Founded by MaharishiMahesh Yogi
Founded by Maharishi
Taking time out to relieve emotional and physical stress through the regular practice of the TM is a proven natural and effective approach to increasing happiness
Children and adolescents encounter stress at home and at school—just as adults do in jobs and relationships. Many professionals believe we’re seeing an epidemic of adolescent depression, driven by stress, with the average onset of depression appearing as early as age twelve.
Stress not only interferes with learning but also places young people at increased vulnerability to drugs, alcohol and self-harm. Research shows that the Transcendental Meditation technique is a powerful stress buster.
The Transcendental Meditation technique is easy for children to practice because it does not require focus or concentration, and children can practice it without having to sit perfectly still. Research shows that children with symptoms of ADHD can also practice this meditation successfully.
Because the TM program is validated by hundreds of scientific research studies, parents and educators can feel confident that the program is safe and reliable. It’s well established that the TM program can help children cope with stress and improve learning ability and behaviour. Hundreds of thousands of children around the world have learned the TM technique, and the program has been successfully used in the classroom for 40 years.
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
1: 10, 2003.
Adolescent who learned TM, compared to control, showed decreased absenteeism, school rule infractions, and suspension days.
Daily practice of the TM technique produces a healthy state of coherence and balance throughout the brain, with increased activation of the pre-frontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for discrimination and higher moral reasoning. This type of more orderly brain functioning is not found while a child is studying, playing, watching TV or listening to music; nor does this balanced, holistic brain functioning come about through other types of relaxation or meditation exercises, such as mindfulness, watching the breath, visualising, or guided imagination.
Everything good about your child’s brain depends on coherent and orderly brain functioning which is associated with sharper focus and comprehension, improved learning ability, heightened intelligence and creativity and better moral reasoning.
In a 2022 demonstration study, children who practised Quiet Time (QT),
a classroom-based Transcendental Meditation intervention, showed improved working memory.
The demonstration study also references a 2006 longitudinal study stating that higher frontal electroencephalographic (EEG) coherence and brain integration promoted by Transcendental Meditation support working memory.
Practice of the TM technique for 10 minutes twice daily provides natural relief from stress, anxiety, depression and fatigue. Reducing stress and increasing inner happiness improves a child’s flexibility, social abilities and self-esteem.
The Transcendental Meditation technique is a valuable tool for a child as they mature, preparing them to meet the stresses and challenges of adolescence and adulthood.
Starting with about ten minutes morning and afternoon, children ten and older find the sit-down, eyes-closed practice of the TM technique effortless and enjoyable, something they can do on their own or with meditating friends or family members.
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
1: 10, 2003.
Adolescent who learned TM, compared to control, showed decreased absenteeism, school rule infractions, and suspension days.
Children can start TM at age 10. There are no negative side effects. Research results only indicate beneficial effects; increase in the ability to gather attention, exhibit higher intelligence, higher grades, clarity of mind, increased creativity and self-esteem. Children under 10 learn a walking technique. It is concluded that this technique gives them harmony and balance.
Transcendental Meditation does not involve concentration yet greatly improves our ability to focus and achieve what we want in life.
