Inner Peace, World Peace

Self-Development and Professional Development

The Golden Thread Initiative provides grants to fund a variety of self-development programs that transform the lives of women and girls. These include:

  • helping women to learn the Transcendental Meditation technique and advanced techniques
  • short and long-term self-development courses with the Mother Divine Program, a professional peace-creating group
  • professional development including the Transcendental Meditation teacher training course

Mother Divine Program

The Golden Thread Initiative Board of Directors share a passion for world peace and a commitment to philanthropy. One of the most impactful programs we know of is the Mother Divine Program (SM) which offers women unique opportunities for spiritual growth. We are deeply inspired by the Mother Divine Program groups around the world, who are dedicated, professional peace creators using evidence-based approaches to influence the collective consciousness of society.

The name Mother Divine reflects the universal qualities inherent in women of all walks of life that touch the lives of their families, communities and society as a whole. 

Established in 1981, the Mother Divine Program (MDP) is an in-residence community of women who practice the TM technique and the TM-Sidhi program (an advanced technique of the TM program). The focus of the Mother Divine Program is spiritual fulfillment and world peace. The living conditions and day-to-day routine are designed to be ideal for deep meditation and advanced studies in consciousness. 

In addition to the long-term professional group, the Mother Divine Program also offers short courses (one-day, 1-week, 1-month, etc) for women and girls who practice the TM technique.

The Mother Divine Program is operated by independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian organizations based in the USA, Europe, Asia and New Zealand.

Since its founding, over 2400 women in the USA, Asia and Europe have participated in the Mother Divine Program. Some came for a year as their responsibilities or funding allowed, and some have continued for the past 40 years, inspired by the spiritual fulfillment they experience.

In addition to the long-term professional group, the Mother Divine Program also offers short courses (one-day, 1-week, 1-month, etc) for women and girls who practice the TM technique.

For more information on the Mother Divine Program and courses for women please visit:

USA: https://www.motherdivine.org

Thailand: https://www.asianmd.org

Europe: https://www.motherdivine-europe.org

New Zealand: https://www.motherdivinenz.org

Peace-Creating Professionals

GTI was founded to ensure that professional peace-creating groups of women, such as the Mother Divine Program, have the resources needed to continue and expand their valuable contribution to world peace.

Women participating in the Mother Divine Program enliven the universal power of nature and divine feminine qualities in society. A natural flow of love, abundance, happiness, peace and creativity is the result.

The operating costs of the program (housing, meals, etc.) are covered either by the participants’ own funds or by financial support from donors who value the role of the Mother Divine Program.  Many more women are interested in participating but lack the financial resources to do so.

GTI would like to increase the opportunity for these women to participate in the Mother Divine Program and to pay them a professional stipend. This will give women from all socio-economic levels an opportunity to explore their spiritual fulfillment. It will also allow the professional peace-creating groups to be larger and more sustainable, creating lasting peace in society.

We look to fund projects particularly in the most populous regions of the world and where women are under-resourced.
 In this light, GTI funds:

  • Operating expenses for professional peace-creating groups in the USA and internationally
  • Advanced training for women wanting to join peace-creating groups
  • Facilities for peace-creating groups
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Academic degree programs

Consciousness-Based Education (CBE) features academics or fields of study in a healthy living environment and stress-free routine including the Transcendental Meditation technique. See: ConsciousnessbasedEducation.org

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Transcendental Meditation

The Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique is a simple, natural and effortless mental technique. It is practiced by millions of people worldwide of all ages, vocations and social conditions. TM is not a religion and is practiced by people of many religions. Decades of research verify its benefits for mental and physical health and even its effectiveness at developing the qualities identified with self-actualization, fulfillment and peak performance. See TM-Women.org and TM.org for more information.

 

The TM technique comes from an ancient tradition of knowledge of human potential called the Vedic Tradition. Often considered a spiritual tradition, a more complete analysis reveals that it is a holistic scientific tradition that has led to fundamental concepts in physics, mathematics, medicine, the social sciences, and architecture. The Vedic tradition utilizes various mental and physical techniques to develop human potential including Yoga, Ayurveda and the TM technique.

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Mother Divine Program

The Mother Divine Program is administered by independent non-profit, nonsectarian organizations based in the USA, Europe, Asia and New Zealand. It is comprised of an international community of women who practice the Transcendental Meditation® technique and its advanced programs.

 

Established in 1981, the focus of the Mother Divine Program is women’s self-development and inner peace as the foundation for peace in society. The name Mother Divine reflects the universal qualities inherent in women of all walks of life that touch the lives of their families, communities and society as a whole.

The Mother Divine Program offers educational opportunities for women—ranging from weekend retreats to year-long enrichment courses and academic degree programs—in a protected, nourishing environment. More than 2400 women and girls from 60 countries have participated in the Mother Divine Program as of 2019.

Currently courses are offered at small residential campuses on five continents including North America, South America, Europe, Asia (Thailand), and Australasia (New Zealand).

The core groups of the Mother Divine Program are full-time participants practicing the most advanced techniques of TM and modalities such as Yoga and Ayurveda (natural healthcare).

For more information on the Mother Divine Program and courses for women please visit:
USA: https://motherdivine.org
Thailand: asianmd.org
Europe: www.motherdivine-europe.org
New Zealand: motherdivinenz.org

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