transcendental meditation

     

Transcenental Meditation, or TM, is the trademarked name of a meditation technique introduced in 1958 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917-2008). The technique, practiced for twenty minutes twice a day while sitting with one's eyes closed, does not involve concentration or contemplation.

Trivia about transcendental meditation

  • Abbreviated TM, it came to prominence through the work of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
  • In 1975 Herbert Benson described the "relaxation response" evoked by TM, which stands for this
  • Based on Hindu practices, it uses mantras & is abbreviated TM
  • Maharishi Mahesh Yogi developed this 2-word deep-relaxation technique in the 1950s

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