Relief from within: TM for everyone


Apart from water, food, shelter, and other basics, another form of disaster relief is vitally important: relief from the residual stress, anxiety, and trauma. 


To this end, during those crucial months after Hurricane Helene, the Asheville TM Center—in partnership with the David Lynch Foundation—offered Transcendental Meditation training at no cost to everyone in our area impacted by the disaster (including Upstate SC and East Tennessee). 


Hundreds of people signed up to learn the TM technique during this time—and our relief effort continues. This offering was possible due to generous private donations within our local WNC meditating community (and the willingness of our certified TM instructors to volunteer their time). 

 

The course fee was automatically waived for everyone who signed up before December 20, 2024.

 

Reviving Asheville


The effects have been not only to relieve stress and anxiety on an individual level, but also to uplift the collective consciousness and help with the renewal of our area.


Relief From Within continues

 

If you missed the cut-off date of December 20, 2024, and you live in the WNC, Upstate, or East Tennessee area, financial assistance may still be available as long as donations allow. If you need financial help for TM training, click here to apply for financial aid and join our wait list. 


Steps for learning:

Step 1: Online Intro Sessions 
 
Learn about:
• Scientific research on the TM technique
• How TM works
• How it's different from other forms of meditation
 
Scientific intro 
John Hagelin, quantum physicist (16 min.)
 

Bob Roth Intro (20 min):
 
 
Optional • Women physicians on TM and women's health:
https://youtu.be/jxBVTE0N1DQ?si=acvTu390q6Otn91t



Step 2: Attend a preparatory 30-minute Zoom meeting with the teachers
 
Tuesdays 12 Noon
or
Wednesdays 7:30 PM*
 
Click here to register for a Zoom prep
 
These Zoom meetings will include other course participants, but will also provide the opportunity to chat one-on-one in private with the teacher if you feel the need.
 
Step 3: Schedule your TM course
 
After your Preparatory Zoom meeting, you're welcome to schedule your course with a certified TM teacher. A signup calendar will be sent to you after the Zoom prep.
 
The TM course consists of four 90-minute sessions, one each day over four consecutive days. The first session is personal, private instruction in person with your teacher—at the Asheville TM Center—followed every day for the next three days by: 

1. A 90-minute in-person class each day, or 
2. A 90-minute virtual lesson each day (viewable any time of day at your convenience) and a 30-minute Zoom meeting with your teacher.

TM Course fee:
 
The standard sliding scale TM course fee, payable by installments, allows our non-profit foundation and local TM Center to be sustainable, helping us make the TM technique available to as many people as possible—especially to under-resourced, at-risk populations who cannot afford to pay (half the course fee goes to help someone in need learn through scholarships). For standard course fees, see below. 

Follow-up: There’s free ongoing follow-up and support for the rest of your life—virtual and also in person at any TM center in the country or around the world. 
 
TM App: Everyone who learns TM gets free access to the TM App, a wonderful resource to support your practice and notify you of TM-related events locally and nationally.

Prerequisite: Abstinence from the use of any non-prescription psychotropic drugs (marijuana, ecstasy, ayahuasca, etc.) for 15 days prior to learning.

 

Group Meditations


Everyone who has learned the TM technique is welcome to join our weekly Group Meditations at the TM Center. As the scientific research shows, when you're practicing the technique, you're meditating not only for yourself, you're benefiting all those around you, and studies show that these extended effects are even stronger when people meditate together in a group.


Asheville TM Center
165 East Chestnut Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828-254-4350
(c) 828-380-0325

A non-profit, educational organization (501(c)3)

"No other 'stress management technique' has anywhere close to this amount of hard data in support of its claims to reduce stress. If TM were a new drug, conferring this many scientifically verified benefits, it would be the biggest-selling, multi-billion dollar drug on the market." —Norman Rosenthal, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University Medical School

"Transcendental meditation is a simple, natural technique... This form of meditation allows your body to settle into a state of profound rest and relaxation and your mind to achieve a state of inner peace, without needing to use concentration or effort." —Mayo Clinic

Household income     Course fee  or Four Monthly Payments

$200k + $980 $245
$100k - $199k $880 $220
$50k - $99k $780 $195
Less than $50k         $540 $135
Full-time students $420 $105
Less than $29k             Ask about financial aid
MIU students Speak with your TM teacher
Military veterans         Full scholarship

Honor System:

We won’t ask you for evidence of your household income.

We’re a non-profit providing support for at-risk children, veterans with PTSD, and many others in need.

We rely on your integrity.

Thank you.

 


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