Tm Reviews

The people teachers are lovely I m not convinced about the technique or the organization for me There is a lot of self aggrandizing from the organization as a whole Repeating of studies that confirm how great TM is with out being honest about the problems with the studies It feels like a sales pitch even after I bought it I have had a ton of anxiety and agitation since starting to practice I understand that this would be explained as a purification of my stresses I ll continue to practice and see how it unfolds but as of now it all feels a bit dubious Reminiscent of other religious ideologies that use circular logic for their own credibility

I feel the online content could have been much better Having different people talk better animations the drawings were not very insightful and less redundancy would be 3 improvements that could easily be made Also the content should be available on a pc as well as phone iPad Having to view hours of content on a small screen seems pretty ridiculous

I ve been doing the meditations twice a day now for several weeks and have noticed absolutely no benefit I have yet to transcend and feel it was a total waste of 1000 and 10 hours of my time The testimonies and explanations for the secrecy of the mantra all scream gimmick to me I even read that the supposedly special individual mantras are just based on peoples ages So basically everyone in my age range has the same mantra I m not sure about the famous people like Seinfeld and Cameron Diaz who endorse TM Maybe they are getting kickbacks Totally disappointed

I really enjoyed my first in person meditation lesson with my instructor But I ve been disappointed that the follow ups were done by zoom In person would have been more productive and effective for me especially since learning TM is so expensive I don t really feel that I ve gotten my money s worth I know that I am a lifetime member and there are many opportunities for online instruction and or meditations with others via zoom To me that just isn t enough though I really miss the in person experience I would have enjoyed an in person get together to hear about other experiences instead of by zoom

Instruction was well-structured and consistent I m just not sure it s real I ll continue to practice but I ve meditated for many years and I don t know if the small difference in TM method will live up to the hype We ll see I do feel more chilled out and I feel like I have less stress and emotional exhaustion and fewer volume of thoughts But that might be a coincidence from being burnt out at my job and leaving soon

Don t get me wrong I will continue with TM I do it twice a day But I had no idea I had NOT finished all the lessons I was supposed to have watched online As a result i had no follow up after my first 4 days I only finally heard from a friend that I had done it wrong and needed to go back on the app and continue through all of the lessons Once I realized I had NOT finished them I was able to continue on with the App I even started to get emails from my local leader but I really should have somehow been checked on or informed that I had missed something I felt I was left hanging

I did not like the way Bob treated a young black woman in the class He was very condescending and just kept talking down to her instead of explaining the concept in a different way Consequently I was the only person to show for the 10 day review because of his behavior

There is great support I am struggling with meditation so perhaps that shouldn t be the motivation for the grade I do feel there has been a benefit but it s very early

I love the mental aspect of this downtime method of TM It takes me out of my old routine of constantly thinking of current event that are mostly negative in nature So closing my eyes and repeating my mantra cools my brains waves down I have yet to comb down my active brain in interfering while doing it I will not give up and may seek additional help if needed to reach the next level of Transcendental tranquility

I did not dislike anything about the technique or teaching itself I also really enjoyed my interaction with my instructor Arabella Orange who is a very sweet soul I do appreciate TM as a very simple practice but I m not finding it much different or effective than any other meditation I ve done in the past by learning a small amount of literature I signed up for an 880 4 day course which ended about one hour each day for four days plus an extra hour on the first day It worked nicely around my work schedule as it started Friday evening and terminated with a zoom meeting on Monday evening The content was very redundant and could have easily been learned in a single sitting I am happy to have paid Arabella for her time and instruction but I wonder how much of that money goes to Arabella versus the TM organization Even if I allow 1 - 2 hours for administrative time getting me set up she may have spent 6 - 7 hours total working with me That is quite a high hourly rate and certainly not commensurate with the very simple and basic information I learned I left with the impression that I paid a lot to get into a secret society club which tries hard to tout its techniques as something special and repeatedly tells you to keep private and information you learn If it was something groundbreaking this might be understandable but that was not the case The best part is that I did spend the money and therefore I am driven to get as much out of it as I can so I don t feel like it s wasted Again I really do appreciate Arabella and her time patience and instruction I just feel as though I ve been swindled by the organization itself