Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

9 papers found

• 1977· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 1
  Weldon, J. T.; and Aron, A. The Transcendental Meditation Program and normalization of weight. Department of Psychology, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, USA, 1974.

  Overweight people lost weight after starting the Transcendental Meditation technique, and underweight people gained weight. Both changes point to a normalization of body functioning.

  • Health—General: Normalization of Weight
• 1977· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 1
  Orme-Johnson, D. W.; Arthur, G. K.; Franklin, L.; and O’Connell, J. The Transcendental Meditation technique and drug abuse counselors. Department of Research and Evaluation, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control and Prevention Program, Fort Bliss, Texas, USA, 1972.

  Mental health improved in people practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique.

  • Psychological Health: Improved Mental Health
  • Psychological Health: Decreased Anxiety
  • Psychological Health: Decreased Hypochondria
  • + 1 more findings
• 1978· Theoretical/Review· Collected Papers Vol. 4
  Aron, A.; and Aron, E. N. Transcendental Meditation Program for building family strengths: Blueprint for invincibility. Department of Psychology, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, USA. Paper presented at the National Symposium on Building Family Strengths, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, 4 May 1978.

  This paper presents the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program as a means to strengthen family life by developing higher states of consciousness for the individual and creating an influence of coherence and harmony in the social environment.

  • Review Paper—Psychology: Theoretical and Review Paper—Improved Family Life
• 1980· Addictive Behaviors· Theoretical/Review· Collected Papers Vol. 4
  Aron, A.; and Aron, E. N. The Transcendental Meditation Program’s effect on addictive behavior. Addictive Behaviors 5: 3–12, 1980.

  This paper reviews research showing that the Transcendental Meditation program is effective in counteracting a wide variety of addictive behaviors. The authors locate the basis of this effect in the comprehensive physiological, psychological, and social benefits which have been found to result from Transcendental Meditation.

  • Review Paper—Rehabilitation: Theoretical and Review Paper—Reduction of Addictive Behavior
• 1981· College Student Journal· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 3
  Aron, A.; Orme-Johnson, D.; and Brubaker, P. The Transcendental Meditation Program in the college curriculum: A 4-year longitudinal study of effects on cognitive and affective functioning. College Student Journal 15(2): 140–146, 1981.

  Increases in intelligence, self-confidence, sociability, psychological health, and social maturity were found in students practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique at Maharishi International University.

  • Cognitive Performance: Increased Intelligence
  • Self Development: Increased Self-Confidence
  • Social Behavior: Increased Sociability
  • + 2 more findings
• 1982· · Collected Papers Vol. 3
  Aron, A.; and Aron, E. N. Rehabilitation of juvenile offenders through the Transcendental Meditation Program: A controlled study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 28 October 1982.

  A group of juvenile offenders on probation who were instructed in the Transcendental Meditation technique showed reductions in anxiety as compared to a non-meditating control group.

  • Rehabilitation of Offenders: Decreased Trait Anxiety among Juvenile Offenders
• 1982· Psychological Reports· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 4
  Aron, E. N.; and Aron, A. Transcendental Meditation Program and marital adjustment. Psychological Reports 51: 887–890, 1982.

  Married women who had learned the Transcendental Meditation technique showed greater marital satisfaction than matched non-meditating controls.

  • Social Behavior: Greater Satisfaction with Marriage
• 1983· Bulletin of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 3
  Aron, E. N.; and Aron, A. The patterns of reduction of drug and alcohol use among Transcendental Meditation participants. Bulletin of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors 2(1): 28–33, 1983.

  Reduced use of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana was found to result from the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique. The pattern seen was one of a progressive, internally-motivated decline of drug usage as a natural consequence of positive developments in the individual's life.

  • Health Promoting Behavior: Decreased Use of Tobacco
  • Health Promoting Behavior: Decreased Use of Alcohol
  • Health Promoting Behavior: Decreased Drug Use
• 2005· The American Journal of Cardiology· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 7
  Schneider, R.H.; Alexander, C.N.; Staggers, F.; Rainforth, M.; Salerno, J.W.; Hartz, A.; Arndt, S.; Barnes, V.A.; and Nidich, S.I. Long-term effects of stress reduction on mortality in persons > or = 55 years of age with systemic hypertension. American Journal of Cardiology 95: 1060–1064, 2005.

  Follow-up data from two randomized controlled trials found that hypertensive individuals over age 55 who began the Transcendental Meditation program displayed lower overall mortality rate and lower cardiovascular mortality rate in comparison to controls receiving other treatments.

  • Health—Aging: Reduced Mortality Due to All Causes
  • Health—Aging: Decreased Cardiovascular Mortality Rate