Top leaders of the TM® organization will be joining us for courses throughout 2026. Dr. Girisha Momaya and Dr. Neil Paterson, highly inspiring leaders of our international organization, will lead our Memorial Day WPA in May, John Bright, Ph.D, an expert in Maharishi Vedic Science, will lead a two-week WPA on Maharishi Vedic Leadership in August; and TM-Sidhi® Administrators Dr. Neil Paterson and Dr. Girish Momaya Dr. will return again to hold another WPA in November. We are now also offering the Creating Coherence Course for those who wish to experience a longer course of one month up to six months. In addition, we expect to hold very popular four-day weekend TM Retreats for Meditators with the option to receive an Advanced Technique. Some courses are still being finalized, and there may be changes and new courses added so be sure to check our website for updates.

Creating Coherence Course

The Creating Coherence Course (CCC), lasting anywhere from one to six months, provides a unique opportunity for men practicing the TM and TM-Sidhi programs to spend a longer time at the Purusha CapitalSM in order to focus on experiencing deeper, more refined levels of consciousness. The daily program is similar to a World Peace Assembly program, but with no afternoon meeting, thus allowing time for personal business and work projects. There will be evening knowledge meetings to enjoy videos of Maharishi specially selected from our video library. This course is open to those practitioners of the TM and TM-Sidhi programs who are in good health and already have experience doing longer programs on WPA's or other courses. For more information, visit the Creating Coherence Course page.

World Peace Assembly (WPA) Schedule

World Peace Assemblies offer an opportunity to gain deep and revitalizing rest while enjoying extended practice of the TM and TM-Sidhi programs. Sink deep into the soft, silent atmosphere of PurushaSM on its pristine and secluded 465-acre campus. This is a place to totally relax, switch off, and dive deep into your experiences while living in Maharishi Vastu® Architecture designed buildings. The combination of spacious rooms, panoramic views, delicious vegetarian cuisine, lively company, and profound talks by Maharishi, all contribute to a delightful experience.

We offer a discount for full time students or anyone working full time in the TM organization. Please contact us for more details.

TM® Advanced Techniques are Now Available

on Courses at the Purusha Capital

We now have two in-residence Transcendental Meditation® Advanced Technique Teachers at the Purusha Capital. They are available to teach Advanced Techniques and to check Advanced Techniques for those who have already received them. For more details see the information below.

When applying for a WPA or the Creating Coherence Course there is a question on the application where you can indicate that you would like to receive instruction in an Advanced Technique during your course. When we receive your application you will be contacted with more details. There is an Advanced Technique online orientation meeting which should be completed before coming to the WPA. Please visit our Advanced Techniques page for more information on Advanced Techniques, including the cost. This cost is in addition to the course fee for the course you are attending.

If you have any questions about learning an Advanced Technique while on a course at the Purusha Capital, please contact the Advanced Techniques Course Office.

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Presidents Day WPA:
February 13 (Friday) to February 16, (Monday), $550 or
February 13 (Friday) to February 20, (Friday), $1300

Presidents Day is February 15. Course participants can come for 3 or 7 nights. The 3 night course is ideal for people with limited time who live within driving distance of the Purusha Capital. Mahashivaratri, the Day of Shiva in the Vedic Calendar when the quality of silence is especially lively in nature, is on February 15.

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Navaratri WPA:
March 21 (Saturday) to March 28, (Saturday), 7 nights, $1300

This World Peace Assembly coincides with Navaratri, the nine days of the Vedic calendar most lively in the qualities of Mother Divine. The course includes special videos of Maharishi Vedic Pandits performing the traditional recitations for the Nine Days of Mother Divine and a lecture by Maharishi on Mother Divine. Navaratri is a particularly auspicious time for enlivening peace of mind, prosperity, and fulfillment of desires. Raam Navami, the birthday of Raam, is on March 27.

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Memorial Day WPA with Dr. Girish Momaya and Dr. Neil Paterson on Maharishi’s Insights into Vedic Science:
May 23 (Saturday) to May 30, (Saturday), 7 nights, $1300

This course will explore the underlying deep principles of Maharishi Vedic Science in various areas of Veda and Vedic literature and will connect your experiences during the practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs with Maharishi’s knowledge. You will get a holistic understanding of how the regular practice of these technologies very naturally advances your spiritual evolution towards enlightenment. Topics explored will be TM in the light of Maharishi Vedic Science, Maharishi Yoga–Unification of Individual and Cosmic Life, Maharishi AyurVeda–The Science of Wholeness of Life, Vedanta–Human Life in Perfection and Complete Alliance with Natural Law, and the Apaurusheya Bhashya–Maharishi’s commentary on the Eternal, Uncreated Rik Veda. For a more detailed course description visit purushacourses.org.

Dr. Girish Momaya is a director of Maharishi European Research University and is also a director at International Maharishi Ayurveda Foundation in the Netherlands. Dr. Momaya spent many years working under the guidance of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, receiving extensive education and training in all aspects of Vedic Science.

