[1] Neomal Silva teaches Vedic Meditation and was trained to teach this form of meditation by Thom Knoles. Thom was trained as a teacher of Transcendental Meditation (“TM”) by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (“Maharishi”), and taught it for over 25 years with organizations affiliated with Maharishi. Since 1997, Thom has continued to teach this meditation as he learned it from Maharishi, and has done so independently and separately from the TM organizations, using the terms “Vedic Meditation”. Thom Knoles trained Neomal to teach meditation as Thom was trained to teach meditation by Maharishi. Neomal teaches Vedic Meditation independently and separately from TM organizations, and is not affiliated with those organizations. The form of meditation that Thom Knoles taught for over 25 years with the TM organisations as “Transcendental Meditation,” has been the subject of hundreds of scientific studies showing a wide range of benefits from regular practice. These studies, which refer to this form of meditation using the name “Transcendental Meditation” or “TM”, support the benefits obtainable from regular practice of Vedic Meditation.

[1] Neomal Silva teaches Vedic Meditation and was trained to teach this form of meditation by Thom Knoles. Thom was trained as a teacher of Transcendental Meditation (“TM”) by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (“Maharishi”), and taught it for over 25 years with organizations affiliated with Maharishi. Since 1997, Thom has continued to teach this meditation as he learned it from Maharishi, and has done so independently and separately from the TM organizations, using the terms “Vedic Meditation”. Thom Knoles trained Neomal to teach meditation as Thom was trained to teach meditation by Maharishi. Neomal teaches Vedic Meditation independently and separately from TM organizations, and is not affiliated with those organizations. The form of meditation that Thom Knoles taught for over 25 years with the TM organisations as “Transcendental Meditation,” has been the subject of hundreds of scientific studies showing a wide range of benefits from regular practice. These studies, which refer to this form of meditation using the name “Transcendental Meditation” or “TM”, support the benefits obtainable from regular practice of Vedic Meditation.

[2] Charles N. Alexander, Gerald C. Swanson, Maxwell V. Rainforth, Thomas W. Carlisle, Christopher C. Todd & Robert M. Oates Jr. (1993) Effects of the transcendental meditation program on stress reduction, health, and employee development: A prospective study in two occupational settings, Anxiety, Stress & Coping, 6:3, 245-262, DOI: 10.1080/10615809308248383

[2] Charles N. Alexander, Gerald C. Swanson, Maxwell V. Rainforth, Thomas W. Carlisle, Christopher C. Todd & Robert M. Oates Jr. (1993) Effects of the transcendental meditation program on stress reduction, health, and employee development: A prospective study in two occupational settings, Anxiety, Stress & Coping, 6:3, 245-262, DOI: 10.1080/10615809308248383