Terms and Conditions

1. Main characteristics of the service

A course to learn Transcendental Meditation® with approved teachers, provided by The Maharishi Foundation® UK. Instruction meetings on four consecutive days (or four meetings over two days in residence) with follow up over the next six months all covered by the course fee. Additionally the TM Community app is an optional part of the service, free of charge, and provides further knowledge relevant to successful practice and further opportunities, with no time limit. In order to get the benefits from Transcendental Meditation it is important to regularly practice the technique as instructed by your TM teacher.

2. Identity and place of business of the trader

Maharishi Foundation UK (Registered educational charity number 270157)
6 Gardenia Close, Rendlesham,
Suffolk IP12 2GX
Tel. 01394 420222

3. Total price of the service

As agreed at time of interview with the TM teacher.

4. Details of additional costs

No additional costs for the first six months on the course to learn Transcendental Meditation. Other advanced courses and residential courses are available through Maharishi Foundation at an extra cost.

5. Payment arrangements

Payment of the course fee will be by online credit/debit card payment using Oracle's NetSuite shopping cart. If the course fee is paid by Instalment, monthly payments are collected from the same card on the same day each month.

6. Complaint handling policy

Complaints should be sent to Maharishi Foundation at contact details above or by email to tmadmin@maharishifoundation.org.uk. We will respond within five working days of receiving a complaint.

7. Right to cancel and when this is lost; refunds

You have the right to cancel the contract and receive a refund up until a course commences and not any time after.

8. Details of after sales customer assistance

All follow up meetings and Transcendental Meditation checking sessions with a teacher are free of charge for the first six months after learning.

If you, or the teacher, move address during this time, we will endeavour to put you in touch with another teacher in your new area if there is one available. Meetings and checking sessions will continue to be free of charge with the new teacher for the remainder of the first six months. After the initial six month period a charge may be levied for meetings and checking sessions.

9. Duration of the services and/or contract

The course to learn Transcendental Meditation with Maharishi Foundation covers the first six months from the instruction meetings on four consecutive days (or four meetings over two days in residence) and includes all follow up sessions. The TM Community app is not time-limited.

10. Privacy Policy

Your personal details will be used by Maharishi Foundation for the purposes of providing information that you have requested, and will not be shared with third parties. The only exception to this is the provision of your basic personal data required for provision of the TM Community app by our sister organisation Maharishi Foundation International. Everyone learning Transcendental Meditation receives mail about courses and events relating to TM, unless they request otherwise. Please see our online privacy notice for full details of compliance with data protection regulations.

11. Disclaimer

It is important that your Transcendental Meditation teacher knows of any serious mental or physical condition you have had, in order to ensure you get the most out of your meditation. Transcendental Meditation is not a replacement for professional health care, even though published research on the technique indicates health benefits. You should maintain any current treatment prescribed by a doctor or mental health practitioner, until such time as it is changed by that practitioner. Also, if at any point you feel the need for help for any physical or mental health problems, you should not hesitate to seek appropriate professional care.