Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

2 papers found

• 1976· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 2
  Harrison, S. D.; Pagano, R.; and Warrenburg, S. Meditation and right hemispheric functioning—spatial localization. In Proceedings of the Biofeedback Research Society, Seventh Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, 27 February–2 March 1976, p. 33 (abstract).

  Subjects practicing Transcendental Meditation performed better on a spatial localization task than a non-meditating control group. These results indicate an improvement in right hemispheric functioning.

  • Cognitive Performance: Better Spatial Localization
• 2004· Annals of the New York Academy of Science· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 7
  Walton, K.G.; Fields, J.Z.; Levitsky, D.K.; Harris, D.A.; Pugh, N.D.; and Schneider, R.H. Lowering cortisol and CVD risk in postmenopausal women: A pilot study using the Transcendental Meditation program. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1032: 211–215, 2004.

  Older women participating in the Transcendental Meditation program were found to have reduced cortisol response to a metabolic stressor, in contrast to matched control subjects. Length of time participating in the Transcendental Meditation program was also found to be correlated with lower cardiovascular risk factors among this group.

  • Response to Stress: Lower Cortisol Response to Stress
  • Health—Cardiovascular: Lower Levels of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Correlated with Length of Practice of Transcendental Meditation