1st week of TM in Bournemouth

” I found the course very effective, informative and painless.  I feel I’ve found something wonderful; a quiet, comfortable place within that is always there for me whenever I need to recharge or clear my mind”

Seb ~ Bournemouth

New Year Transcendental Meditation endorsements from Liverpool & Sweden

“It has been an absolute God send introducing TM to Lisa it really helps and she looks forward to the meditation time so it is the best money I ever spent ! I have also made amendments to my daily processes and am managing to meditate regularly – half the week at least once and the other half twice so all good I have slowed down my pace and allowed more me time Thanks for everything” Denise ~ Liverpool

“I did the TM course in Edinburgh with you in May 2012 (I live in Sweden). Just thought I’d say hi and give you a recap on how I am doing after receiving your e-mail with tips and course dates.
I have meditated at least once almost every day since then (I can count the few days I didn’t with my hands), and just on my own I have gone about doing it the way you describe in your 3 tips – a nice confirmation that I maximise my meditation possibilities in every day life! I have had great benefits:
I worry less, I mostly sleep like a log at night, time management/perception of time during the day is in my favour in the sense that I don’t have to flap, but get things done anyway without running out of time. I handle pressure at work in a way that sometimes I wonder if I’m a bit detached for not freaking out more. Oh, and I think I crave less unhealthy food/sweets!
I used to get very frequent migraines with aura before I started meditating (monthly), in the 3 years I have meditated it has happened 3 times. This is also interesting frome a more severe physical health perspective, as I read that people prone to migraines are more likely to get strokes at a young age – meditation has minimized this correlation for me. I also often used to get cold sores from stress – since 2012 I have had them 3 times in 3 years.
So I want to thank you (again!) for sharing this technique that really has changed things for me in ways that are so evident (subjective well being is hard to measure, improved symptoms and health issues are obvious).
I would love for my partner to do the course too, he is interested but can’t find the time in his busy schedule. I keep telling him that for health you have to MAKE the time or it won’t happen…
All the best for 2016!” Lea ~ Sweden

A lot of people do their TM whilst commuting – even on the London underground.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35230370

There are more than 30 million commuters in Great Britain, and for many people the journey to work can take up a huge amount of their time.

A BBC Breakfast survey shows almost a quarter of people find travelling to their jobs stressful.

Those who use public transport feel the strain more than most, the findings reveal.

But which mode of transport is the best way to get around, and most relaxing?

The BBC’s Tim Muffett reports.
“I often TM on the London underground or bus!”.

– Tara, Lawyer, London

Comments after last weeks Edinburgh TM course

“I have really enjoyed the course and so glad I came”

Kathleen ~ Fife

“Really happy with the course and the support.  Feel happy with what I’ve learnt so far and feel confident about meditating”

Caroline ~ Edinburgh

“Very good – very different from my previous experiences of meditation and what’s expected.  Really looking forward to practising long-term.”

Allison ~ Edinburgh

After 1st TM experience in Edinburgh last weekend

“Calm, relaxed, excited, anticipating, cosy inside.” Allison ~ Dunfermline

A few comments on the difference between Mindfulness Meditation and Transcendental Meditation

* “The biggest difference for me was mindfulness (for someone in chronic pain) brought my attention inside my body whereas transcendental meditation freed me from it. For me, mindfulness was a stepping stone to transcendental meditation.”  ~  Kayleigh

“Mindfulness requires much effort on  the part of the participant, TM requires little effort and I felt immediate benefits: relaxation, joy and deep healing. TM works! ~  Rifa

“I tried and enjoyed mindfulness as a guinea-pig in a research group – but it never felt like “the answer” to my over-active brain. I am intrinsically rather lazy and it always required effort yet left me slightly disappointed. And had no lasting effect afterwards

After learning TM I actually laughed out loud, after my first practise at home, with the joy of the fact that at last here was something that fully worked for me – and yet was the simplest and easiest of processes. I wanted to tell the whole world!

I describe it to friends as the best way of releasing the build-up of thoughts and tensions and worries, restoring calm and peace in the mind. So instead of ongoing build-up day after day you are constantly returning to a calm starting point and so things never get too much for you. And each time it leaves you feeling refreshed and ready to go. Almost as if you have had a restorative nap of deep sleep.

For me the main difference was in having a mantra and therefore not constantly and consciously struggling to clear the mind and disregard distractions – and consistently “failing”. And in the lack of “rules” about breathing technique or sitting position! You are given freedom in every way rather than having to follow a prescribed pattern

Sometimes you virtually stop breathing for a bit as you relax so much that you almost fall asleep and then the body automatically wakes you by sighing deeply. And that is how it is “meant” to be, rather than a failure.

With TM you are given the absolute freedom to sit where and how you please (just be comfortable) to allow thoughts in and to not worry in the slightest but simply re-start the process when you become aware it has drifted away!

It is 20 minutes of priceless positivity!” ~  Tilly

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The kind of enquiry we regularly get from all over the world

Dear Sir, Madam,

I took up TM in Antwerp last Saturday. I can’t believe the effects I’ve already experienced during this less than a week of meditation. I’m so enthusiastic that I’ve told my family and two of my friends whom I think could also be interested. Much as they are attracted by the idea of TM, and its potential benefits, they all balk at the expense, which in the Antwerp branch of the Mahadishi Foundation, where I followed my course, is €900. I coincidentally discovered your website when looking up more information on TM, so I can share it with my family and friends. My question is do you know of any fellow TM associations that offer decent TM courses at a more affordable price than the Mahadishi Foundation?
Thank you in advance for your reply.

Sincerely

TM experience after 3 months from Washington, Tyne & Wear

“Happier, refreshed, switched on. A lot calmer and focused, more efficient with tasks.  Really pleased I decided to try it, possibly the best thing I have done.”

Glen ~ Washington, Tyne & Wear

Comments after last weeks Transcendental Meditation course in Ringwood, Hampshire

“It’s been wonderful, definitely calmer, happier, a general sense of well-being for large parts of the day.  I am excited at the thought of being able to have learnt something which I can imagine will help me cope better with the daily grind!  I would & will recommend it to others”

Karen ~ Wimborne, Dorset

“Excellent course – Interesting and enjoyable and instilled a wish to continue TM for the rest of my life”

Trish ~ Bournemouth, Dorset

“Really enjoyable course, very well structured and presented.  I feel I have been fully instructed in TM and how to meditate and am sure that my meditating will go from strength to strength with regular practice”

Doreen ~ Christchurch, Dorset.