A clearer mind under pressure. Twenty minutes, twice a day.
Transcendental Meditation gives mind and body a depth of rest the working day does not otherwise provide. Effortless, and taught to you personally.
More of your potential, more of the day.
Performance depends on more than what your mind can do. It depends on how well it recovers.
You do not step away from your life to practise. You return to it with more available.
You do not have to be good at meditation.
Trying harder is not part of the technique.
Effortless
No concentration, no breath control, nothing to empty.
Personal
Taught one-to-one by a certified teacher, not by an app.
On your terms
Twenty minutes, twice a day, in any chair. No screen.
Evidence-based
Hundreds of published studies across fifty-five years.
The mind already knows how to settle.
Most techniques ask you to do something with your attention. TM asks nothing of it. The mind settles by itself through quieter levels of thought, until it is deeply rested and fully awake.
The benefit is not twenty quiet minutes. It is the hours between them.
Recover more completely.
Less stress carried from one day into the next, and more resilience to it.
Clearer when it counts.
The capacity to respond rather than react.
Enjoy more of the day.
Energy and presence left for everything that is not work.
More than anecdotal.
Published research studies on the Transcendental Meditation technique since 1970.
Reduction in cortisol, the stress hormone, with regular practice. Hormones and Behavior.
Most people do not come looking for meditation.
They come looking for something to change.
Four days to learn. Yours for life.
About two hours a day on four consecutive days, at the Vancouver TM Centre or online.
Personal instruction
Privately, with your certified teacher. Your mantra, and the first practice.
Establishing the technique
Small sessions confirming the practice is effortless and fitting it into an ordinary week.
Ten-day and twenty-day meetings
Your teacher checks the practice and answers whatever has come up.
The support does not end on day four.
Learn personally, here in Vancouver.
You meet your teacher at the Discovery Session and learn from the same person across all four days.
(604) 263-2655
Daytime and evening sessions, in person and online.
Curious is enough.
You do not need to decide whether to learn TM today. Start by meeting a teacher.
At a free Discovery Session you will learn:
- what makes TM different
- how transcending works
- what the research suggests
- what learning involves
Free. In person or online. Seventy-five minutes, with a few minutes privately with the teacher if you want them. No obligation to enrol.
Upcoming Vancouver sessions
In person at the Vancouver centre or online, with a certified teacher.
Free, with no obligation. Your confirmation will come by email.
Thinking further ahead?
If you decide to learn after your Discovery Session, the complete course is $980 CAD, payable in four monthly instalments, with income-based rates available and ongoing support included.
Course feesQuestions people ask first.
What if I cannot clear my mind?
Nothing is cleared. Thoughts carry on during the practice and the technique works through them rather than against them. If you can think, you can do this.
How is TM different from mindfulness or apps?
Mindfulness and app-based practices ask you to direct attention. TM does not; the mind settles inward on its own. That is why it is taught in person, and why correct practice is checked by a teacher.
Can I fit forty minutes into my day?
Most people practise once before work and once before the evening begins, in whatever chair is available. Practitioners generally report that the twenty minutes returns more time than it takes.
Is TM religious?
No. TM is a technique, not a belief system, and it asks for no change in what you believe. The first session opens with a short traditional ceremony of thanks performed by your teacher; you watch, and nothing is asked of you.
Why do I need a teacher?
Because the technique is effortless, it is easy to get subtly wrong by trying. A teacher gives it to you personally, checks it in the days that follow, and remains available for life.
What does the course cost?
The complete course is $950 CAD, payable in full or in four monthly instalments. Income-based and student rates are available, and lifetime follow-up with your teacher is included.
Twenty minutes. Then back to your life.
See what changes when the mind has somewhere to settle.
Explore a free Discovery Session