In today’s episode, we drop into the still, pulsing void of Transcendental Meditation. That’s right—mantras, Maharishi, and the vibrational highways of the inner cosmos. But in true AAO fashion, we can’t just Om and go home. We veer off the meditation cushion to share a few ghost stories, then take a soft right turn into Jokesville, USA. And heads up—this is part one of a two-part journey into TM. In this episode, we introduce the practice and explore what drew each of us to it. Part two will document the results after a full month of daily practice. Will we transcend—or just trend-scend?