TM Retreat - Niagara Falls, Ontario
2024-11-22 16:00 - 2024-11-24 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre
Experience deep rest and rejuvenation over a Weekend TM Retreat.
This weekend course is designed to give you additional TM practice and insightful knowledge about the evolution of higher states of consciousness.
During the TM Retreat, you can experience a level of rest and rejuvenation that goes beyond what daily life typically allows.
It’s an excellent opportunity to deepen your meditation practice and dedicate yourself to getting maximum rest.
Course Overview

Deep rest and profound experiences through an extended TM program.
Engaging and inspiring knowledge sessions on the development of higher states of consciousness and the growth of the heart
Instruction in Yoga Asana (yoga postures) and Pranayama (breathing exercises).
An introduction to Vedic concepts, including the rhythms for our individual body types (doshas) and biological clocks.
Delicious home-style meals from Friday evening to Sunday lunch.

LOGISTICS:
Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre is located directly across from Niagara Falls itself, and although sometimes the trees camouflage the falls, we can hear the falls and feel the refreshing air that it generates.
Each person will have their own private room with a full bathroom. Most beds are twin size. There are a few rooms with full size beds. Early registrants get first choice, by request, as available.
Note: Mount Carmel’s policy: rates are per person, not per room. i.e. there is no discount for doubling up. As a TM Retreat is structured for deepest possible rest, it is recommended that couples take advantage of this situation and occupy two rooms.
Home-made vegetarian meals made by experienced kitchen staff famous for their good food. Special dietary requirements are available by advance request.
Course leaders
The retreat will be led by experienced TM Teachers Wanda Gladun-Beaver and Helen Engelson-Law, who have led numerous TM retreats together and bring decades of experience and a deep understanding of Maharishi Ayurveda.
COURSE FEE: $495 +HST per person
Your course fee includes six meals, two night stays (private room with bath), tuition, and parking.
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Advanced Techniques Course in Vancouver
2024-11-23 - 2024-11-24 | Vancouver TM Centre, 328 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 3X2, Canada
The TM Advanced Techniques Program offers four techniques to enrich your experience and accelerate your personal progress.
Through the regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique, you become familiar with the experience of pure consciousness. With the Advanced Techniques, you can go even further, experiencing finer levels of thought and perception. As a result, your perception becomes more enriched, and your thoughts and actions become more powerful, leading to greater fulfillment of your desires in daily life.
Four Advanced Techniques are offered in a sequence developed by Maharishi. The first Advanced Technique is specifically designed to accelerate growth to higher states of consciousness, utilizing the time of sleep to support the development of enlightenment. The following three Advanced Techniques are incorporated into your TM practice.
The first Advanced Technique is specifically designed to accelerate growth to higher states of consciousness, utilizing the time of sleep to support the development of enlightenment. The following three Advanced Techniques are incorporated into your TM practice.
Chelsea Cox will be leading the Advanced Techniques course at the Vancouver TM Centre this November.
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﻿In Person Online Experience Circle — Exploring Ordinary Experiences of an Extraordinary Nature
2024-11-24 10:00 - 14:30 (America/Vancouver) | Victoria TM Centre, 1842 Oak Bay Ave #202, Victoria, BC, V8R 1C2, Canada
Hosted by TM Teachers Joe Truscott and Janet Delgatty
Wait, what? In person online? What does that mean?
It means that we’ll meet in person at the Victoria TM Centre and call in to the national Zoom session Experience Circle — Exploring Ordinary Experiences of an Extraordinary Nature. If you’re having [or have ever had] any experiences since starting to practice TM that you are wondering about…this is the session for you!
We’ll have a 20 minute group meditation at 10 am. That’s followed by watching an interview with someone sharing their journey toward growth, inner peace, and higher states of consciousness. There’s also an opportunity after that to ask questions or share our own experiences if we wish, but absolutely no obligation to do so.
From a viewer: “What I like about the Experience Circle sessions is the simple, direct descriptions of Higher States from everyday people that I respect; and not theoretical descriptions that sometimes seem so far out of reach.”
No need to register, just drop in!

