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

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.

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.