Category: Testimonials

I was really pleased to hear from Stephen how well he is getting on with his meditation and asked him if I could quote him.

Michael

Stephen says:

“I’m really pleased with how the meditation is changing my life. I’m not fixed by any means but I’m a lot less anxious than I used to be.
If you wish to observe that I have an ASD (autistic spectrum disorder) that’s fine. A lot of people with Autism would find it reassuring that this can work for them too; most products and remedies don’t or have an adverse affect. I should say as an aside, the moment I felt it starting to click into place was when I began doing it religiously at the same time twice a day.

Dear Michael,

Just thought I would let you know that although I have practised TM for only 6 weeks I feel so much better. The constant self-doubt has almost totally disappeared, leaving me more confidant in all I do. I am happier and mentally stronger.

Thank you

Stephen Z

Dear Lesley and Michael

I want you to know that I found the course enormously beneficial – more even than I had expected.

I feel far calmer now than I would this length of time after a normal holiday – and a lot “bendier” too!

There also seems to have been a deep emotional impact. On the final morning, I woke up feeling much more positive about things than I have done for a very long time (even though I was not feeling especially negative beforehand!), and this seems to have continued, with my wife commenting on it only last night.

I have not missed a meditation since, and have also done some “full rounds” when time has permitted. Needless to say, I shall be putting my name down for June next year!

Many thanks to both of you.

All the best

Richard

I am delighted to post some new feedback for our students. After just 10 days of TM, Laura B said:

I “start off feeling happy and calm”, my”concentration was slightly better”.

Susan S said: I “feel energised.” “Calmer and more focussed” for “a few hours”.

Lynn R said: I “just feel better organised” and “positive in approach”.

Joe B said: I feel” more relaxed and focussed throughout the day.” “Energetic and relaxed.”

Edward R said: I have “more energy and focus”.

Neil J said: I have “a feeling of calm”.

Victoria M said: “I feel calmer and less anxious”.

Karolina K said: I have a “slightly more relaxed approach to people/less stress”.

Michael,

Thank you so very much for the day retreat last Sunday it was very good, I was actually so alert and alive on Monday I think I astonished some people ( it’s probably not my usual Monday demeanour).

If I’m in the Country I will certainly attend your weekend in Oxfordshire and thank you again for all your help and support, what you’ve all shown me has been nothing short of a life changer.

Best regards,

Aiden

Dear All

I was moved to receive this beautiful feedback from a meditator who has had some mental health problems over the years:

“I’m finding TM is amazing. I do not feel like I’m being mentally tortured anymore. My mind is being more and more healed. Doing TM has/is really changing the quality of my life. Thanks again, for teaching me to do TM, it’s lovely. Best wishes, D.”

Do recommend TM to your friends and let them share the benefits.

Best wishes

Michael

Dear All

Please see below some beautiful, life-changing feedback from a new student:

Sent from my iPad Hi, it’s great to do TM! I am beginning to feel like I am finding my place in the world. Something I have always struggled with, all my life. I feel more anchored, and it have a better relationship with my body, so I do not feel like I’m aimlessly floating about, constantly putting things, ( like food and tobacco) into it. I am also begging to value myself, and when I meditate, everything is very still, so I feel at peace, with myself and the universe, and I can easily just ‘Be’. The first occasion I did TM, I felt as though a great big weight had been lifted from my body, and I immediately felt very light! A deep inner healing prossess of body and mind started to take place. I also feel like I’m looking forward to the rest of my life, rather than dreading the future, and thinking that I have a future, rather than thinking ‘is this it?’ And feeling like my life is over! Things have got a whole lot better since I started to do TM! Thank u, dorigen.

Di’s feedback after her TM course was as follows:

Hello Lesley & Michael,

Here is my feedback from my course. 

Being from Stanmore the course location was ideal for me.

The instruction was clear and very good.

Benefits from meditation are increased calmness and ability to cope with day-to-day challenges. It is a skill that you have for life.

It is okay to quote me.

Thanks for everything and best wishes,

Laura

“Today was the first time in a long time that I did an exam without feeling panicked.”

– Adrian Cox

Martin Tyrell’s course feedback on learning Transcendental Meditation at North West London & Herts TM Centre:

What benefits do you get from your meditation?

Calmer, more organised and efficient.

Is there anything else you would like to say?

Relaxed talk and instruction most welcome.

 

What benefits do you get from your meditation?

Less migraines and when they happen, they are less strong. Less insomnia. Less
tired in the afternoons.

How did you find the instruction? Was there any way in which it could have been improved?

