Learn to meditate in Los Angeles
The Transcendental Meditation technique is a natural and easy meditation practice. It brings more dynamism, more creativity, and a way to live our full potential in life.
What is the TM technique?
- Effortless and natural (no concentration or control of thoughts)
- Scientifically backed with 380+ peer-reviewed studies
- Personalized instruction by certified teachers
Evidence-based benefits
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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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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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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.
Steps to learning the TM technique
Take the self-guided tour to learn all about the TM technique:
- What is TM? How is it different? How does it work?
- What are the benefits of TM practice?
- How to learn the TM technique (current page)
- What is my course fee?
Or if you prefer:
- Watch a pre-recorded video(under 20 minutes), or
- Attend a live info session with a TM teacher(approximately 1 hour)
When you feel ready to learn,
You will be able to choose:
- A TM Center close to you
- A course with a time and date that fits your schedule. If there are no convenient times, you'll be able to contact a local teacher to discover other options.
- The format of the TM course that works best for you: A. The "in-person" course, or B: The "hybrid" course: a mix of in-person and remote learning
After booking the course, you will receive additional information and be asked to schedule a preparatory call or meeting with your teacher.
The TM course takes place over 4 consecutive days, each with a session that lasts 1.5-2 hours.
- Whether you choose the in-person course or the hybrid course, Day 1 is in-person instruction in the Transcendental Meditation technique.
- Days 2, 3, and 4 provide verification of correct practice and an in-depth understanding of your meditation practice. In the in-person course, these days are conducted with your teacher and other students. The hybrid course is a combination of self-guided learning and a remote session with your teacher and other students.
- A 10-day and a 20-day meeting are included in the course to verify correct practice and provide more knowledge.
After completing your TM course, you will be self-sufficient and able to practice TM on your own, anywhere, anytime. However, you will always have access to continued guidance from any TM teacher throughout the United States and most countries in the world.
You will also have access to the TM app, even if you did not take the hybrid course. There, you will have a convenient timer for your meditations, access to videos, online TM events, and much more.
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Follow-up program
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Continued support
Get in touch with certified TM teachers all across the U.S. to ask your questions and receive additional support and guidance.
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Access to the TM app
With videos and key takeaways, the TM app is filled with resources to be confident and consistent with your new TM practice.
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Group meditations
Online and in-person group meditations help you stay on track with your meditation goals and build connection with your local and global TM community.
Hear about the benefits of the follow-up program
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.
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- A satisfaction guarantee
- Personalized one-on-one instruction
- 3 group sessions with your teacher and other course participants
- Continued support from certified TM teachers, including personal tune-ups
- The TM app (including a custom timer, access to daily group meditations and other TM events, a library of videos and knowledge, and much more)
- Access to TM centers around the world
Can’t afford the course? We also offer partial scholarships to deserving individuals in need. See if you qualify for scholarships or discounts.
Meditate LA trauma relief program
In the wake of the horrific LA wildfires, more than 100,000 Angelenos have been displaced and are desperately seeking help to rebuild their lives.
Scholarships for the TM course are currently available for California first responders and residents of Los Angeles who have been displaced by the wildfires.
"TM expands consciousness, preparing the mind for every subsequent experience."
Fred Travis, Ph.D., psychologist and professor
How is the TM technique different?
Other techniques maintain a level of mental activity at the surface of the mind. In contrast, TM practice is characterized by the settling down of mental activity, transcendence of thought, and an inward trajectory of the mind.
The TM technique is completely effortless and gives rise to a unique state of brain functioning which has numerous holistic benefits.
Talk to a certified teacher - Book your free info session
The authentic TM technique can only be learned from a certified TM teacher in a course carefully personalized for each individual. All certified TM teachers have successfully completed an intensive in-residence TM Teacher Training Course, and they maintain their certification through ongoing professional courses.
We're here to help: Contact the Los Angeles TM Centers
West LA: 2001 S Barrington Ave, #202, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Los Feliz: 1655 Hillhurst Ave, #102, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Common questions
As part of the LA wildfire relief program, California first responders and residents of Los Angeles who have been displaced by the wildfires are eligible for a scholarship to learn the TM technique.
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For anyone else interesting in learning the TM technique in the LA area, who does not fall into the two eligible groups, please
As a non-profit organization, we’re committed to making the TM technique and its benefits accessible to as many people as possible. To honor this mission, the TM course fee is income-based and can be paid in installments.
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.
If you have any questions about Transcendental Meditation practice, how to learn, or anything else relating to the TM technique, don't hesitate to reach out to us.