| Transcendental Meditation® |
Natural Stress Relief™ |
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| For Profit? | Nonprofit with employees
(USA 501(c)(3) tax-exempt) | Nonprofit
and volunteer (USA 501(c)(3) tax-exempt) |
| Course Fee |
The TM course fee for adults with under $50,000 income is $500; for greater, up to $960 (as of January, 2020;
see TM website) |
$47.00
for the hardcopy learning materials and four prepaid email consultations,
available on this website.
(Or $25.00
for computer files you download, print, and burn yourself prior to use, available from
Istituto Scientia in Italy.) |
| Teaching method | One personal and five group instruction sessions
led by a trained and "recertified" TM® instructor (six 1½-hour sessions) |
Self-learning using simple, easy to understand instructions provided in a
printed manual and short audio CD (two 1-hour
learning sessions a day for three consecutive days) |
| Travel required | Must find and travel to a Maharishi Invincibility Center,
six times for the course and once for each additional followup or support meeting |
No travel ever required (uses self-learning materials delivered by postal mail) |
| Advanced programs | Advanced Techniques and the
TM-Sidhi® Program, both high-priced and
available at special locations after practicing for about a year
or more | None |
| Ceremony performed at the time of instruction |
A Hindu-style puja: a "ceremony of gratitude"
performed by the teacher prior to instruction involving incense,
camphor, candle, altar, and picture of Maharishi's teacher, Guru Dev,
with offerings of fruit, flowers, and a new handkerchief provided by the
student |
None |
| Personal support | Free and unlimited checking of meditation
at centers located in or near many large cities throughout the world; no
help with problems or answers to questions available online |
Free or low-cost
answers to questions about experiences and the fine
points of NSR™ practice by Web forum, email, telephone,
and Skype audio conferencing
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| Technique first widely available | 1959 | 2003 |
| Validation by scientific research | 600
studies, of various levels of reliability,
documenting a wide range of health and other benefits of the
regular practice of Transcendental Meditation® | Electroencephalographic (EEG) validation of the unique
state of deep rest (transcending), galvanic skin response (GSR) validation of the unique
state of deep rest (transcending), and two pilot studies, published in
peer-reviewed journals, showing the dramatic reduction in anxiety
and the increase in self-actualization resulting from just two
weeks of practice of NSR |
| How to learn more | Visit our page on
Transcendental Meditation® or visit the official TM® Website |
Explore this Website or visit the
Istituto Scientia NSR™ Website |