The instruction was excellent. Michael is , one can tell, passionate about T-M and is able to communicate his knowledge in an easy-going style.

What benefits do you get from your meditation?

The benefits I was hoping for, that’s to say more energy, more tolerance of others , sounds corny but more inner peace and generally a better ‘balance’ in my physical being and in my workplace

What benefits do you get from your meditation?

It allows me the opportunity to take some time out and if I am feeling lethargic or tired. It really perks me up very quickly.

I cannot think of anyone who cannot benefit from TM. It is a powerful tool that is simple and will enhance your way of living.

 

“A sense of calm, it forced me to stop for 20 minutes.  After the meditation my productivity increased.”

What benefits do you get from your meditation?

Better sleep and concentration. I definitely feel that it is moving me towards clarity – need to keep  it up and not skip though!

It has also helped me calm down on partying so I can focus on being more creative.

How did you find the instruction? Was there any way in which it could have been improved?

I think it was very good and the atmosphere was very informal, so I always felt comfortable to ask questions if needed.  I
liked the checking process to reassure me that I was doing it right.

What benefits do you get from your meditation?

I feel like the more trivial things I got stressed about don’t matter now.  I have a more positive outlook and feel able to achieve
more.

What benefits do you get from your
meditation?

State of relaxation

What benefits do you get from your meditation?

“I feel as though I am only seeing the tip of the iceberg with regards to the results I am getting. But I am feeling noticeably more ‘centred’ and I find myself being more philosophical about things.

“I believe I am having less and less ‘off’ days, that I am more consistently productive rather than having short bursts of creativity. My mind feels a little less ‘noisy’ than it used to.

“The meditation itself is quite enjoyable; some days my meditations are deeper than others, but when I do achieve a very deep level of meditation, it is wonderfully peaceful.”

Mathew Grundy

15/4/11

– Deborah Wright, Novelist

“I first learnt Transcendental Meditation because my mother had been practising it, and because I was taking my exams at school and I was starting to get stressed, even though I was only 14. I also had insomnia, which it cured because it used to take 2 hours to get to sleep and now it takes 20 minutes.

“TM was also wonderfully helpful in enabling me to obtain a 2:1 in English from Oxford. It improved my memory and enabled me to think more clearly, sharply, and use original ideas in my essays.

“Practising just 20 minutes morning and evening is also very refreshing and energising, so it was very useful for all night essay crises! Best of all, when I took my exams, I never suffered a moment’s insomnia or nerves – I felt so calm, I actually enjoyed taking them.

“My current job is working full time writing novels. I found that practising TM helps me as a writer because whenever I’m stuck on a problem I always find the solution just after I’ve finished meditating, so I’ve never suffered from writer’s block, thank goodness!

“I also find that I have more energy, more creativity and that the longer I’ve been doing TM, the faster I write. I know my agent always comments on how quickly I write compared to his other clients. I think it’s just that I’ve become more efficient. Instead of wasting my time writing a few chapters that don’t really work, my brain is sharper so what comes up tends to be much higher quality than it used to be.”

‘- Keith Bennett, Independent Business Consultant, Perthshire.

Keith Bennett is an independent business consultant from Dunblane, Perthshire. In 1993, the recession hit and as his business and financial problems increased so did his stress levels. He was constantly exhausted, eating irregularly and unable to sleep. His family collectively voiced their concern and he knew he had a problem and would have to deal with it. He learnt Transcendental Meditation.

“The results for me were astonishing,” he says. “Immediately I felt many of the stresses that I had accumulated over 18 months, dissolve. Within the space of 10 minutes I felt quite different – less pain in my head, my thinking was much clearer, neck muscles had relaxed and the constant nausea I had been experiencing just vanished. I was taken aback. I remember walking back to the car feeling inexplicably happy in a natural kind of way.”

Now, Keith sees everything in a more positive light. He spends more time with his family, and looks forward to going to work in the morning and gets through twice as much work as before making fewer mistakes.

Keith was so impressed by TM that in collaboration with the Scottish TM Centres, he set up a series of seminars to introduce TM to other businessmen.

“When you are stressed, you perceive negatively, when you are relaxed you perceive positively, see things as a challenge rather than a problem,” says Keith. “When I took it up, I was told that my working life would become easier, and that has happened. With clearer thought, I am able to achieve more, so much faster, in an effortless way. This has become an extension of quality management in which I am still involved.

“With TM you are upgrading the human physiology, like you upgrade your computer to run better software, but with TM it happens in a simple, natural way. There is no mind-bending, no mind-altering. You positively look forward to doing it every day.”

– Dr. Alex Yellowlees, Consultant Psychiatrist.

