Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Mother Divine program and what are the requirements for joining?
The Mother Divine program is an advanced program for developing higher states of consciousness. The program was inaugurated in 1981 to create an opportunity for ladies to deepen their experiences of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs and to simultaneously radiate a powerful influence of harmony and peace throughout the world.
All single ladies, 18 years or older, who are practicing the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs, including the Yogic Flying technique, are eligible to apply. The starting date for new arrivals is generally the first day of each month.
Why are you called the Mother Divine program?
In the Vedic Tradition, the name “Mother Divine” refers to the nourishing, evolutionary power of Natural Law lively within all of creation and within the silent consciousness of everyone.
The daily extended practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs by those participating in the Mother Divine program enables them to blossom in the cosmic value of Mother Divine within themselves and to enliven this nourishing influence in collective consciousness for the benefit of the nation and the world.
Who joins the Mother Divine program?
Students, businesswomen, artists, educators—more than 1,000 ladies from 40 countries with a wide range of professional and educational backgrounds have spent time with this international group. The group is surprisingly diverse yet shares a common purpose of developing higher states of consciousness.
What is your day like?
Every part of our daily routine has been specially designed to most rapidly unfold the inner fullness of life.
Extended practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs, including the Yogic Flying technique, is balanced with opportunities for ladies to use their skills and talents to further the Mother Divine program’s goal of enlivening bliss, harmony, and peace for the world.
The daily routine of deep rest and dynamic activity naturally supports the development of higher states of consciousness.
Where is the Mother Divine program located?
We have lived all over the world since our group was founded in 1981. We participated as a group in international World Peace projects in Switzerland, Italy, France, Holland, India, Thailand, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico, before coming to the United States in 1992.
We lived in the Catskill Mountains of New York for six years and then in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina for about seven years.
Currently, there are several Mother Divine groups around the world, including two groups of Mother Divine in the United States: one on the Vedic Scholars' campus in Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa, and another in the Catskill Mountains of New York.
What are your accommodations?
As a member of the Mother Divine program, you will enjoy comfortable accommodations and delicious organic vegetarian cuisine, prepared in accordance with the principles of Maharishi Ayur-Veda® to create balance in the physiology and promote perfect health.
You will be inspired and delighted by the beauty of nature and the deeply silent, vibrant air that permeates the abode of the Mother Divine program.
How can I receive additional information or apply?
The easiest way is to call us.
Our toll-free number is 1-877-77-BLISS—and we can send you a brochure or answer your questions directly. Outside the USA call 1-641-209-1835 or fax 1-641-209-1738.
You can also send an email to info@motherdivine.org and we will be happy to answer your questions.
What is the Transcendental Meditation technique?
The Transcendental Meditation technique is a simple, natural, effortless mental procedure that is practiced for 15 to 20 minutes in the morning and evening, while sitting comfortably with eyes closed.
During this technique the individual’s awareness settles down and experiences a unique state of restful alertness; as the body becomes deeply relaxed, the mind transcends all mental activity to experience the source of thought—Transcendental Consciousness.
This process can be likened to a river which naturally and effortlessly flows on to the ocean and gains the status of the ocean.
The experience of Transcendental Consciousness develops the individual’s latent creative potential, while dissolving accumulated stress and fatigue.This experience enlivens within one’s awareness creativity, dynamism, orderliness, and organizing power, which results in increasing effectiveness and success in daily life.
Scientific research validates the wide range of benefits of Transcendental Meditation for the health of mind and body, including decreased risk of heart disease, increased IQ and brain wave coherence, younger biological age, and much more.
The Transcendental Meditation technique can be easily learned by anyone. People of all ages, and of diverse cultural, religious, and educational backgrounds, practice this technique.
What is the TM-Sidhi program?
The Transcendental Meditation technique allows the mind to settle down naturally and effortlessly to experience pure consciousness—the Self—the silent inner reservoir of creativity and intelligence that underlies all our mental activity. The Transcendental Meditation-Sidhi programme cultures the ability to think and act from that profound inner silence so that thoughts and actions are maximally effective.
The most powerful aspect of the Transcendental Meditation Sidhi Program is the Yogic Flying®technique. During the practice of the Yogic Flying technique, brainwave synchrony is maximized as the body spontaneously springs forward in short hops. Internally, the experience is one of exhilaration, expanded awareness, lightness, and "bubbling bliss."
Scientists have discovered that brainwave coherence during Yogic Flying is maximum at the point of lift-off. Increased coherence in brain functioning has been scientifically correlated with increased intelligence, creativity, concept learning, moral reasoning, and mind-body coordination. Scientific Research on the TM-Sidhi Programme.
Research on the Transcendental Meditation-Sidhi programme confirms a wide range of benefits even more pronounced than with the practice of Transcendental Meditation alone. Benefits include improved neurophysiological functioning (broadband EEG coherence), improved cognitive and perceptual abilities, greater mental and physical health, and increased vitality and longevity.
Most significantly, more than 50 published scientific studies have shown that when the Yogic Flying technique is practised in large groups, a powerful influence of coherence and harmony radiates into the surrounding population, neutralising societal stress and tension, and promoting positive social trends. By effectively defusing social stress, the group practice of the Transcendental Meditation-Sidhi programme has been scientifically shown to lower crime and prevent social conflict, thereby contributing to a more peaceful and harmonious world. Read more about Yogic Flying and its benefits for society.
