Transcendental News, Vol 24. No 2, September 2020

TM & Me: Georgina Hall
A series about people who have learned Transcendental Meditation.
“I
didn’t know I was looking
for TM,” says artist
Georgina Hall, “but the
funny thing is, when I found
it, I realised I’d been looking my
whole life. I was almost annoyed
that I hadn’t found it sooner.”
Hearing about Transcendental
Meditation came about in a series
of fortunate accidents involving
being refused entry to a night club
in Manchester with her brother, and
then dropping in by chance to an
alternate venue where she met a
future boyfriend, Paul.
“Several months later Paul and
I were talking about the idea of
originality. I was at university at
the time, and struggling to find my
voice in my work, and he said, ‘I
think I know something that would
help’,” recalls Gina.
“Then Paul told me about
Transcendental Meditation, which
he had already
learned.
“I’d never heard
of it before; but I
went with Paul to
an introductory
talk, and I realised
it was what I’d
always been
looking for. I just
thought I’d be
mad not to do this.
“I liked that it
was very matterof-fact,
which is
what I was ready
to hear at the
time. Everything
that was said felt
like a truth. It was
like telling you,
everything’s going
to be OK. It was
so reassuring.
“And from then,
everything started
to change.”
Gina attended
the next TM course,
and noticed a
difference even
after the very first meditation.
“After being given the mantra,
and transcending for the first time,
when I opened my eyes the light
coming through the window was
like no light I’ve ever seen before. It
was so very bright. It was a different
kind of light, and there was peace.
It was the first time I’d transcended
and been that quiet. It was a
beautiful experience.”
“I noticed things quite quickly – I
wasn’t looking for any one thing in
particular, apart from the idea of
being more original, and trying to
figure out what I’m here to say, and
do, what my purpose is. It was a
flow, how the day would open up,
and I’d finish everything I had to
do by 3pm, and think ‘Oh my God,
what am I going to do the rest of
the day, I’ve done everything!’
“I found I was dealing with
situations without even realising
I was dealing with them – it was
impressive.”
Gina also noticed an impact on
her art, and her creativity.
“Playing with different ways
of problem solving, I find the
problems present themselves as the
solutions. The ones that arise are
exactly the ones needed in order
for each piece to reach its individual
potential.
“A book I was reading recently
by Dr Wayne Dyer said that ‘When
you change the way you look
at things, the things you look at
change.’ That’s so simple, and so
true, and I’ve experienced that so
much with TM, and even more so
with the TM-Sidhis.”
Gina learned the TM-Sidhi
programme last year, mainly
because it’s a pre-requisite for
attending the TM Teacher Training
Course, something she knew very
early on that she wanted to do.
“I want this for other people, as
perhaps they don’t know about
it, as I didn’t. So I want to be able
to share TM with them more than
anything.”
Four years of meditating has
made a difference in all sorts of
subtle but powerful ways, says Gina.
“It allows me to move through
things more easily, and allows me to
make peace with things instead of
fighting them, leaving me so much
more energy.”
In an analogy of which David
Lynch would surely approve, she
adds: “With TM I create the world
I live in; I’ve taken the writer’s and
director’s role, seeing the world in
a newer and truer light. While also
sitting back to enjoy the ride and
watch the magic happen.”
And Georgina’s advice for
anyone thinking of learning
Transcendental Meditation?
“Do it! TM is the kindest, gentlest
thing you can do for yourself, and
you’ll thank yourself for it. It allows
you to experience a better version
of yourself, a version you can love
and be at peace with.” n
Transcendental Meditation News • September 2020 • Vol. 24 • No. 2 • 11