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The Transcendental Meditation program is taught in the same systematic way everywhere in the world, through a seven-step course.

The Seven-Step Course

The Transcendental Meditation technique is taught in a standard seven-step course, which includes public lectures, private instruction and group seminars. At each step of instruction, new knowledge is presented to provide a clear understanding of your growing experience.

Transcendental Meditation program

“Transcendental Meditation has made life fun for our family. This is because it nourishes that deep underlying love, harmony, and connection between us that makes life flow together and become joy.”
—Ellen C. Muehlman, Wife and Mother

Introductory Lectures

The seven-step course includes two public lectures describing the benefits and how the technique works, a short interview, and four days of instruction. The first three steps can be taken at any time and are free of charge.

Step 1: Introductory Lecture—A vision of all possibilities through the Transcendental Meditation program (1 hour)

Step 2: Preparatory Lecture—The mechanics and origin of the Transcendental Meditation technique (1 hour)

Step 3: Personal Interview—Interview with a qualified teacher of the Transcendental Meditation program right after the Preparatory Lecture (10-15 minutes)

Four Days of Instruction

The last four steps are always taken on four consecutive days, and include a course fee.

Step 4: Personal Instruction—Learning the Transcendental Meditation technique (1-2 hours)

Step 5: First Day of Checking—Verifying the correctness of the practice and further instruction (1-2 hours)

Step 6: Second Day of Checking—Understanding the mechanics of the Transcendental Meditation technique from personal experiences (1-2 hours)

Step 7: Third Day of Checking—Understanding the mechanics of the development of higher states of consciousness (1-2 hours)

Follow-Up Program

Once you complete the seven-step course, you’ll be invited to attend a group follow-up meeting, held about two weeks later. This meeting allows the teacher to check your meditation, provide additional knowledge based on your daily practice, and to answer any questions you may have.

As a course graduate, you are eligible for lifetime follow-up at any Transcendental Meditation center. This includes personal checking of your meditation, Advanced Lectures, special events, group meditations, and celebrations.

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