The Inner Well Podcast

Tune in this week as Donielle talks fullness, fashion and fate with world renowned stylist Payton Dale. A Beatle’s nerd at heart with a flare for fashion and a genuine desire to help her clients embody their most confident and attuned experience of self, Payton serves as a soul-level fashion guru for the human experience. According to her, fashion is an energetic expression of consciousness and TM helps her sustain the bandwi...

Is it really possible to recapture the possibility, promise and creativity of our youth? In a word: Yes! Within your inner well lies an infinite reservoir of creativity, innocence, awe and wonderment… the same qualities that made our youth filled with so much promise and opportunity. Being able to tap into that space as an adult brings with it endless possibility. Not only does it support you with creative intelligence, reso...

In this episode, Donielle sits down with Criss Cain — tour photographer, videographer, podcast host, and right-hand person to rock legend Ann Wilson of Heart — to talk about how Transcendental Meditation found its way into his life and what's unfolded since.

The conversation covers creative breakthroughs, the courage it takes to be authentic in a buttoned-up industry, and what it's like to warm up a sold-out arena crowd ...

How have some of the most brilliant minds in the world tapped into their creativity and is there a way to sustain access to it? We’ve all heard of the flow state – the most coveted expression of inner and outer alignment that comes in many different forms. It’s a form of creative intelligence that manifests through spontaneous right action, frictionless flow and the undeniably effective, creatively inspired proble...

Everyone comes to TM  for different reasons and on a different journey. Some come for peak performance… others for mental health, spiritual evolution, stress management, etc. And every once in a while, someone comes along from an undeniably tumultuous path that not only benefits from the technique but also has the heartfelt desire to learn how to facilitate it for others based solely on the fact that it made such a pivo...

This week we continue our dive into the powerful work that the David Lynch Foundation is doing with Kelly Malloy, Director of Heal the Healers Now initiative in New York City.

Kelly Malloy learned TM as a child, and after rediscovering TM in college and completing teacher training in 2015, she moved to New York to teach with the David Lynch Foundation. When the pandemic hit in 2020, she pivoted to serve healthcare workers — an...

When it comes to our first responders, few of us truly understand the toll it can take on not only their physical health, but their mental health and quality of life as well. Having to consistently respond to that level of disaster is a big ask for any nervous system. James Colford is no different. Having been born into a family of first responders, the job seemed like second skin to him at first. His journey through the recovery a...

The David Lynch Foundation is one of the most proactive organizations when it comes to supporting some of the most high-stress, underserved population, and the work they do is truly inspiring. Today, we have the pleasure of speaking with Vice President of West Coast, First Responder, and Veteran Programs, Vin DeCrescenzo. Vin talks in detail with Emily about some of his most inspiring experiences working with the David Lynch Founda...

Infinite creativity. Infinite intelligence. Infinite love. Infinite happiness. Just a few things on the table today.

Host Emily sits down with world-renowned TM teacher Bob Roth to explore his personal journey to Transcendental Meditation, how it transformed his life (much to his own surprise), and how he's brought the practice to everyone from the most privileged to the most stressed populations.

Bob Roth is a renowned Transcendenta...

This week, Donielle sits down for a conversation with one of her Transcendental Meditation students in Nashville. Luke Ford brings over 20 years of experience in the beverage industry and currently serves as Market Specialist for Diageo's non-alcoholic portfolio in Tennessee and Missouri — a role that feels like a natural extension of his own sobriety journey. Beyond his career, Luke is a fun uncle, world traveler, animal lov...

Every experience changes our brain. This we know based on what science has shown us. It’s a river, not a rock, and this capacity for flow is what ultimately allows for integration. So how does deep inner silence experienced on a daily basis change your brain… for the better? And how does that impact and improve your life outside of meditation? Dive into this episode of The Inner Well to find out!

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We all carry an internal model of how the world works. We project that model outward, test it against reality, and update it when it doesn't fit. This is a constant, self-referral loop — moving from an inner assumption to an outer experiment and back again.

Now, what if you could implement a consistent practice that keeps the bigger picture visible, reduces stress, and preserves your sense of space, choice, and autonomy at eve...

In this episode, Meghan interviews one of her students, Felipe Dolago – a high-scale data analyst who was suffering from the challenges that come with depression, burnout and PTSD  before he came to learn TM. Felipe’s experience of finding daily joy, even amidst the struggle, has been a life-changing journey for him – and in such a short amount of time. Tune into this episode of The Well to hear what life loo...

In this episode, the three of us discuss some of our most pivotal student stories regarding how TM made an impact and continues to support the lives of some of our students. As teachers, we’re constantly finding ourselves in a space of gratitude for being able to facilitate such a positive impact for our students: some life changing and awe-inspiring, some sweet and supportive, and some synchronistic and undeniably beneficial...

What is this Transcendental Meditation thing we’ve heard people talking about and how does it actually work? We’ve created a podcast episode to dive deeper into understanding Transcendental Meditation, how it can improve your quality of life, regulate your nervous system and calm your mind. Yes, the mind actually can find a space of peace and equanimity!

And the most amazing thing about this? If you access that space reg...

What does it look like when TM teachers do life? You know… outside of meditation… when no mantras are involved and the eyes are wide open? The answers may surprise you! Get a behind the scenes get to know your hosts in this episode – including what life looked like before we became meditation teachers and how our own personal journeys have ignited a passion in all of us to help others access their own Inner Well...

Just how deep is your Inner Well? And what potential lies within that space – just waiting for you to harness it? Find out in this episode! If you’ve ever been “in the zone” with anything, you’ve already accessed it. In this episode we discuss Transcendental Meditation, a systematic technique to access it regularly enough to improve your overall quality of life and nervous system regulation.

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We all contain a space within that, when enlivened and nourished, has the capacity to provide unwavering stability, sustained expansion and profound peace of mind. This is The Inner Well.

Join us each week as we dive into honest, grounded conversations about Transcendental Meditation, consciousness, growth, and what it means to live an integrated life supported by a foundation of creativity and calm.

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