Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s TM-Sidhi ‘yogic flying’ demonstrations

Record summary

The TM-Sidhi program teaches advanced Transcendental Meditation practices, with ‘yogic flying’ publicly represented by practitioners hopping while seated in a cross-legged posture. Supporters have sometimes framed it as an early stage of levitation or as evidence of unusual mind-body effects. Conventional descriptions identify a trained hopping movement, and published research has not established literal levitation. This lead is useful for examining expectation, group training, video interpretation, and scientific credibility. Claims, demonstrations, and research papers should be distinguished carefully.