A profoundly life changing experience from a former police officer and current Executive Director of an educational nonprofit organization. Read more >

The Pleasant Parallels of TM and Day-To-Day Life

I am now four years into my TM practice and can say that the parallels between the act of meditation and how best to lead a happy, healthy and wealthy life are… I don’t know if I have a word to describe it but, maybe, two words… Read more >

A Journalist’s Story of Addiction & Recovery

Rocky Mountain PBS journalist, Dana Knowles, shares her story of addiction, recovery and passion for telling her story. Read more >

Confessions of an Artist: Brandon Locher

Brandon Locher is a multimedia artist and music producer who currently lives and works in New York, NY. Since 2006 he’s had more than 60 releases under various names and artistic media, including audio recordings, visual art, multimedia art, and sound art. He’s been practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique for the past two years. Here’s what we learned about his creative work and how his TM practice enriches his life. Read more >

A TM Teacher’s Journey: Finding Clarity and Purpose in Life

It’s a well-known principle of life that the more you give the more you’ll receive, and this has been profoundly experienced by our worldwide community of Transcendental Meditation teachers.
In our latest interview we connect with a new TM teacher, Utsav Bajgain, who, like many others, made a drastic career change to pursue a dream of helping others by teaching Transcendental Meditation. Read more

What Saved My Sanity – A Dior Executive Allows Herself Peace And Calm

Having worked in the beauty industry for more than 15 years, I realized one day, 6 years ago, that I was on a constant treadmill—literally and figuratively. I never stopped to think if I was happy or at peace. I was just fulfilling all the “shoulds” of my life. Read more

“I Would Plant My Happiness Outside Of Me—And That’s The Worst Thing You Can Ever Do.”

“Before TM, it was difficult for me to sit in stillness or be calm… I avoided anything that required stillness or being calm like the plague! During yoga I’d avoid shavasana—corpse pose—because I didn’t like being still with myself. I had become so addicted to being stressed that my body would reject stillness by distracting myself with constant movement. …Now I look forward to my meditations and live for moments of stillness.” Read more

My Three Favorite Tools For a Healthy, Happy Life with Soraya Bakhtiar

The world of fashion has become a cyclone that whizzes through each season, and despite the overwhelmed audience left in its wake, the storm only continues to gather speed. At the eye of this confusing whirlwind, Soraya Bakhtiar can be found, calm and confident. Read more

20 Minutes Morning & Evening, 50 Dogs All Day

Practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique has been a huge element in my work with dogs. It helps me be in the moment, and the more present I am, the greater my awareness to observe and feel out the dogs I’m working with. Read more

A Baseball Player’s Guide to a Meaningful Life

For Steven Baxter growing up, purpose was connected to the routine of playing baseball, a sport which defined his upbringing and high-school years. Without that structure, Steven had to redefine what a fulfilling life looked like… Read more