Transcendental Meditation 4+

I’ve been practicing TM since August 2023. TM has been amazing for me but this app takes it to another level. The library of resources is so useful. If you need a refresher or want to learn more about how others are using the practice, it’s just a click away.

But to me the app’s best feature is its timer. It is simple yet effective. I use it daily to ensure I get my 20 minutes in. It also has a new feature where you can track how often you meditate (once a day or twice a day) through streaks. This has been a game changer for me and helps me remain consistent.

And aesthetically, I love how clean and simple the app looks. No busyness. Helps me focus. Thank you very well done.

Hi there, thank you for your positive feedback. We are glad to hear that you are enjoying the app and that it has improved your experience with your TM practice. ~Monika

This app lovely. It made learning TM remotely very easy. I love the timer feature and the option to turn on or off the sound vibration. It also makes sure your phone doesn’t go to sleep as you’re meditating so you can theoretically continue to check the time throughout. I have one suggestion which is that I wish the library could somehow keep track of the videos and articles that you’ve read already—maybe like in a “read” section, or a symbol or color change on the videos and articles that you’ve already read. It would also be wonderful if you could save things to a favorites folder. Also, a search function for the videos and articles would be great! It really is great. I would be very excited to see a social media feature come up in the future where we could connect with other TMers. Anyways, I’m grateful for this app! It’s already amazing and is full of potential. Thanks!

Thank you for your review. We are so glad to hear you are enjoying using the TM Community app and that it made learning TM remotely very easy! We appreciate you taking the time to give feedback and will pass on your suggestions to the developers. ~Chloe

I have several problems with this app. Let’s start with the total lack of input from meditators. I have been meditating since 1975. I was able to benefit from a TM promotion of a paltry $50 fee for high school students to learn how to properly practice transcendental meditation. In the following 50 plus years of being an at times fanatical/at times very casual practitioner of TM, I have never been the recipient of the claimed benefits of tranquillity, wisdom, mental clarity, grace, and so on. At best, TM helped me chill out a little, but my life was never “altered” as is claimed in this app to be my just, inevitable reward.

So here I am, age 67, still meditating, and still deriving nothing from TM more than 40 minutes of a little down time.

It seems to me that if this app offered some kind of communal forum for meditators to speak to their personal experiences, help others that might only need better guidance, and create a safe space for technique discussion and even friendship ties, the TM world would be a better place. Or, there are already a zillion places on the Web that already do that.

I am simply reviewing this particular app. The lessons section only present videos of “elders” that have already drank the potion, and the “wisdom” paragraphs presented at the end of the 3 minute awakening session are some of the silliest wastes of electrons I have ever seen. IMO.

Jim S.

Hi Jim, thank you for sharing your honest feedback. It's wonderful to hear that you’ve been a long-time practitioner of TM. We completely agree that adding a community forum would bring great value to the TM app, and it’s already on our roadmap! ~Monika