Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

2 papers found

• 1989· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 6
  Broome, V. J. Relationship between participation in Transcendental Meditation and the functionality of marriage. Masters thesis. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1989.

  This study found that couples participating in the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program showed significant higher levels of marital functionality, as indicated by overall greater positive couple agreement, and also by greater agreement on marital satisfaction, personality issues, communication, conflict resolution, financial management, children, family and friends, religious orientation, marital cohesion, and marital adaptability.

  • Social Behavior: Overall Greater Positive Couple Agreement, and Greater Agreement on Marital Satisfaction, Personality Issues, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Financial Management, Children, Family and Friends, Religious Orientation, Marital Cohesion, and Marital Adaptability
• 2005· Journal of Social Behavior and Personality· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 7
  Broome, J. Richard N.; Orme-Johnson, David W.; and Schmidt-Wilk, Jane. Worksite stress reduction through the Transcendental Meditation program. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 17: 235–273, 2005.

  Employees who learned the Transcendental Meditation program showed decreased stress after six weeks, and decreased blood pressure after 5.5 months, in contrast to employees practicing muscle relaxation.

  • Psychological Health: Reduction in Psychological Stress
  • Health—Cardiovascular: Reduction in Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure
  • Organizational Performance and Well-Being: Improved Corporate Climate—Greater Support
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