transcendental meditation



transcendental meditation

A practice derived from Hindu traditions, in which a practitioner repeats a mantra to achieve a state of relaxation and mental calm. I've felt much less anxious ever since I started practicing transcendental meditation.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vilfredo-Italian
Dekel-Hebrew
Hoa-Vietnamese
MarciaMAHR-shə (English), MAHR-see-ə (English), MAHR-thyah (Spanish), MAHR-syah (Latin American Spanish)English, Spanish, Ancient Roman
IngolfING-gawlf (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Keren Happukh-Biblical Hebrew