Transcendental Meditation®

The Transcendental Meditation® (TM) course is an evidence-based approach to improve your well-being. The TM technique is simple, natural, and effortless. It is practiced 20 minutes twice each day while sitting comfortably with the eyes closed. Through the TM practice, you can reduce stress and anxiety, decrease the impacts of depression and trauma, improve sleep, and improve intelligence, creativity and your learning ability.

why participate in TM

Health Promotion & Well-Being has been able to offer students the opportunity to learn the TM practice at no cost since January of 2021, teaching 279 students and learners, with the generous support of JHU alum John Dills. John said “I didn’t learn TM until I was in my 30s.  If there is one skill I wish I could have learned in college, no contest, it would have been TM.” In addition to the 8-week program, participants will have will have lifetime support for your TM practice at any TM Center in the country or world, which is valued at more than $500 per individual.

Participating in a JHU TM Cohort Includes

  • Learning how to incorporate a twice daily 20-minute meditation practice into your schedule
  • Understanding the science of meditation
  • Working individually with a TM teacher
  • Having a shared group experience with other JHU undergraduate and graduate students

Benefits and Outcomes of TM Participation

  • Found TM Valuable (81%)
  • Decreased Stress (73%)
  • Greater Clarity of Mind (67%)
  • Happier (59%)
  • More Centered, better focus (57%)
  • Increased Productivity (47%)
  • Improved Sleep (44%)
  • Less Fatigue (41%)

Also of note, TM participants experienced a decrease in anxiety, depression, anger and fatigue compared to a JHU student control group.

Data represent the percentage of participants who identified a change in that domain either “quite a bit” or “very much” based on post-program participant survey data.

How to participate in TM

The Spring 2025 Cohort will begin in mid-February. An overview of of the program requirements are below, and a more thorough program description is listed in the application.

Attend one Zoom information session.Everyone must attend one information session
Monday 2/10 7:30 PM
Wednesday 2/12 1 PM
Thursday 2/13 6PM
Monday 2/17 7:30 PM
Wednesday 2/19 1 PM

https://jh.zoom.us/j/96525642724
Complete the application by Tuesday 2/18 at noon.
You will need to log in with your JHED to complete the Application. It will take you less than 10 minutes, but please read carefully.
Review the program requirements.Complete the pre-program survey

Identify a non-participating JHU peer to also complete a pre- and post-program survey.

Week 1 requires in-person learning for about 90 minutes at the Baltimore TM center on Fleet Street in Baltimore City and a substantial amount of learning through the app, as well as twice daily meditations and Zoom connections with TM instructors and peers.

Weeks 2-8 include daily meditations on your own time, weekly check-ins, and other opportunities to engage.
Enjoy the experience!Meditate for 20 minutes twice daily, meet other JHU students, and enjoy the supportive environment of learning a new skill that may enhance your well-being.

Once students & trainees have submitted applications and attended the required information session JHU and/or TM staff will contact applicants about their status, typically around February 20th. For those who have been accepted to the cohort, you will have the opportunity to schedule your individual learning session at that time.

Please email Jacki Stone with questions or for disability accommodations.

Transcendental Meditation and TM are registered trademarks, licensed to Maharishi Vedic Education Development Corporation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization, and used under sublicense or with permission.