About TM in Action
Helping people reduce stress, improve wellbeing and perform at their best through the authentic teaching of Transcendental Meditation.
Meet Your Teacher
John Markham
Certified Teacher of Transcendental Meditation
John Markham is a Certified Teacher of Transcendental Meditation who has been teaching regularly since 1992. A founder member of the Transcendental Meditation community in Lancashire from 1982, he has spent many years teaching people from a wide range of backgrounds.
His particular interest is in making high-quality scientific research practical and accessible, translating decades of peer-reviewed evidence into guidance that people can use in everyday life. Through TM in Action, he aims to make research easier to understand and more useful to people considering TM in real-world settings.
John’s particular areas of interest include the application of Transcendental Meditation in business and sport, together with its potential relevance to people working in demanding public services such as healthcare, education and the emergency services. His approach combines authentic teaching, ongoing personal support and careful attention to the available research.
Our Approach
Authentic Teaching
Learn the internationally recognised Transcendental Meditation technique exactly as it has been taught by certified teachers for decades. The course follows a proven, structured approach with personal guidance at every stage.
Research Informed
Our approach draws on decades of peer-reviewed research examining Transcendental Meditation across stress, health, wellbeing and human performance. We present the evidence clearly and in context, including what individual studies can and cannot establish.
Personal Support
Learning TM is only the beginning. Lifetime follow-up, refresher sessions and ongoing support are available to help you gain the greatest long-term benefit from your practice.
Authentic Teaching
Transcendental Meditation is taught through a standardised course by certified teachers trained to preserve the technique’s traditional method of instruction. Its simplicity and consistency are central to the way it is taught.
Learning takes place through personal instruction from a certified teacher rather than from a book, video or app. This ensures that each person learns the technique correctly and comfortably from the very beginning, with guidance tailored to individual needs while preserving the integrity of the teaching.
The course includes individual instruction and follow-up sessions designed to help establish a confident and effortless practice. This consistent method of teaching is designed to help each person establish a correct, comfortable and independent practice. At TM in Action, authentic instruction is combined with continuing personal support whenever it is needed.
Research Informed
TM in Action draws on a substantial body of peer-reviewed research into Transcendental Meditation developed over more than five decades. Studies have examined outcomes across health, education, business, sport, recovery and rehabilitation.
We present this evidence carefully and in context, explaining what research shows, where the strongest evidence exists and how individual studies fit into the wider body of scientific knowledge. Our aim is to help visitors make informed decisions based on reliable evidence.
Personal Support
Learning Transcendental Meditation includes more than the initial course. As experience develops, questions can arise about the practice, and follow-up gives each person an opportunity to have those questions addressed and the technique checked when needed.
Everyone who learns through TM in Action has access to follow-up support, including personal checking sessions, refresher meetings and opportunities to deepen understanding over time. This continuing support is an important part of the Transcendental Meditation programme and is available whenever it is needed.
The purpose of this continuing support is to help each person practise correctly and confidently over the long term. Follow-up remains available beyond the initial course whenever guidance or a refresher is useful.
Part of a Worldwide Tradition
TM in Action is part of a worldwide community of certified teachers of Transcendental Meditation, united by a shared commitment to teaching the technique authentically and making it widely available.
For many decades, Transcendental Meditation has been taught in schools, universities, businesses, healthcare settings, prisons, the military and local communities across the world. Alongside individual teaching, TM programmes have also been introduced in settings serving disadvantaged young people, veterans, healthcare workers, prisoners and communities affected by poverty, conflict or trauma.
These programmes illustrate the breadth of settings in which Transcendental Meditation has been applied. TM in Action focuses on making relevant research and practical information accessible to individuals and organisations considering whether TM could be useful to them.
Putting Research into Practice
Scientific research becomes most useful when people can understand what it means in practice. TM in Action brings together authentic teaching, practical experience and scientific evidence to explain what research into Transcendental Meditation has found and how those findings may be relevant in everyday life.
Whether the interest is health, stress, recovery, learning or performance, we aim to make complex research clear, relevant and useful. Visitors can then consider the evidence alongside their own needs and decide whether learning Transcendental Meditation is a worthwhile next step.
Qualifications & Experience
John is an accredited Certified Teacher of Transcendental Meditation through Maharishi Foundation, registered educational charity No. 270157 (England & Wales), and has taught TM regularly since completing the residential Teacher Training Course in 1992.
He holds Professional Indemnity Insurance and maintains a current DBS check.
Ongoing follow-up and support form part of his teaching programme.
Ready to Learn More?
If you would like to understand how Transcendental Meditation is taught, what the research suggests, or whether it may be relevant to your circumstances, a free information talk is a useful next step.