{"id":364,"date":"2024-08-23T17:05:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T17:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellbeing.jhu.edu\/HealthPromotion\/?page_id=364"},"modified":"2026-03-11T19:06:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:06:24","slug":"transcendental-meditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellbeing.jhu.edu\/HealthPromotion\/transcendental-meditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Transcendental Meditation\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Transcendental Meditation<strong>\u00ae<\/strong> (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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">why participate in TM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Health Promotion &amp; Well-Being has been able to offer students the opportunity to learn the TM practice at no cost since January of 2021, teaching over 300 students and learners, with the generous support of JHU alum John Dills. John said, &#8220;I didn\u2019t 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.&#8221; In addition to the 8-week program, participants will have lifetime support for TM practice at any TM Center in the country or world, which is valued at more than $500 per individual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Testimonials by JHU Student Participants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This course was incredibly useful and helped me find peace, even in this overwhelming grad program. I would highly recommend this program to another JHU student.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With my whole heart I would recommend TM to anyone I know. It\u2019s given me space in my life \u2014 I am more patient with others, happier, and more reflective than reactive now.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TM has been one of the most personally beneficial aspects of my program at JHU, and I expect it to be a lifelong tool for mental health management for me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Participating in a JHU TM Cohort Includes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learning how to incorporate a twice-daily 20-minute meditation practice into your schedule<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding the science of meditation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Working individually with a TM teacher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Having a shared group experience with other JHU undergraduate and graduate students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Select<\/strong> <strong>Benefits and Outcomes of TM Participation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Found TM Valuable (83%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decreased Stress (66%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More Centered, better focus (60%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greater Clarity of Mind (52%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Happier (48%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Also of note, TM participants experienced a decrease in anxiety, depression, anger, and fatigue compared to a JHU student control group. 97% of participants in the most recent cohort also reported a high likelihood of regular daily or weekly practice as a result of participating in the class cohort.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Data represent the percentage of participants who identified a change in that domain either &#8220;quite a bit&#8221; or &#8220;very much&#8221; based on post-program participant survey data.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to participate in TM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apply no later than February 10th at 12 p.m. This may be the final opportunity to participate in TM at JHU and spots are limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/p89TWceMAg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Application form<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>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.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Transcendental Meditation\u00ae (TM) course is an evidence-based approach to improve your well-being. 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