Maharishi Yoga Asanas Instruction
2024-11-24 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-11-29 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-12-01 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-12-06 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-12-08 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Toronto) | Online
Led by Maharishi International University faculty.
Learn Maharishi Yoga Asanas and Pranayama to promote the integration of mind, body, and spirit.
Designed to be practiced before your Transcendental Meditation, Yoga Asanas are a gentle series of postures to complement your meditation. They help to remove stress, strengthen flexibility, improve health, and prepare your body for TM.
Pranayama, a breathing exercise, helps to settle the body and mind for an even deeper TM experience.
In this class you will learn:

Maharishi Yoga Asana postures
Pranayama, deep breathing exercises
How to integrate Asanas and Pranayama into your daily routine

Whether you’re completely new to yoga or an advanced practitioner, this class will give you the instruction you need to add the Maharishi Yoga Asanas to your TM routine.
Requirements:

Instruction in Transcendental Meditation
Comfortable sports or yoga clothes
A yoga mat or thick blanket
A settled environment

This 1-hour class will be followed by a 20-minute online group TM
At this time, this class is being offered as a free service.
► Register here
Watch a recording here.

Experience Circle — Exploring Ordinary Experiences of an Extraordinary Nature
2024-11-24 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Toronto) | Online
With TM Teachers Mark McCooey & Anne-Mareike Chu.
We are all part of a single Universal Nervous System!
Our monthly Experience Circle provides a platform for TM practitioners to share their journeys toward growth, inner peace, and higher states of consciousness. By learning from each other’s experiences, we can accelerate our progress and continue to evolve.
We begin our session by interviewing TM practitioners who have experiences in the direction of Higher States of Consciousness so that their words might trigger a resonance with our own experiences, which, at times, can seem too abstract to understand fully.
After our chat with our special guest, we will enjoy conversations with our Zoom participants about their experiences in a “circle format,” going from one person to another for a brief insight into their current experiences.
Through this shared experience, we can gain inspiration, insight, and motivation to continue on our journey toward higher states of consciousness.
What one of our zoom participants has said about the Experience Circle:
“What I like about the Experience Circle sessions is the simple, direct descriptions of Higher States from everyday people that I respect; and not theoretical descriptions that sometimes seem so far out of reach.”
Click on the button below to join the session on Sunday, November 24th, at 1pm Eastern/ 10 am Pacific for the next instalment of our monthly series.
Begins with a 20-minute group
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TM Essentials: Discover Your Full Potential
2024-11-24 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-11-26 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto TM Centre, 100 Front Street West (Retail floor - below main lobby, Toronto, On, M5J 1E3, Canada
There is more to life than waking, sleeping, and dreaming. As TM practitioners we have begun to experience a fourth state of consciousness known as transcendental consciousness or samadhi.
However, that’s not the end of the story. Maharishi has delineated the knowledge of the progression of enlightenment into seven states of consciousness.
In this session, Maharishi describes the hallmarks of these seven states of consciousness. He provides a concise explanation of how each state of consciousness has different qualitative changes in perception and sense of self.

Deep Dives: Group TM & Knowledge Session
2024-11-24 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto TM Centre, 100 Front Street West (Retail floor - below main lobby, Toronto, On, M5J 1E3, Canada
Join us each week for a Group TM & Knowledge session at the Toronto TM Centre.
The group meditation begins promptly at 5:30 pm, with participants from our preceding TM Essentials class.
Topic: Experience discussion and Ask Me Anything session
After the knowledge session, stay to enjoy some tea and refreshments. It’s a great opportunity to connect with our community of meditators.

Dive & Dash: Weekly 20-Minute Group TM
2024-11-26 17:30 - 18:00, 2024-12-03 17:30 - 18:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto TM Centre, 100 Front Street West (Retail floor - below main lobby, Toronto, On, M5J 1E3, Canada
Join us each week for a 20-minute Group TM at the Toronto TM Centre.
The group is growing every week, so please be sure to register so that we know there’s room for everyone.
The group meditation begins promptly at 5:30 pm, so please arrive and be seated at least a few minutes ahead of time.

Dive & Dash: Weekly 20-Minute Group TM
2024-11-27 18:45 - 19:30, 2024-12-04 18:45 - 19:30 (America/Vancouver) | Vancouver TM Centre, 328 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 3X2, Canada
Join us each week for a 20-minute Group TM at the Vancouver TM Centre.
Refresh, recharge and relax with a group TM.
Group meditation starts promptly at 6:45 pm.

TM Essentials: Discover Your Full Potential
2024-11-27 18:45 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver) | Vancouver TM Centre, 328 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 3X2, Canada

In-Person Group Meditation & Knowledge Meeting
2024-11-28 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver) | Victoria TM Centre, 1842 Oak Bay Ave #202, Victoria, BC, V8R 1C2, Canada
Led by Wayne Foster, Certified TM Teacher

Topic: Connectedness: the unified field directly experienced in your TM practice and seen expressed in Nature.

