An Invitation to USC Students, Faculty, and Staff to Learn Transcendental Meditation
What is the scientific evidence
for the benefits of the technique?
During the past 50 years, more than 480 studies have been conducted at hundreds of universities and research institutions worldwide and published in independent, peer-reviewed scientific and medical journals documenting the wide range of benefits to mental and physical health of the TM technique.
The National Institutes of Health and other national agencies have provided over $30 million in grants to study the benefits of TM for:
- heart disease
- PTSD
- other stress-related conditions
Published research has also shown significant improvements in:
- brain function
- emotional intelligence
- creativity
- sleep
- self-actualization
and decreases in:
- anxiety
- depression
- burnout
- fatigue.
How does TM differ from
other forms of meditation?
TM is an easily learned, effortless technique that does not require concentration or control of the mind nor does it not involve revisiting stressful events. Many people practice TM as well as other meditation and mindfulness practices.
How is the technique taught?
TM is taught through an eight-step course of instruction that includes an introductory presentation, four classes offered over four consecutive days of individual and classroom instruction with a certified teacher, and three follow-up classes. Each class is 60 minutes. After the eight classes there is the option to participate in a two-year advanced follow up program, at no cost, to ensure you are meditating correctly and gaining maximum benefits.
How to Learn the TM technique
The David Lynch Foundation is providing full scholarships for all USC students, faculty, and staff to learn the TM technique. Please click here to receive more information about the technique, how to sign up, course dates and location, etc.
About David Lynch Foundation
David Lynch Foundation is a nonprofit organization that was founded by filmmaker David Lynch in 2005 to provide free TM classes to at-risk and under-resourced adults and teenagers, including frontline healthcare workers, women and children survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, first responders, veterans, and others in need. During the past 20 years DLF has provided scholarships for more than 1.5 million adults and children to learn TM in the US and worldwide.