Dr. Tony Nader
Expert on consciousness and global leader of the TM program
Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.R.R., is a medical doctor trained at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, Ph.D. in neuroscience). Dr. Nader is one of the world’s foremost experts on consciousness and human development. He guides the global supervision of the nonprofit TM organizations and their educational, health, and research programs in over 100 countries.
When Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Founder of the Transcendental Meditation program, planned for the future of the international TM organizations, he chose as his successor Dr. Nader, a scientist and scholar with mastery in both modern science and the ancient Vedic tradition. In recognition of Dr. Nader’s achievements and profound knowledge, Maharishi gave him the honorific title Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam (M.A.R.R.).
Scientist and scholar of modern and ancient science
Dr. Nader presents a new paradigm of consciousness as the basis of all there is
Working closely with Maharishi for many years, Dr. Nader gained extensive expertise in Maharishi Vedic Science and Maharishi AyurVeda. He has written five books on the ancient and modern science of consciousness, including his recent bestselling book, Consciousness Is All There Is: How Understanding and Experiencing Consciousness Will Transform Your Life (Hay House LLC, 2024), which offers a new scientific paradigm to understand consciousness. Because consciousness is at the basis of all we do, a more complete understanding of it allows us to discover more effective solutions to problems in every area of life.
His latest book, SuperHabits for Success: The Secrets to Lasting Habit Change Using Modern Science and Ancient Wisdom in 3 Easy Steps uses technologies of consciousness and mind-body knowledge from the ancient tradition of Ayurveda to help build good habits and stop bad habits. Combining the latest neuroscience and psychology research, the SuperHabits system helps one build a foundation for practical habit change strategies personalized by mind-body type.
Dr. Nader’s life work is to bring happiness, health, and peace to as many people in the world as possible. He envisions a civilization where conflicts are resolved or prevented by implementing evidence-based technologies that promote higher consciousness. With the perspective of a “consciousness paradigm,” he proposes that a more evolved stage of human development is within reach, and world peace can become a living reality.
Groundbreaking scientist and researcher
Dr. Nader was assistant director of clinical research at MIT, and a clinical research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard Medical School. He has conducted research in neurochemistry, neuroendocrinology, and on the relationship between diet, age, behavior, mood, and seasonal influences, as well as neurotransmitter and hormonal activity and the role of neurotransmitter precursors in medicine.
Dr. Nader was a keynote speaker at the British House of Commons and received the Kala Yugandhara Award
Dr. Nader’s research has been published in Neurology, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Journal of Gerontology, Progress in Brain Research, and other journals.
At the Third International Yoga Day, held at the British Parliament on July 10, 2017, Dr. Nader was recognized for his unique expertise in the knowledge of East and West. He gave the keynote address for a conference at the British House of Commons, hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Indian Traditional Sciences, on introducing Yoga in the U.K.’s National Health Service.
For his work as global leader of nonprofit TM organizations around the world, Dr. Nader was honored with the Kala Yugandhara Award, which means “universal enlightened master of all arts and sciences.”
Dr. Yukio Hatoyama, former Prime Minister of Japan, and Mrs. Miyuki Hatoyama, former First Lady of Japan, hosted Dr. Nader and his wife, Velia, in 2016
As an expert in consciousness from both modern and ancient scientific perspectives, Dr. Nader has been the keynote speaker at professional conferences, universities, and government institutions. He has also been invited to lecture on consciousness and human performance at Google, Cartier, Pacific Life, Merrill Lynch, and other top corporations.
Dr. Nader is the founder and editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Mathematics and Consciousness, in which he offered a mathematical model for how the multiplicity of matter arises from the fundamental “singularity” of Transcendental Consciousness. He has been a member of the American Medical Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the New York Academy of Science, the Massachusetts Medical Society, and India’s National Academy of Ayurveda.
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Dr. Nader is sharing his insights on life and consciousness with online communities worldwide, through videos, live streaming, and interactive Q&A events. On Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, he’s creating an online space for engaging conversations about consciousness and all fields of life—from health, education, and science, to love, human relationships, and world peace.
DrTonyNader.com provides a platform to explore knowledge of the growth of human potential and the evidenced-based solutions introduced by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi over the past 60 years to address many of the intractable problems facing our world today.
Learn more about Dr. Nader’s interactive online events, videos exploring the nature and evolution of consciousness, and his work supervising the worldwide TM organizations by following him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
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