“I’ve been practising TM for about 4 years and I find daily meditation an essential way to reduce work stress. TM helps me to focus my mind more clearly and improve my general sense of well-being.”

‘- Beverley Galloway, Quality Engineer.

“Since learning TM I have been more successful and happier. It has enabled me to balance the demands of the three major roles in my life: wife, mother, and a responsible job in industry. I find that the understanding and experience gained by each one is equally applicable in the others. With the help of my daily practice of Transcendental Meditation, all three roles are vehicles for my personal, intellectual, and emotional development without my being overshadowed by stress, guilt, and pressure.”

– Tom Pringle, Science Educator.

“TM helps me get through my work a lot more easily and a lot more smoothly than before. I find I worry less and am more confident – especially in difficult situations.

“If I am tired, I can’t bring the knowledge out to an audience as well as when I’m fresh and rested, with my TM getting done on time. TM has been absolutely indispensable in managing to gain the kind of energy that I need to put into shows, and to maintain creativity as well, to keep coming up with new show ideas.”

‘- Max Rosen, Managing Director, Securitised Endowment Contracts Plc

“I can honestly say that since learning TM I’ve hardly been ill at all. I originally learnt TM purely out of curiosity. I work in a high pressure environment and find that I can cope far better than most people. Problems with stress are much reduced since learning TM.

“TM enables me to leave business problems behind me in the office and give more quality attention to my family. I set up my company just five years ago. It now employs 64 people and has gone from nowhere to become Britain’s leading traded endowment company.

“TM has made a significant contribution to this success. The Transcendental Meditation course is the best investment I ever made.”

– Dr. Marion Roden, Occupational Physician, SmithKline Beecham.

“I still find it amazing that a technique that is as effortless as cutting butter with a hot knife can be so powerful in its effects.

“Since I started Transcendental Meditation I feel more connected, more optimistic, more serene, more competent, and more effective. And these beneficial effects continue to grow.”

‘- Henk von Wouw, Head of Environmental Affairs, Shell International Petroleum.

“I’ve been very interested in personal development for a number of years and decided to learn TM recently after reading about it in a book. The effects of it have already been remarkable. I have a lot more energy almost to the point of exhilaration. I’m also much more composed.

“From the first day my mind has been clearer so I’m more efficient – things fall into place more easily. TM has accelerated my development considerably. I have a broader vision and a new thirst for knowledge.

“The beauty of TM is that I can do it anywhere – at home, in the office…it’s particularly enjoyable in an aeroplane!”

– Terry Freedman, Head of E-Education, Tower Hamlets Borough Council.

What made you decide to learn TM?

“Well, two things. I saw an article in the paper which was talking about all the benefits and so on, physiological benefits, psychological benefits, and I thought it sounded a little too good to be true, but as it did sound so good and the talk was free, I thought I’d be mad not to go.

“And then what prompted me to learn once I got there was not so much the statistics and the research they were talking about but the fact that everyone who was there representing TM had a certain glow about them. They just looked really contented and happy. I was very happy at the time myself, and I just thought what they were saying sounded like a load of rubbish, and was too good to be true, but they all had something. And I thought what they all had in common was that they did TM. So I thought I’d investigate it further. And the next time I went I was even more convinced by that, and I’ve basically not looked back.”

Has Transcendental Meditation affected your health?

“I don’t lead what you might call a healthy lifestyle, even though I try. I don’t really exercise; I do tend to eat sweet things and all the rest of it. When I did a first aid course last year, as part of the course they take your blood pressure. The bloke who was running the course called everyone else over, and said ‘This is textbook’. He said ‘You’re absolutely perfect – perfect heartbeat.’ My colleagues couldn’t believe it, because the most exercise they’ve seen me do is unwrapping a sandwich. And I definitely think Transcendental Meditation must have something to do with that, because you can’t live the ridiculous sort of lifestyle I live, sometimes working 16 hour days, (and I’m in my early fifties) without there being some reason for it. TM, to my mind, must be the factor.”

Does TM make you feel calm, then?

“You don’t stop feeling emotions as result of doing TM. I still get angry, I still get happy, I still get sad, and I still get upset over things, but what does happen is that that is no longer all of it, there’s part a of me that isn’t upset. There’s a certain equanimity there most of the time, which is really, really nice.”

– Frances Donald, Student, Edinburgh University.

“The reason I learned TM in September 1997 was to help and eventually cure chronic psoriasis. After about 10 days, I began to notice less itching and that it seemed to look slightly better. Six months later I am almost completely rid of it and it is obvious to me that TM has been more effective than any treatment I have had in the last 7 years.

