the number of people in the group practice of TM and TM-Sidhi program.

Orme-Johnson, D. W., Alexander, C. N., Davies, J. L., Chandler, H. M., & Larimore, W. E.

International Peace Project in the Middle East: The Effects of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field. The Journal of Conflict Resolution, (1988): 32(4), 776–812.

TM practice & families: More psychologically healthy after 5+ years of TM practice than families who had just begun TM practice.

Chen ME

A Comparative Study of Dimensions of Healthy Functioning Between Families Practicing the TM Program for Five Years or More or For Less Than a Year. Journal of Holistic Nursing. 1987;5(1):6-10. doi:10.1177/089801018700500103

TM & PTSD: Significantly reduced family problems, depression, anxiety, emotional numbness, alcohol consumption, difficulty getting a job, insomnia.

Brooks, J. S., & Scarano, T.

Transcendental Meditation in the treatment of post-Vietnam adjustment. Journal of Counseling & Development, (1985): 64(3), 212–215.

TM & employees: Improved employee effectiveness, job satisfaction, personal & work relationships; reduced job worry, trait anxiety, insomnia, fatigue.

Alexander, Charles N., Gerald C. Swanson, Maxwell Rainforth, Tom W. Carlisle, Christopher C. Todd and Robert M. Oates.

“Effects of the transcendental meditation program on stress reduction, health, and employee development: A prospective study in two occupational settings.” Anxiety Stress and Coping 6 (1993): 245-262.

TM & women living in poverty in Uganda: Significantly improved in self-efficacy, perceived stress, and mental and physical well-being vs. control.

Goldstein, L., Smith, A. M., Romagnoli, D., & Katergi, E.

The effect of Transcendental Meditation on self-esteem, self-efficacy, and gratitude, for increasing empowerment of female youth in Uganda. Health Care for Women International, 1–34.

TM & college students: Increased inter-hemispheric brainwave coherence; alpha1 activation overlapped the default mode network, vs. resting control.

Travis, F., Haaga, D.A.F., Hagelin, J. et al.

A self-referential default brain state: patterns of coherence, power, and eLORETA sources during eyes-closed rest and Transcendental Meditation practice. Cogn Process 2010 11, 21–30

TM & health care use: 50% fewer doctor visits & hospital days vs. control over 5 years. Little increase in health care needs as age increases.

Orme-Johnson, D.

Medical care utilization and the transcendental meditation program.. Psychosomatic Medicine 49(5):p 493-507, September 1987.

TM & African Americans with coronary heart disease: 48% risk reduction in the composite of mortality, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke.

Schneider RH, Grim CE, Rainforth MV, Kotchen T, Nidich SI, Gaylord-King C, Salerno JW, Kotchen JM, Alexander CN

Stress reduction in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: randomized, controlled trial of transcendental meditation and health education in Blacks. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2012 Nov;5(6):750-8.

TM practice & employees: Reduced anxiety, job tension, insomnia, fatigue; improved health, employee effectiveness, job satisfaction, relationships.

Alexander, Charles N., Gerald C. Swanson, Maxwell Rainforth, Tom W. Carlisle, Christopher C. Todd and Robert M. Oates.

“Effects of the transcendental meditation program on stress reduction, health, and employee development: A prospective study in two occupational settings.” Anxiety Stress and Coping 6 (1993): 245-262.

The effect of coherent collective consciousness on national quality of life and economic performance indicators-an analysis of the IMD index of national competitive advantage

Hatchard GD, Cavanagh KL

Journal of Health and Environmental Research 2017 3(3-1), 16-31. doi:10.11648/j.jher.s.2017030301.12

Transcending as a driver of development

Travis F

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2016 1373(1):72-77. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13071

Societal Violence and Collective Consciousness: Reduction of U.S. Homicide and Urban Violent Crime Rates

Dillbeck MC, Cavanaugh KL

SAGE Open 2016 6(2):1-16. doi:10.1177 /2158244016637891

TM & female prison inmates: Significantly reduced symptoms of total trauma, intrusive thoughts, and hyperarousal in a randomized controlled study.

Nidich S, Seng A, Compton B, O’Connor T, Salerno JW, Nidich R.

Transcendental Meditation and reduced trauma symptoms in female inmates: A randomized controlled study. Perm J 2017; 21:16008

TM practice & physicians: Relief reported from classic burnout and depression symptoms. The control group did not show improvement.

Loiselle M, Brown C, Travis F, Gruener G, Rainforth M, Nidich S.

Effects of Transcendental Meditation on Academic Physician Burnout and Depression: A Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Trial. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2023 Summer 01;43(3):164-171.

TM practice & U.S. active duty military with PTSD or anxiety: Decreased medication usage & severity of psychological symptoms. Controlled study.

Barnes VA, Monto A, Williams JJ, Rigg JL

Impact of Transcendental Meditation on Psychotropic Medication Use Among Active Duty Military Service Members With Anxiety and PTSD. Mil Med. 2016 Jan;181(1):56-63.

TM and middle school students: Improved English and math scores; more TM students improved on one or more performance levels, compared to controls.

Nidich, S., Mjasiri, S., Nidich, R., Rainforth, M., Grant, J., Valosek, L., Chang, W., Zigler, RL.

Academic achievement and Transcendental Meditation: a study with at-risk urban middle school students. Education 2011 131(3):556-564.

Cortisol, a stress-related hormone, decreased significantly in long-term TM practitioners while meditating, with no change in the control during rest.

Jevning R, Wilson AF, Davidson JM

Adrenocortical activity during meditation, Hormones and Behavior, 10(1), 54-60, 1978

Meta-analysis of 146 independent studies: The TM technique was more than twice as effective in reducing trait anxiety as other techniques.

Eppley KR, Abrams AI, Shear J.

Differential effects of relaxation techniques on trait anxiety: a meta-analysis. J Clin Psychol. 1989 Nov;45(6):957-74.

The TM technique reduces symptoms of PTSD and depression by 20.5%

Several scientific studies demonstrate the effectiveness of the TM technique for treating patients with PTSD.

One study showed that the Transcendental Meditation technique decreased the need for psychotropic medications required for anxiety and PTSD management and increased psychological well-being. There was a 20.5% difference between the TM practice and control groups in severity of psychological symptoms after six months.

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