John N.,
Yes, I, too, have many happy memories of TM Residence and Teacher Training Courses, which is one reason why I can't wait until NSR folks are ready for them. Why should we few old TMers have had all the fun?
NSR Meditation is still in its initial (no significant publicity) stage, with roughly 300-500 people a year learning through NSR/USA (hardcopy) and a similar number learning through Istituto Scientia (download).
I expect the message to get through to a larger audience when we are mentioned on national or international media, or when a celebrity discovers us. Don't worry, when the time is ready I fully expect that we will take off in a big way. Until the TM organization decides to stop alienating people (see
http://www.nsrusa.org/faq.php?id=112&exp=1), we will be here to provide a viable alternative.
David Spector
NSR Meditation/USA