Sorry, this is an incredibly late reply in a (by Internet standards) ancient comment thread.
My point is about differentiation. If Jhourney is saying their work confers benefits on approximately the same level as the many meditation centres you can find all over the place, then I have no qualms with that claim. If Jhourney, or someone else, is saying that Jhourney’s work confers benefits far, far higher than any or almost any other meditation centre or retreat on Earth, then I’m skeptical about that.
Transcendental Meditation or TM is an organization that claims far, far higher benefits from its techniques than other forms of meditation, insists on in-person teaching, and charges a very high fee. It’s viewed by some people as essentially a scam and some people as a sort of luxury product that is not particularly differentiated from the commodity product.
I’m not saying Jhourney is like Transcendental Meditation, I’m just noting that similar claims have been made in the area of meditation before with a clear financial self-interest to make these claims, and the claims have not been borne out. So, there is a certain standard of evidence a company like Jhourney has to rise above, a certain level of warranted skepticism it has to overcome.
Sorry, this is an incredibly late reply in a (by Internet standards) ancient comment thread.
My point is about differentiation. If Jhourney is saying their work confers benefits on approximately the same level as the many meditation centres you can find all over the place, then I have no qualms with that claim. If Jhourney, or someone else, is saying that Jhourney’s work confers benefits far, far higher than any or almost any other meditation centre or retreat on Earth, then I’m skeptical about that.
Transcendental Meditation or TM is an organization that claims far, far higher benefits from its techniques than other forms of meditation, insists on in-person teaching, and charges a very high fee. It’s viewed by some people as essentially a scam and some people as a sort of luxury product that is not particularly differentiated from the commodity product.
I’m not saying Jhourney is like Transcendental Meditation, I’m just noting that similar claims have been made in the area of meditation before with a clear financial self-interest to make these claims, and the claims have not been borne out. So, there is a certain standard of evidence a company like Jhourney has to rise above, a certain level of warranted skepticism it has to overcome.