How to learn Transcendental Meditation

Transcendental Meditation is learned in seven easy steps - and includes a lifetime of follow-up and support

Free Introductory Talk

Hear from an experienced certified teacher how Transcendental Meditation will benefit you and how it differs from other practices - get all your questions answered. Find a teacher

The seven-step course

Learning Transcendental Meditation involves personal instruction with a certified TM instructor and three class meetings, over four consecutive days. Course structure is detailed below.

Follow-up and support

As a course graduate, you are eligible for the lifetime programme offered at any Transcendental Meditation centre. This includes personal guidance on your meditation practice, advanced lectures, special events, group meditations, and celebrations.

If you ever want to refresh your practice or receive further instruction, this is available at minimal cost through any Transcendental Meditation centre. Course fees

Seven Steps to learn Transcendental Meditation

Steps 1-3: Preparing to Learn

Please note: The above two steps are often combined into a one-hour introductory session. Contact your local teacher for details.

• Step 1: Introductory Talk: A vision of possibilities through the Transcendental Meditation program - enhancing mental potential, health, and social relationships, and promoting inner and outer peace. (1 hour - no charge)
• Step 2: Preparatory Talk: The mechanics of the TM technique - how it works, why it's easy to learn and effortless to practice, how it's different from other forms of meditation, and the technique's origins. (45 minutes - no charge)
• Step 3: Personal Interview: A private meeting with a certified TM teacher. (10-15 minutes - no charge)

You can find out when the above steps are available in your local area, or book into an Introductory Talk. Find a TM teacher near you.

Steps 4-7: Learning Transcendental Meditation

Please note: The following steps (4-7) take place over four consecutive days.

• Step 4: Personal Instruction in the TM technique with a certified TM teacher ( 1–2 hours). The course fee is required at this step, but you can also pay in installments over time. Please discuss with your local teacher. Course fees.
• Steps 5, 6 and 7: Three class meetings, usually in a group To verify correctness of the practice and receive further instruction. (1–2 hours each class)

Six Month Follow Up

Once you've completed the seven-step TM course, you'll have the intellectual and experiential knowledge to meditate effectively. Next comes a series of important weekly and monthly personal "meditation check-ups" to ensure that you're practicing correctly and enjoying the full benefit. These meetings are scheduled at your convenience over your first six months of practice.

These sessions stabilise the correctness of your meditation practice to ensure that you gain the full benefits. The meetings can be scheduled at your convenience throughout these first six months of your Transcendental Meditation practice. These follow-up sessions are optional but highly recommended.

In addition to personal meditation checking, you'll have ongoing access to certified TM instructors to answer questions or discuss your practice.

A Lifetime of Support

As a course graduate, you are eligible for the lifetime programme offered at any Transcendental Meditation centre. This includes personal guidance on your meditation practice, advanced lectures, special events, group meditations, and celebrations.

If you ever want to refresh your practice or receive further instruction, this is available at minimal cost through any Transcendental Meditation centre