Transcendental Meditation should be taught in a particular way, with personal follow up. This way of teaching is effective, as 40 years of research have shown, but it has a certain cost. Nevertheless, we want to give as many people as possible the opportunity to learn this technique, and there are several ways to do this, such as discounts for people with lower salaries, pensioners or students, additional sponsorship through the association “Friends of TM" and group discounts. The combination of these discounts can cover 50 to 75% of the course fee. Moreover, there is also a possibility to pay in installments. These options are discussed below.
However, there are also solutions you can pursue yourself, that could considerably reduce the cost in the future. See:
Reimbursement by the health insurance
Ask your employer to pay the course fee as a training expense
For those for whom this is not an option, there are the following possibilities:
There are many TM practitioners who are obtaining such good results with their practice that they want to help other people to get the chance to learn the technique. They are therefore offering sponsorships amounting to 25% of the course fee for people with a gross income of less than $8000, and up to 50% for students or unemployed people. And this scholarship can be combined with the standard discount offered by the TM organization itself for the moment. In this case, the net tuition comes down to $1680 for working people and $1680 for students and unemployed people.
Until now, they have been able to help almost everyone who applied for it, but it cannot be guaranteed forever, so, for those who need it, the message is to act fast.
If the sponsoring is granted, the sponsored amount is directly deducted from the instruction fee.
If you can bring together a group of at least 10 people by yourself, then, for us, the individual cost per person is reduced, and so the tuition can also be reduced by 10%. So, invite friends, family, and colleagues to have a look at this site and come together to the course. Or give the information to your employer and inspire him to just send the whole company on the TM course. There is enough scientific evidence that this is very good for the net profit of the company. See applications>companies.
For those who are struggling to pay the full course fee at once, there is the possibility to pay in 4 monthly installments with a credit card.
So how much can the total discount be?
For employees with a lower income
Standard contribution 3360
– special promotion (until 31/1/2014) -840 (25%)
– “Friends of TM" sponsoring -840 (25%)
– Net contribution 1680
Monthly installment
At personal training 420
After 1 month 420
After 2 months 420
After 3 months 420
For students or unemployed
Standard contribution 3360
– special promotion (until 31/1/2014) -840 (25%)
– “Friends of TM" sponsoring -1680 (50%)
Net contribution 840
Monthly installment
At personal training 210
After 1 month 210
After 2 months 210
After 3 months 210
If one wants to learn the Transcendental Meditation technique with the whole family at the same time, there is a special fee for families of 150% of the standard course fee for the whole family (father, mother, and all the children younger than 18 years). Children of 5 years and older can learn a special technique for children and from 10 years, they can learn the Transcendental Meditation technique. This discount can be combined with the standard 25% discount, and possibly also with sponsoring opportunities. To see where you can find the nearest Transcendental Meditation center, and to make an appointment with your local Transcendental Meditation teacher for a free, no-obligation introduction seminar on the TM technique, go to Where can I learn Transcendental Meditation?