Transcendental meditation

Dalio describes Transcendental Meditation as part of his life. He recommends twenty-minute sessions in the morning and late afternoon, while reporting that his own practice varies from day to day.

Reported protocol · For reference, not advice

Date of record:: Not stated

Interventions

Routine

Transcendental Meditation
Details & sources
Reported practice
Approximately one-third of days twice, one-third once and one-third without a session
Recommended schedule
20 minutes per session · Twice daily as an ideal · Morning and late afternoon
An undated self-report of adherence, not an instruction to follow that pattern.
Sources1

Sources

Original accounts behind this protocol. Numbers match the references in each intervention.

01Meditate — Life Principle Source for this protocol

Undated first-person page accessed September 5, 2026. The original statement date and continued adherence are not established.

Interventions

Reported practice

Recommended schedule

Sources