Learning TM

"For there to be peace in society, there must be peace in the individuals in society. Transcendental Meditation is a technique for gaining peace. If you have peace then you should engage in creating world peace by bringing your friends and family to start this practice. Unless you create peace in your family and friends, your own peace will be fragile and world peace will have no meaning for you. With peace in every home in our precious family of nations, Heaven will be created on Earth."

- Maharishi

Seven Easy Steps to Learning
the Transcendental MeditationŽ technique

The Best Investment You Will Ever Make

The Transcendental Meditation program is taught by qualified teachers trained by the founder of Transcendental Meditation, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, in a standardised 7-step course established in over 140 countries worldwide.

The Transcendental Meditation technique is very simple to learn and easy to practice. The first step to learning TM^® is to contact one of the Maharishi Invincibility Centres or Transcendental Meditation teachers located throughout Canada. A TM teacher will tell you when the next Free Introductory Lecture will be held. At this informal talk, the teacher will give a broad overview of the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique and will be pleased to answer any questions you may have. Feel free to bring friends or family. There is no cost for the first 3 steps of the program.

Fees in Canada

The Transcendental Meditation course fees cover the seven-step course and a lifetime follow-up program designed to help maximize your growth and experience. There is no additional cost for checking of the meditation practice or for advanced lectures at any time in the future since these are also included in the fee.

Adults $1800 (plus GST/HST)
Full-time students $900 (plus GST/HST)
Families $2700 (plus GST/HST)
(The family fee includes dependent children 18 years of age and under.)

Financial assistance is available for those in need. Contact your local Maharishi Invincibility Centre for details.

Special Reduced Fees Now Through September 30th

Given these difficult economic times, and the rising levels of stress that are obviously affecting people throughout society, the need to learn the Transcendental Meditation technique is greater than ever. In order to help more people immediately participate in our TM courses, the fees are continuing to be reduced by 25% from now through to the end of September.

Adult fee: $1350.00 (plus tax)
Family fee: $2025.00 (plus tax)
Full–time Student Scholarship fee: $675.00 (plus tax)
Those in financial need, for example, retired people on fixed income, and single parents in need: $675.00 (plus tax)
Children 18 and under (if learning to meditate with a parent): $337.50 (plus tax)

As a non-profit organization, we are dedicated to doing all we can to make instruction in the Transcendental Meditation technique available to every person who wants to learn.

Course fees help to cover the teaching expenses, and help to make the TM technique more available throughout the world.

Learning the Transcendental Meditation technique enables a person to dive within to that unique experience of deep “restful alertness”—the deep quiet of your inner Self. The many benefits of practicing the TM technique come from this simple, natural experience.

Scientists know that stress causes a multitude of health problems. That’s why so many doctors recommend the TM technique, whose benefits have been confirmed by hundreds of studies conducted by the world’s foremost medical schools and research institutions. (www.DoctorsOnTM.org)

If you have any questions about the TM technique, don’t hesitate to ask. We will do our best to help you in any way we can.

Checking of meditation, advanced lectures and refresher courses are always available at any Maharishi Invincibility Centre around the world.

Seven Easy Steps

Step 2 Preparatory Seminar—Explanation of the natural principles on which TM is based, its origin, and how TM compares to other techniques of meditation - 1 hour

Step 3 Personal Interview—A short interview with a TM teacher - 5 to 10 minutes

Step 4 Personal Instruction—Learning the TM technique - 1 hour. Individualized, personal instruction, by appointment

Step 5 Essential Information for Daily Practice of TM—Your instructor will check your progress and verify the correctness of your practice. You will also learn how to identify simple experiences during TM that indicate correct practice and how to meditate in any possible situation—for example, how to deal with noise, disturbances, and tiredness after a busy day. In addition, you are taught how to get the most out of TM—how to be most comfortable, the best duration, time of day, environment, etc. - 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Step 6 Understanding TM on the Basis of Your Experience—It is quite important to understand the basic mechanics of TM so that you feel you are completely familiar with the way it works, and with all the different types of experiences you might have. There is nothing mysterious about TM. During this meeting you will receive a very complete and scientific understanding of the technique that you will find both fascinating and highly valuable - 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Step 7 Developing Consciousness-the Benefits of Regular Practice—In this last session we review the main points of the course so far and then proceed to present a vision of the goal of TM practice. You will see how the benefits that you are already gaining during the first few days accumulate over time until eventually all tensions and stresses have been dissolved from the body, and the mind has expanded to its full creative capacity. The implications of these results for practical life are extremely inspiring. At the end of this session we provide you with information on all of the programs, services, and support that are available once you've learned TM - 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Follow-up

The first follow-up session is held 10-14 days after instruction. Further follow-up meetings are held weekly for the first month and at least once a month for the first year of meditation. These follow-up meetings enrich the experience of meditation by giving further intellectual understanding of the practice and provide an opportunity to discuss any questions that may have arisen.

To locate a Maharishi Invincibility Centre near you, contact one of the colleges below or call toll-free 1-888- LEARN TM (1-888-532-7686) and you will be automatically connected to the nearest Maharishi Invincibility Centre.

The TM technique must be learned from a qualified teacher of the Transcendental Meditation program. The technique cannot be learned from a book, video or audiotape.

Maharishi Invincibility Centres