Please join us for an in-person group meditation & knowledge meeting on Thursday, November 28 at 6:30 pm at the Victoria TM Centre. Each session will feature a group meditation, an opportunity to ask questions about your practice, and an inspiring video followed by discussion.
We look forward to seeing you there!
No registration required, just drop in!

Advanced Techniques Orientation in Toronto
2024-11-29 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto TM Centre, 100 Front Street West (Retail floor - below main lobby, Toronto, On, M5J 1E3, Canada
Elevate your TM practice to new heights with the TM Advanced Techniques.
As you practice TM regularly, you become more familiar with the experience of pure consciousness. The Advanced Techniques take you even further, allowing you to explore finer levels of thought and perception. This enhanced perception enriches your life, leading to more powerful thoughts and actions and greater fulfillment of your desires in daily life.
Advanced Techniques Teacher David Shaw will lead the Orientation. David will explore the profound impact that the TM Advanced Techniques Program can have in unlocking your full potential.
The Orientation is free to attend, and it’s a no-obligation opportunity to learn more about the higher and refined states of consciousness and the TM Advanced Techniques.

Advanced Techniques Course in Toronto
2024-11-30 - 2024-12-01 | Toronto TM Centre, 100 Front Street West (Retail floor - below main lobby, Toronto, On, M5J 1E3, Canada
The TM Advanced Techniques Program offers four techniques to enrich your experience and accelerate your personal progress.
Through the regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique, you become familiar with the experience of pure consciousness. With the Advanced Techniques, you can go even further, experiencing finer levels of thought and perception. As a result, your perception becomes more enriched, and your thoughts and actions become more powerful, leading to greater fulfillment of your desires in daily life.
Four Advanced Techniques are offered in a sequence developed by Maharishi. The first Advanced Technique is specifically designed to accelerate growth to higher states of consciousness, utilizing the time of sleep to support the development of enlightenment. The following three Advanced Techniques are incorporated into your TM practice.
If you are beginning the Advanced Techniques program, you will receive the Night Technique instruction on Saturday evening with a checking session on Sunday morning.
Those continuing their course will receive instruction on Saturday afternoon, with a checking session on Sunday afternoon.
Email David Shaw at dshaw@tm.org to register.

Advanced Techniques Course in Montréal
2024-11-30 - 2024-12-01 | Montréal TM Centre, 8200 boulevard Décarie, suite 140, Montréal, QC, H4P 2P5, Canada
The TM Advanced Techniques Program offers four techniques to enrich your experience and accelerate your personal progress.
Through the regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique, you become familiar with the experience of pure consciousness. With the Advanced Techniques, you can go even further, experiencing finer levels of thought and perception. As a result, your perception becomes more enriched, and your thoughts and actions become more powerful, leading to greater fulfillment of your desires in daily life.
Four Advanced Techniques are offered in a sequence developed by Maharishi. The first Advanced Technique is specifically designed to accelerate growth to higher states of consciousness, utilizing the time of sleep to support the development of enlightenment. The following three Advanced Techniques are incorporated into your TM practice.
If you are beginning the Advanced Techniques program, you will receive the Night Technique instruction on Saturday evening with a checking session on Sunday morning.
Those continuing their course will receive instruction on Saturday afternoon, with a checking session on Sunday afternoon.
Dianne Field will be leading an Advanced Techniques course at the Montréal TM Centre this November.

Can Group Meditations Create a More Peaceful World?
2024-12-01 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Toronto) | Online
With TM Teacher Lynne Hea.
Extensive scientific research indicates that when sufficient numbers of people practice the TM program, a significant, positive effect gets created and the effect is measurable in society. The effect is based on the hypothesis that we are all connected via a field of collective consciousness. Therefore, the collective consciousness, which affects the whole of society, can be influenced by the individual.
Research shows that when one percent of a given population area practices TM on their own, the trends of life in that area, such as the crime rate, measurably improve. Named The Maharishi Effect, this was first documented in a scientific experiment in 1974. Later research showed that this same kind of positive effect on society could be created by an even smaller number of people—the square root of one percent—when they practice the TM and TM-Sidhi program together in a group.
The Maharishi Effect was first documented on a global scale in 1984, with the assembly of a group of over 7000 people for three weeks at Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa. Although the scientific community struggles to understand the mechanism for the Maharishi Effect, they acknowledge the validity of the scientific methodology used to demonstrate it, and so many scientific studies on this phenomenon have been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Begins with a 20-minute group TM.
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Refresher & Inspiration Session
2024-12-01 13:30 - 15:30 (America/Vancouver) | Vancouver TM Centre, 328 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 3X2, Canada
With TM Teacher Sheila Elliott.
Are you looking to revitalize your Transcendental Meditation practice? Our TM Refresher Classes are the perfect opportunity to deepen your understanding of TM and get back on track if you’ve fallen out of a consistent meditation routine.
Our Refresher Classes include a comprehensive review of the dos and don’ts of TM and provide you with a solid foundation to ensure you practice correctly and regularly.
In addition to reviewing fundamental TM principles, you’ll have the opportunity to ask any questions and receive personalized guidance to enhance your practice. The session includes a full group TM session.