“Apart from this, I feel I have more motivation, things seem less of an effort. I have better concentration for longer periods and generally I have a clearer head and am far less stressed.

“Spiritually, I feel stronger and far more alive. Also, the love and compassion for the people close to me has grown and been enhanced. It seems to be returned almost twice as much. So now that I don’t have to worry about psoriasis, I am learning how to enjoy my life.”

‘- Ellen Brush, Publishing Director, Axon Publishing

“A few years ago I was put in a high pressure situation which resulted in a lot of stress. I suffered from migraines and frequent colds.

“Physically and mentally I was run down. I learnt TM at the suggestion of a friend and it was like the difference between night and day. I felt less stress and I became more able to cope. Life became less of a struggle and more enjoyable. I now deal with problems more easily – I have a better perspective and keep things in proportion.

“I don’t give myself a hard time any more. TM frees up my energy, and I’ve particularly noticed that more avenues have opened up both at work and in my friendships.”

– Jill Greenacre, Television Actress

“I meditate twice a day. It’s brought me inner stillness and peace, clarity of mind and much sharper intuition. I think I look 10 years younger than 35 and I believe that’s due to TM. I’ve meditated in all sorts of places. Buses are easy because you close your eyes and people think you are asleep.”

– Iain Byres, Senior Manager, Information Technology, Fife.

“When I was introduced to TM, I was working under tremendous pressure. Within a short time after learning, everything changed for the better. I found I was able to cope much better.

“In the morning, TM seems to clear all the rubbish out of your mind and you come out feeling calm and full of energy, and seeing clearly what you have to do during the day.”

– Trevor Evans, Managing Director, OKO Group

“In the morning TM clears the mind and as a result you can see very clearly what you have to do, while remaining calm and full of energy.

“Before learning I used to come home from work exhausted. Now, after twenty minutes, my batteries are recharged and I am ready to enjoy the evening. I have encouraged my staff to take it up.

“This creates a very good working atmosphere and we get the work done without suffering from stress.”

– Marc Wilkinson, Advertising Consultant, Edinburgh.

“TM has given me a sense of inner comfort with myself which has changed my life. I am now so much more confident than before. TM also gives me a lot of energy and a broader perspective on things in my life which before would have stressed me out”

– Dr. William Weir, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Royal Free Hospital.

“The deep rest of Transcendental Meditation dissolves stress, providing relief from a wide range of stress-related and psychosomatic conditions. By stopping stress from accumulating, Transcendental Meditation prevents illness and creates a basis for good health.

“At a deeper level, Transcendental Meditation restores the innate balance of the physiology. When the mind and body can function properly, the natural intelligence within the body can function properly, strengthening the immune system and the other self-repair mechanisms that naturally protect against disease.”

‘- Anton Douglas, Vice President (Emerging Markets), Credit Suisse UK

“I have just arrived back from a weeks trip to Kazakhstan….lots of late nights / early mornings as a result of travel times and logistical difficulties / time zone changes etc……..you will be pleased to hear that I used the meditation techniques you have shown us several times over the course of the week….and it was most helpful in restoring energy levels and clearing the mind between meetings etc…”

‘- Rev John Ansell, Anglican Vicar

“For more than 20 years now, I have practiced Transcendental Meditation and it is as a result of the regular practice of this innocent technique that I have come to a deeper awareness of the risen Christ and a profound awareness of his presence at the heart of the world, and in all its conflicts.

“The coherence and peace which is engendered by TM at a personal, corporate and global level, make this technique an invaluable resource for unifying and strengthening the voice of the church.”

‘- Hazel Collins, Chief Executive, Ellishelen Ltd

“In the past I could never relax – I always felt that I should be doing something. With TM I have learnt to enjoy deep relaxation without feeling guilty. After using TM my thinking is more focused.

“Any sense of inner chaos or confusion is resolved. I can set my parameters for the day and zero in on the priorities. I have certainly noticed that both my organizational skills and my overall performance at work have improved.

“As a result my working day is more pleasurable. Since learning TM I have generally become more aware not only of myself but of others too. I can sense when colleagues or friends are troubled and am able to offer my support.”

– Prof Huw Dixon PHD, Professor of Economics, York University

“I have been following the research on the Maharishi Effect as it has developed over the last twenty years.

“There is now a strong and coherent body of evidence showing that the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programme provides a simple cost-effective solution to many of the social problems we face today.

“This research and its conclusions are so strong that it demands attention from those responsible for government policy.”

A sense of calm, it forced me to stop for 20
minutes.  After the meditation my productivity increased.