EDUCATION FOR ENLIGHTENMENT

Transcendental Meditation in Schools Around the World
The Transcendental Meditation technique has rapidly become a well-recognized and successful evidence-based educational tool for enhancing the lives of students all around the world.
Our schools in Nepal are among the hundreds of schools on every continent where the Transcendental Meditation technique is practiced—including flagship institutions such as:
Maharishi Invincibility Institute, South Africa
Maharishi School and Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa, USA
Maharishi Free School, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Maharishi School, Victoria, Australia
Rajapark Institute and Dhammajarinee Witthaya School in Thailand
Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools throughout India
Maharishi Basischool ‘De Fontein’, The Netherlands.
There are also hundreds of schools throughout North and South America that offer ‘quiet time’ programs for practice of TM, including programs in the USA as well as an initiative by the government of Brazil to teach TM in every school.
Schools in Nepal that have implemented a Transcendental Meditation program
Tilinghathar Higher Secondary School, Kathmandu
Sainik Awaihiya Mahavidyalaya Military School, Bhaktapur and Pokhara
Jyotismati School, Dang
Mount Everest School, Bhaktapur
Ram Janaki Gargi Kanya Gurukul at Devghat

Photo by Amine Kouider
What the Students Have to Say:
When I meditate I feel happier than before. I feel more energetic and improved in my thinking about my life. When I meditate my mind becomes settled and I feel confident in my work. I find that there is more clarity in my mind and I am able to solve any problem, and I am able to socialize with other students due to greater happiness in my life.
Since I learned TM, my health has started improving and I have become more energetic. Meditation has also relieved my stresses, and it has improved my happiness and love for everyone. With meditation I feel strong and relaxed. Meditation has improved my understanding at school, and I have become more self-reliant and have greater self-control.
Since I started meditating I have improved in my general health. I have improved in my academic performance. I have increased self-esteem. I feel free from stress and anxiety. I feel greater happiness, which has even spread to my family.