TM Essentials: TM Is Guided by Nature
2024-12-01 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-12-03 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto TM Centre, 100 Front Street West (Retail floor - below main lobby, Toronto, On, M5J 1E3, Canada
This session is an integral part of mastering the technique and practice of TM.
Every TM practitioner should attend this session early in their practice to have the critical understanding of how to prevent inserting effort and unnaturalness into the TM technique.
This session is only offered in person with a Certified TM Teacher and includes the following:

A detailed discussion of our growing body of experiences in the light of the primary driver of transcending
A video with Maharishi explaining aspects of forces of nature involved inside our TM practice and outside in our personal growth and evolution
A full 20 minute group TM

This session helps shatter any inclination towards individual inception, interference, or effort in our TM technique. And helps us spontaneously live a life more in accord with all the laws of nature.
Be sure to attend this Essentials session.

Deep Dives: Group TM & Knowledge Session
2024-12-01 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto TM Centre, 100 Front Street West (Retail floor - below main lobby, Toronto, On, M5J 1E3, Canada
Join us each week for a Group TM & Knowledge session at the Toronto TM Centre.
The group meditation begins promptly at 5:30 pm, with participants from our preceding TM Essentials class.
After the knowledge session, stay to enjoy some tea and refreshments. It’s a great opportunity to connect with our community of meditators.

TM Essentials: TM Is Guided by Nature
2024-12-04 18:45 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver) | Vancouver TM Centre, 328 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 3X2, Canada

In-Person Group Meditation & Knowledge Meeting
2024-12-05 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver) | Victoria TM Centre, 1842 Oak Bay Ave #202, Victoria, BC, V8R 1C2, Canada
Led by Andy Guest, Certified TM Teacher

Topic: Maharishi Sthapatya Veda.

Please join us for an in-person group meditation & knowledge meeting on Thursday, December 5 at 6:30 pm at the Victoria TM Centre. Each session will feature a group meditation, an opportunity to ask questions about your practice, and an inspiring video followed by discussion.
We look forward to seeing you there!
No registration required, just drop in!

Collective Consciousness, Explained
2024-12-08 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Toronto) | Online
With TM Teacher Andy Guest.
What is collective consciousness? The individual influences society and society influences the individual. These mechanics of collective consciousness are explained by Maharishi with an analogy: the mind and body of society are a combination of the qualities of consciousness of every individual. When mind and body are not coordinated, problems arise.
Transcending, and operating at a finer level of consciousness, maximizes evolutionary behaviour which is in accord with natural law. This increases harmony in society and prosperity for all.
Transcendental Meditation is the way for individual consciousness to be naturally supported by the force of evolution. The individual spontaneously contributes to the collective consciousness of society which becomes more life-supporting, progressive, and fulfilling.
Begins with a 20-minute group TM.
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Password required to join this session. Access these sessions with the Zoom password provided to you by email from tmevents@tm.org.

TM Essentials: How to Get the Most From Your TM Practice
2024-12-08 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto TM Centre, 100 Front Street West (Retail floor - below main lobby, Toronto, On, M5J 1E3, Canada
Understand the factors that can influence your TM experience and help you gain the most benefits from your practice. You will learn practical tips that will help you enjoy the mental, physical, and emotional benefits of TM.
The session will culminate with an incredibly insightful talk by Maharishi, “Love: Expansion of the Heart.”
Maharishi weaves together a unique understanding of the body’s sensory mechanisms, physiological reactions, and metabolic processes related to the growth of the heart and our capacity to love. Maharishi’s talk is certain to give you a whole new perspective on the journey to higher states of consciousness.
This session will be particularly helpful for new and returning TM practitioners — and a great refresher for long-time practitioners.
