The Transcendental Meditation program

Spring Equinox TM RETREAT & WPA
in the beautiful Massachusetts Countryside

March 18-21
Friday Evening to Sunday or Monday lunch

MAHARISHI VEDIC CENTER, LANCASTER, MA

A TM Weekend Retreat is highly recommended for all TM practitioners to deepen and stabilize your TM experience.

Join us for another WPA and Retreat at Maharishi Vedic Center in Lancaster, MA. This is a gorgeous location that everyone should experience while its available.

• Beautiful talks of Maharishi: Video talks from 1969 to the most recent on everything from the correct start of meditation to profound understandings of Higher States of Consciousness - with plenty of time devoted to answering all your questions and discussions of experiences.

• Understanding Ayurveda: One of the meetings will be devoted to understanding the fundamentals of Maharishi Ayurveda including simple tips for improved digestion, better health, more restful sleep and greater balance, from this complete and ancient science of natural health and longevity.

• Deep Experience and Deep Rest:
Extended practice of your TM program will provide greater familiarity with the inner creative silence of Pure Consciousness, and deep, rejuvenating rest for the body, which facilitates profound release of stress. This provides the basis for greater clarity, energy, happiness and joy when returning home. You'll receive instruction in neuro-muscular and neuro-respiratory procedures (gentle Maharishi Yoga asanas and a simple and easy Pranayama breathing practice) that will add to and integrate the extended TM practice.

Special Guest Speaker:
Dr. Rhoda Orme-Johnson will be speaking to us via video conference. She'll be presenting The Flow of Consciousness,
Maharishi’s ideas on how the reading and study of literature evolve consciousness, illustrating these points with some very cosmic, (and perhaps some of her own) poetry.

Rhoda was Founding Faculty and Professor and Chair of the Department of Literature and Languages at MUM for nearly 20 years. She has published scholarly papers and presented at professional conferences, and she has collected Maharishi’s talks on literature and language into a delightful book called The Flow of Consciousness. She is currently writing her memoirs of being with Maharishi over nearly 40 years.

Special Offering: Maharishi Light Therapy with Gems

Maharishi Light Therapy with Gems (MLG) sessions will be available on an optional basis at the retreat (additional fees apply). MLG practitioner Katherine Doak will be offering these sessions. Please contact Katherine at MaharishiLightTherapy@tm.org or call her at 828.406.0621 with questions or to schedule a session. Click here or on the photo above to be taken to the MLG website for more information on this rejuvenating, relaxing technology and its benefits.

Retreat time-line: Friday afternoon, check-in begins at 3 PM. It is good to arrive by 5:30PM so you can comfortably check into your room, do your evening meditation and come to dinner at 7PM. Otherwise participants need to arrive latest by 8:15PM in time for the orientation meeting. You would depart after lunch on the day of your departure.

Public Transportation:
1.) Lancaster is easily reachable by bus from New York City to Worcester, MA. The fare is about $42-$50 depending on when you book your ticket. Then a 15 minute taxi ride to Lancaster. Usually we can organize for folks to travel together and share the taxi.
2.) If there is enough interest, we sometimes can arrange a car from New Haven (take the train to New Haven) to Lancaster. Cost ranges between $65 and $90 depending on the number of passengers (3 minimum to be in that range).
3.) Sometimes we can arrange rides with folks driving from your area.

Retreat Fees* (per person: includes full course program, room, and all meals)

All rooms have private bath. (two of the six standard rooms and most of the economy rooms have their private bath directly across the hall) Economy rooms are very simple, usually quite small and have hooks for hanging clothes (no closet).

Shared rooms are for couples only. All rooms have only one bed. Only Royal Rooms have king bed.

3 nights: Friday to Monday lunch, March 18-21
Single Room - $548 economy; $648 basic; $748 standard luxury; $848 royal
Shared Room - couples only....................$678 standard luxury; $748 royal

2 nights: Friday to Sunday lunch, March 18-20
Single Room - $448 economy; $528 basic; $588 standard luxury; $668 royal
Shared Room - couples only.....................$528 standard luxury; $588 royal

TO APPLY please CLICK HERE
IMPORTANT: Please state your room grade request in the comments field of the application. Thank you.

*Discounts for New TM Practitioners:
Take $75 off (3 nights), or $50 off (2 nights)
(for your first Retreat within 6-8 months of your TM instruction)

*NOTE: These fees are the check/cash discount fee. For credit card please add 4%.

"... a wonderful experience for me. I feel a lot calmer. I gained a lot of knowledge... and a profound realization. I enjoyed your company and the other meditators. I felt incredible positive energy all around. I continue to experience it." - A.K.

"I just can’t find the words to adequately express what this retreat did for me. My meditation practice seems broader and deeper. It is as though I am more comfortable on a deeper level, more at peace with a quiet joy." — M.B.

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