Transcendental Meditation

A key tool in the curriculum is the Transcendental Meditation technique (TM).
TM is a simple, natural, non-religious meditation technique that develops expanded awareness and enables each student’s intelligence and creativity to fully blossom. The daily practice of the TM Technique enlivens the total creative potential within each student and is an ideal preparation for the learning experiences of the day. Increased clarity of mind and an enhanced ability to focus on their studies provides the basis for successful learning.

At VSIE, we want every child to experience the many life-long benefits of the TM technique. We introduce the practice of TM in the earliest grade levels in age-appropriate ways. Primary children are given a “Word of Wisdom” and taught a “walking technique” which they practice as a group for 5 minutes twice a day. In grade 5, students learn the “sitting technique” which they practice for 10 minutes twice a day.

For children to benefit fully from TM, it is preferable for them to see that it is valued and practiced at home as well as at school. For this reason, it is recommended that parents also learn the TM technique. It is our experience that the practice of TM benefits the whole family.

The success of this system of education, called Consciousness Based Education (CBE) is confirmed by the brilliant achievements of students from schools where practice of TM is a part of the daily curriculum. (See below for links to other schools.) It is also confirmed by more than 600 scientific research studies conducted at over 250 universities and research institutes in over 30 countries. Although there are hundreds of schools around the world offering Consciousness Based Education, this small local school is presently the only one of its kind in Canada.

“…When a man meditates, he becomes more efficient in every field of thinking and decision-making, more capable in any undertaking he may choose. Wherever he puts his attention, he begins to display more expressed values of creative intelligence.”

-Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

The following websites offer more information regarding this system of education, and other schools that are incorporating it into their curriculum:

Consciousness Based Education Programs
www.cbeprograms.org

Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, Iowa
www.maharishischooliowa.org

Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, England
www.maharishischool.com