What is the TM technique?
Evidence-based benefits
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Reduce stress & anxiety
Find increased resilience to stress and the ability to handle challenging situations calmly. Research has shown the TM technique is also effective for PTSD and ADHD.
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Increase mental clarity & creativity
Through improved brain function, you’ll gain a broader perspective and enjoy more focus and creativity to make progress towards your goals.
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Get better sleep & health
Enjoy a deep rest that enlivens the body’s natural healing response, improving heart health, immunity, sleep quality, and stress-related conditions.
How is the TM technique different?
The Transcendental Meditation technique is distinct from all other forms of meditation. It's an effortless practice, backed by 380+ peer-reviewed studies. After learning the technique, you'll enjoy continued support from your certified TM teacher.
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Easy to master
"Perhaps its greatest benefit is that it’s relatively quick to learn and easy to master. No waiting weeks or months of practice before you see results: TM cuts right to the chase..."
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Proven benefits
"A movement of 10 million people around the world who rely on TM for its proven benefits (in hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific papers and more than a dozen major clinical trials)..."
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Reduces stress
"The most tangible result of practicing TM is the way it reduces stress... TM has, over many studies, helped cut stress and lower blood pressure. It has been shown to ease depression..."
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How TM works
TM is a simple, natural meditation technique practiced 20 minutes twice a day while sitting comfortably with the eyes closed.
How to learn the TM technique
Step 1: Find a teacher
Step 2: Attend a free info session
Step 3: Learn TM in 4 days
What people say about TM
Meet a few of our 100+ certified TM teachers...
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Emily Fitz Randolph
Emily teaches the TM technique in Los Angeles and has been a certified TM teacher for more than 5 years.
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Joshua Pittman
Joshua is based in New York City and is passionate about helping others achieve peace through TM.
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Raisa Martinez
Raisa lives in Washington D.C., and has a lot of experience teaching TM to people affected by serious trauma.
Common questions
Typically, the TM course is taught over 4 days, with each session taking 1-2 hours. However, the course schedule is very flexible. Thanks to online learning via the TM app, you can complete the course material over a longer period if that's more convenient for you.
Taking the TM course is an investment in your future. The time you take to learn the technique and during your ongoing meditations will be returned to you in abundance as you become more efficient, increase your focus, and get better sleep.
TM is a simple, natural technique that anyone can learn.
Whether you have never meditated before, or struggled with other forms of meditation, the TM technique will work for you.
The TM technique can be learned by people from all walks of life, no matter your age, background, beliefs, or occupation.
Not at all. You can attend a free info session to learn more about TM and decide if it’s right for you.
Many people notice benefits like reduced stress, improved clarity, and better sleep within days of learning TM.
Other benefits can compound over time, with regular practice of the TM technique.
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.
When purchasing the TM course, there are several payment methods available.
Pay in full
You can pay in full via credit card: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, Elo, JCB, and Union Pay are available.
Pay securely and easily via PayPal, Google Pay, or Apple Pay—there's no need to enter your card details.
You can also pay in full via Shop Pay and Affirm.
Pay in installments
Use Shop Pay, PayPal, or Affirm for flexible installment options, with no hidden fees. Thousands of people use these providers for hassle-free payments. You can also enjoy interest-free payments over shorter periods, making the TM course even more affordable.
Shop Pay
- Four interest-free payments over six weeks
- Six interest-free payments over six months
- 12 monthly payments (terms apply)
- No hidden fees or surprises
PayPal
- Four interest-free payments over six weeks
- Monthly payments available up to 12 months (terms apply)
- No hidden fees or surprises
Affirm
- Monthly payments available up to 18 months (terms apply)
- No hidden fees or surprises
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.
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.
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 skeptical. 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 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.
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.