• It can make your life more fulfilling and balanced. Many people mention this enjoyable and easy to practice technique has a transforming effect — they report major benefits in improving concentration and clarity and reducing stress and anxiety, mood disorders, insomnia and hypertension.

    Chronic stress is harmful to health, happiness, creativity and productivity. Over 380 published research studies on the TM technique show its effectiveness for alleviating stress and stress-related conditions, enhancing clarity of thinking, and more.

  • The TM technique allows your active thinking mind to automatically settle to quieter levels of thought, until you experience the most silent and peaceful level of your own awareness — pure consciousness. This effortless settling of the active mind is called transcending. This is unique to TM.

    The introductory video on this page provides a clear description of what happens during the TM practice.

  • Transcendental Meditation (TM) is a natural, effortless technique practised for 15–20 minutes twice a day sitting comfortably with your eyes closed. During TM your mind settles down to quieter levels of thought and transcends thought to experience a unique state of restful alertness.

    This state of 'restful alertness' is much deeper than that experienced during sleep and generates significant benefits for your health and well-being.

  • No. TM is a natural, effortless mental technique. Therefore, TM does not require any effort to clear the mind of thoughts. And nor is it necessary to sit perfectly still. This will be a natural result from experiencing the deep relaxation of TM.

  • TM is completely effortless. Other systems generally involve either concentration (which means effort) or contemplation (thinking about something). In TM there is no attempt to control the mind in any way or try to achieve a certain result. During TM the mind naturally settles to deeper and deeper levels of rest while remaining alert.

    Once you have learnt TM from one of our qualified instructors you will know how to start the process and the mind will naturally experience deep rest and inner peace.

  • The first step is to attend a free introductory talk, where you will meet a trained teacher, learn about the benefits of TM and ask any questions you may have about learning the technique. Courses in TM are held regularly and instruction requires just an hour or so each day, over four days. Book your free introductory talk here.

  • Yes, there is. The fees vary due to your occupation and reduced rates apply for students, pensioners, families and groups. There is a payment plan option for those who wish to spread payment over a few months.

  • TM is a simple, effortless technique taught in a systematic manner, involving 7 key steps plus 4 months of personal follow up. Because of the subtle and profound nature of the technique, qualified teachers spend many hours with each person over 4 months to ensure correct practice and understanding for maximum benefits.

  • Typically 15-20 minutes twice a day is all that is needed. TM is usually practiced in the morning and late afternoon or early evening. Your TM instructor will advise you concerning the best time for TM.

  • To find out more or learn Transcendental Meditation in Melbourne Victoria, visit our find a TM Teacher page.

  • No problem. Unlike other forms of meditation, the TM practice involves no concentration, no control of the mind, no contemplation, no monitoring of thoughts and no controlling the breath.

    Anyone can do it — children from a very young age to adults of any age can learn TM. It’s that simple.

  • Being skeptical is fine. Fortunately, no belief or change in beliefs is required to learn and practice TM – and gain all the benefits. In fact, you can be 100% skeptical and the TM technique will work just fine for you.

  • The TM technique is unique among forms of meditation. It’s natural and effortless, but requires personal instruction to learn.

    It’s taught only through one on one instruction by an accredited TM teacher, thus ensuring correctness of practice and verification so you can grow in confidence that you’re proceeding along correctly.

    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 the TM technique.

  • Extensive peer-reviewed published research on the TM technique has found a wide range of wellness benefits including:

    · greater inner calm throughout the day

    · reduced cortisol (the “stress hormone”)

    · normalised blood pressure

    · reduced insomnia

    · lower risk of heart attack and stroke

    · reduced anxiety and depression

    · improved brain function and memory

    · reduced alcohol, cigarette and illicit drug use

    · improved vitality, dynamism and effectiveness

    · younger biological age