Dr. Neil Paterson also worked extensively with Maharishi for well over 30 years, and is currently working closely with Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam. Most recently, Neil has been helping establish Maharishi Vastu campuses for Maharishi Vedic Pandits in India and Nepal. Dr. Momaya and Dr. Paterson are both TM-Sidhi Program Administrators and Advanced Technique teachers. There will be an opportunity on this course to discuss experiences and answer questions regarding your TM-Sidhi practice. There may also be an opportunity to learn an Advanced Technique, depending upon demand.

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Guru Purnima WPA:
July 25 (Saturday) to August 1 (Saturday), 7 nights, $1300

Guru Purnima is that special time of year when we celebrate the fullness of Vedic knowledge given to us by Maharishi and Guru Dev. We will celebrate this profound time of year by watching the annual celebration in MERU, Holland, featuring Maharaja and leaders of the Global Country of World Peace ^SM . This course will also include videos of Maharishi speaking about his years with Guru Dev. One word characterizes the experience of the Guru Purnima WPA – fulfillment – both in and out of program.

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WPA on Maharishi Vedic Leadership, led by Vedic scholar John Bright, PhD:
August 15 (Saturday) to August 29 (Saturday), 14 nights, $1800

In this rarely seen series of lectures to the TM Teachers of Japan, Maharishi goes into detail on the ancient science and art of supreme leadership. In over 15 hours of talks Maharishi reveals the Vedic secrets of how to lead oneself as the basis of leading others, illuminating the central role of consciousness in creating a true leader. These talks present the knowledge and experience of Unity Consciousness and how to gain the full support of the Vedic Devata, or Laws of Nature, the ultimate Leader of the universe. The course will be led by Vedic scholar John Bright, who coaches leaders (Founders and CEOs) in how to make right choices through growing their consciousness. The content of this course will be valuable for anyone to bring about greater support of nature for all of their desires and activities.

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Weekend World Peace Assembly:
September 11–14, 2026 — $750 - $400 (Full time Students)

Leave behind emails, deadlines, and distractions for a long weekend of profound rest and lasting renewal at Purusha Capital in West Virginia. In just three days, you'll step out of the demands of everyday life and into a uniquely peaceful atmosphere where extended practice of the Transcendental Meditation® and TM-Sidhi® programs, combined with deep rest, knowledge, and nature, creates the ideal conditions for renewed energy, expanded awareness, and inner stability.

Life is full, and it's often hard to step away for a week or two — even knowing how restorative a World Peace Assembly can be. That's exactly why we decided to offer the Weekend WPA: a chance to experience a carefully structured schedule of meditation, activity, and deep rest, comfortable private accommodations, inspiring knowledge sessions, and delicious vegetarian cuisine — all set against the rolling hills and quiet natural surroundings of the Purusha campus, without taking extended time away from your responsibilities.

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Navaratri WPA:
October 10 (Saturday) to October 17 (Saturday), 7 nights, $1300

This World Peace Assembly was to be lead by Dr. Doug Birx, as has been our yearly tradition, but his schedule will not allow him to come this year. Instead, we are hoping to arrange to have one of our other Movement leaders or scientists to fill that role. The special feature of this WPA is that it coincides with Navaratri, the Nine Days of the year that are most lively in the Mother Divine qualities of Natural Law. As such, during the course there will be special videos of Maharishi Vedic Pandits performing the traditional recitations for the Nine Days of Mother Divine and a lecture by Maharishi on the Mother Divine quality of Nature.

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Dipavali WPA with Dr. Neil Paterson and Dr. Girish Momaya: Maharishi Reveals the Supreme Glory of Yoga - Yoga as the State of Union, and the Path to Its Realization
November 7 (Saturday) to November 14, (Saturday), 7 nights, $1300

Maharishi’s insights into the completeness of Yoga enrich our understanding and deepen the experience of transcendence in our daily practice of Transcendental Meditation®. This will pave the way for effortlessly stabilizing Pure Consciousness in our daily lives and open the path to spontaneous evolution into higher states of consciousness and greater accomplishments.

In this course, Maharishi:

• explains Yoga as a natural system for raising life to a state of perfect integration
• offers insights into various systems of Yoga
• explains that Yoga philosophy is the philosophy of union
• explains the four stages of Samadhi as described by Patanjali explains Karma Yoga and its relationship to the practice of Transcendental Meditation
• explains how an active life becomes Karma Yoga through regularly taking awareness to infinity
• explains Kriya Yoga as a state of awareness that holds on to unbounded awareness

What this course offers:

• Inspiring Maharishi talks on Yoga from 1965 to 1972
• Live Q&A and discussion with Dr. Girish Momaya and Dr. Neil Paterson, including discussion of experiences and questions regarding your TM-Sidhi practice.

