Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

3 papers found

• 1977· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 1
  Cunningham, M.; and Koch, W. The Transcendental Meditation Program and rehabilitation: A pilot project at the Federal Correctional Institution at Lompoc, California. International Meditation Society, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1973.

  Prisoners practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique showed a reduction in anxiety and an increase in positive behavior. This finding points to the usefulness of the Transcendental Meditation program in the field of rehabilitation.

  • Rehabilitation of Offenders: Decreased State and Trait Anxiety of Prisoners
  • Rehabilitation of Offenders: Development of Personality of Prisoners
• 1989· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 4
  Jedrczak, A.; Cox, D.; and Cunningham, C. Pilot testing of subjects practising the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme: Neuroticism, anxiety, well-being, and the capacity for absorbing experiences. Department of Psychology, MERU Research Institute, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, England, and Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, London, England, 1982.

  Subjects practicing the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program were found to have lower levels of anxiety and neuroticism and higher levels of well-being and sensitivity compared to norms.

  • Psychological Health: Lower Anxiety
  • Psychological Health: Lower Neuroticism
  • Psychological Health: Greater Well-Being
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• 2000· The American Journal of Cardiology· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 7
  Cunningham, Charles; Brown, Sue; and Kaski, Juan Carlos. Effects of Transcendental Meditation on symptoms and electrocardiographic changes in patients with cardiac syndrome X. American Journal of Cardiology 85: 653–655, 2000.

  Individuals with cardiac syndrome X who learned the Transcendental Meditation program evidenced after three months reduced frequency of angina episodes, improved cardiac response to exercise, and improved quality of life.

  • Health—Cardiovascular: Reduced Frequency of Angina Episodes
  • Health—Cardiovascular: Improved Response to Exercise: Increased Time to ST Depression, Decreased Maximum ST-Segment Depression
  • Health—Cardiovascular: Improved Quality of Life among Cardiovascular Patients
  • + 1 more findings