What's the Deal with Transcendental Meditation?

What's the Deal with Transcendental Meditation? Transcendental Meditation involves a silent repetition of a mantra with an emphasis on effortless relaxation. The technique was created by an Indian guru named Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who is known for teaching The Beatles. TM (or "the TM technique") is also a global organization founded and overseen by Maharishi before he passed away in 2008. Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, describes the TM effect with an ocean analogy—wavy surface, calm depths. Transcendental Meditation is meant to take you into those calm depths to experience inner peace. You learn the technique during one-on-one sessions over four days. After that, you continue the practice by yourself. And, it's not free—you pay on a sliding scale—but after your initial four-day training, you get a lifelong support network built into your initial cost. During training, each individual gets their own personal mantra. It's not meaningful—it's meant to be a "vibration word." TM is beginner friendly and has been shown to improve mental health, PTSD, and heart health.