Maharishi Mahesh Yogi became a well known figure in the 1960s
Cardiff schools could introduce a pilot Transcendental Meditation (TM) programme to relieve stress on pupils.
One unnamed secondary school is to give it a trial on a voluntary basis.
It followers say TM is a means of clearing and resting the mind through a series of chants and relaxation exercises which anyone can learn.
Freda Salway, Cardiff council's executive member for education, said anything to lessen the load was a welcome addition to the curriculum.
TM hit the headlines in 1967 in Wales, when the Beatles met the movement's founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on a retreat in Bangor.
According to south Wales instructor Helen Evans, however, the 60s left a legacy of mixed blessings, with TM becoming more widely known and associated with the era of psychedelia and the Woodstock generation.
"Sgt Pepper and the like probably put back serious scientific research into the benefits of TM by about 10 or 20 years," said Ms Evans.
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