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When you were a child, did you dream about flying? Did you imagine you were a superhero or a bird? Flight is a common fantasy, and it’s one of the promises that draws people to Fairfield, Iowa, to study the teachings of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Fairfield is a hub for Transcendental Meditation, a technique pioneered by Maharishi. The Indian guru believed in living in alignment with the Natural Law and using science and education to bring about world peace. He also specialized in “yogic flying,” which NPR calls “a practice that he claimed would infuse practitioners with the power to levitate.” For decades, people from all over the country traveled to Iowa to learn these techniques at the Maharishi School. Today, the Maharishi School is still operating in Fairfield flanked by two massive golden domes for group meditation. But it’s not the center of transcendental meditation in the area anymore. In 2001, Maharishi’s followers incorporated their community as its very own town 4 miles from the city. Maharishi Vedic City calls itself “a model of ideal city life” and a “lighthouse of peace.” The 1,300 people who live there are dedicated to the guru’s teachings. They have their own schools, health centers, and spas, and even design their buildings according to scripture. As the city website explains, every building is meant “to promote health, happiness, and good fortune.” They all face east and feature a dedicated “silent space” and golden roof ornaments. A group of peacekeepers in the city practices yogic flying in hopes of uniting the national consciousness and banishing negativity from American soil. This might all sound a bit crazy, but Maharishi’s teachings have had a massive reach. Before he died in 2008, Maharishi served as a guru to the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and thousands of devotees around the world. In 2019, Oprah named Maharishi Vedic City “America’s Most Unusual Town.” To learn more about what life is like inside of Iowa’s Transcendental Meditation communities, check out Claire Hoffman’s memoir “Greetings From Utopia Park: Surviving a Transcendent Childhood.” Hoffman grew up in Fairfield in the ‘80s and ‘90s, saw her mother “fly,” and spent more than 2,000 hours of her young life meditating before leaving the community behind.
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