The student
Dr. Nader was raised in Lebanon and educated in a French Jesuit school. He studied medicine at the American University of Beirut, where he earned his medical degree, and later at Harvard Medical School.
Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., is a medical doctor trained at Harvard and MIT, and a globally respected neuroscientist and Vedic scholar. Appointed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi* to lead the international Transcendental Meditation organization, he champions the development of Consciousness to awaken higher values, resolve societal conflicts, and help individuals unlock their full potential.
Dr. Nader was raised in Lebanon and educated in a French Jesuit school. He studied medicine at the American University of Beirut, where he earned his medical degree, and later at Harvard Medical School.
While a premedical student in Lebanon in 1975, Dr. Nader learned the Transcendental Meditation technique. From the first experience, he felt a deep inner peace that ignited a lifelong pursuit: to know the true self and to share the TM practice with others.
After becoming a TM teacher in Switzerland, Dr. Nader earned a Ph.D. at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in brain and cognitive science. He was appointed Assistant Director of Clinical Research at MIT and was a clinical research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital, at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Nader met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of Transcendental Meditation, at a health conference for doctors and scientists in Switzerland. This grew into a 30-year teacher-student relationship. In time, Dr. Nader learned the advanced TM-Sidhi program, became a certified TM teacher, and integrated his medical training with the science of Consciousness.
At MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Nader practiced medicine and conducted research in neurochemistry and neuroendocrinology including the relationship between diet, age, behavior, mood, seasonal influences, and hormonal activity. Under Maharishi’s guidance, he helped establish wellness clinics incorporating Ayurveda. As International President of Maharishi Ayurveda* Universities, he trained thousands of doctors in Ayurveda.
Maharishi guided Dr. Nader’s training under the most renowned Vedic scholars, as well as Maharishi Vedic Science, the integration of modern science with ancient Vedic knowledge. In a unique collaboration with Maharishi, Dr. Nader studied the relationship between the form and function of Vedic literature and that of human physiology. This groundbreaking research resulted in several books and courses on Veda and Consciousness.
Maharishi chose Dr. Nader to succeed him as global leader of TM teachers and organizations. Among Dr. Nader’s pioneering achievements:
Dr. Nader has written extensively on the relationship between Consciousness, human life, and the universe. The NY Times best-seller, Consciousness Is All There Is, explores the fundamental questions that have intrigued philosophers and seekers for millennia. His scientific writings reveal the exact correspondences between ancient Vedic texts and human physiology, anatomy, cell biology, and DNA.
Dr. Nader has been inspired by Maharishi to give everyone the ability to develop their Consciousness and full potential in life, and to raise the collective Consciousness of humanity to produce lasting world peace. Dr. Nader’s roles include:
“This transcendental feeling was permeating the hall, and that was the wholeness which Maharishi radiated to all those who got to meet him and know him.”
— Dr. Tony Nader