Course Leaders

Dr. Neil Paterson is the Prime Minister of the “Global Country of World Peace”, which is how Maharishi referred to the International TM® Organization. He joined the Maharishi Organization at a very young age, and studied Vedic Science directly under Maharishi, gaining deep understanding and mastery of this Knowledge. He is a Teacher of Transcendental Meditation, its Advanced Techniques, and the TM-Sidhi® program for over 40 years.

He has been upholding many top-level administrative roles in Maharishi’s organization from the very beginning of his career; serving as a Senior Administrator of the Global Transcendental Meditation Organization from 1982 onwards.

Dr. Girish Momaya is a director of Maharishi European Research University and is also a director at International Maharishi Ayurveda Foundation in the Netherlands. Dr. Momaya spent many years working under the guidance of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, receiving extensive education and training in all aspects of Vedic Science.

During this WPA we will celebrate Dipavali, the Festival of Lights (Mahalakshmi Day), on November 8th. The qualities of Natural Law lively on this day bestow good fortune, happiness, health, the fulfillment of desires, and the elimination of obstacles.

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Silence WPA:
December 29, 2026 (Sunday) to January 9, 2027 (Thursday), 11 nights, $1750
December 29, 2026 (Sunday) to January 13, 2027 (Monday), 15 nights, $2150

For decades, wherever we happened to be, Purusha spent the first seven days of January in Silence along with Maharishi. We invite you to join us in this annual tradition that starts each New Year from a platform of profound silence and deep experience of the TM and TM-Sidhi programs. The course includes afternoon and evening meetings with videos of Maharishi. The Silence WPA has been a favorite of many course participants due to the depth of experiences that are often gained during this longest WPA of the year.

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TM Retreat/Advanced Technique Courses for Meditators

Here is a special opportunity for meditators to enjoy a four-day weekend TM Retreat with the option to learn an Advanced Technique, in the unique environment of Purusha.

The cost for the TM Retreat is $900, with an additional cost to learn an Advanced Technique on a sliding scale (depending on income). The next two TM Retreats are June 26-29, 2026 and September 25-28, 2026.

For more details or to apply please visit maharishipurusha.org
or contact course director David Humphreys at david@maharishipurusha.org

For more information, visit our Advanced Techniques page

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Maharishi Purusha Program ^SM and Taste of Purusha Courses

The Maharishi Purusha Program is for single men who desire to live in an ideal environment in order to achieve rapid growth towards full enlightenment. We offer a one-month Taste of Purusha Course for those who would like to join us and experience a ‘’taste” of what it is like to be on Purusha. For more information and/or to apply, please visit the Taste of Purusha page .

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Housing and Transportation

For photos of the Purusha Capital and more information on our facilities, please visit our housing page at purushacourses.org. Transportation is available from Dulles International Airport (IAD), just two hours away. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding transportation. If your individual travel arrangements require that you arrive a day early or leave a day later from the course, please inform our office at courses@purusha.org. There is an additional course fee of $95 for the extra night.

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Guest Course Leaders

Governors who are interested in being guest WPA course leaders should email us at courses@purusha.org.

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Consciousness Journey for Meditators

TM Meditators who make a two-year commitment to be on this program will learn up to four TM Advanced Techniques, and assuming they are accepted, attend the full Transcendental Meditation Sidhi course. The routine includes working four hours/day five days/week either for Purusha or for the Purusha Capital, plus an inspiring knowledge program. Room, board, and a salary are also included. If interested , please contact admissionoffice@purusha.org.

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HEALTH PRECAUTIONS

If you are feeling ill, we ask that you postpone coming on a course and, instead, arrange to attend one at a later date. All courses will start with a 3-day period of isolation (‘quarantine’) from Purusha. During these 3 days, your Purusha friends will not join you for meals in the WPA Dining Hall. Then on the fourth day, your Purusha friends can join you in your dining hall and on walk and talk..

Enjoy the Unique Environment of the Purusha Capital ^SM

The Purusha Capital provides a unique environment conducive to the growth of higher states of consciousness. The deep silence, bliss, and coherence created by the Maharishi Purusha Program, living in Maharishi Vastu ^® Architecture buildings, tasty organic food, and being in the fresh mountain air on our 500-acre campus, all contribute to an ideal environment for extended practice of the TM and TM-Sidhi programs. This, along with the sublime knowledge of Maharishi Vedic Science ^SM from videos of Maharishi and presentations by leading Maharishi Vedic Science experts, makes for a delightful stay at the Purusha Capital.

Creating Coherence for Washington, D.C. and the World

The establishment of the Purusha Capital near Washington, D.C. constitutes the second element in Maharishi's formula for creating coherence and invincibility in America. A large group of Yogic Flyers in Fairfield, Iowa, and a complementary group practicing Yogic Flying ^® near our nation's capital are both key in creating greater harmony and coherence for the government as well as the nation as a whole during this critical time of phase transition in global world consciousness.