Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

3 papers found

• 1994· European Journal of Endocrinology· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 6
  Infante, J. R.; Samaniego, F.; Martinez, M.; Roldan, A.; Hortas, M.; Lopez, E.; Castejon, J.; Poyatos, R.; and Peran, F. Circadian rhythm alteration by a mental technique for stress reduction. European Journal of Endocrinology 130, Supplement 2: 122, 1994. Paper presented at IIIrd European Congress of Endocrinology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 1994.

  This study found that participants in the Transcendental Meditation program displayed a different daily biochemical rhythm than controls, measured by lower morning levels of ACTH and beta-endorphins, which may be associated with decreased stress.

  • Biochemical: Lower Morning Levels of ACTH and Beta-endorphins
• 1998· Physiology & Behavior· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 7
  Infante, J. R.; Peran, F.; Martinez, M.; Roldan, A.; Poyatos, R.; Ruiz, C.; Samaniego, F.; and Garrido, F. ACTH and ß-endorphin in Transcendental Meditation. Physiology & Behavior 64: 311–315, 1998.

  Individuals participating in the Transcendental Meditation program showed no diurnal rhythm of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) or β-Endorphin, in contrast to control subjects, who showed the normal diurnal rhythm. That is, subjects regularly practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique had significantly lower morning values of ACTH and β-Endorphin than controls; the afternoon values of both groups were comparable, and for the Transcendental Meditation program group, comparable to the morning values. The authors conclude that the Transcendental Meditation program has a significant effect on hormones through modulation of the neuroendocrine axis, perhaps through a change in feedback sensitivity.

  • Biochemical: Biochemical Indications of Decreased Stress (Lower Morning Levels of ACTH and Beta-endorphin)
• 2001· Physiology & Behavior· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 7
  Infante, Jose Rafael; Torres-Avisbal, Miguel; Pinel, Pilar; Vallejo, Juan Antonio; Peran, Fernando; Gonzalez, Francisco; Contreras, Pablo; Pacheco, Carmen; Roldan, Ana; and Latrea, Jose Maria. Catecholamine levels in practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation technique. Physiology & Behavior 72: 141–146, 2001.

  Individuals participating in the Transcendental Meditation program, and in some cases the advanced TM-Sidhi program, displayed in contrast to control subjects significantly lower morning and evening levels of norepinephrine and morning levels of epinephrine. Also in contrast to controls, the morning and evening levels of both norepinephrine and epinephrine were comparable among those participating in the Transcendental Meditation program, indicating absence of a typical diurnal rhythm. The authors suggest that the results may be due to lower hormone response to daily stress and lower sympathetic nervous system tone among the Transcendental Meditation program group.

  • Biochemical: Biochemical Indications of Decreased Stress (Lower Morning Levels of Norepinephrine and Epinephrine, Lower Evening Level of Norepinephrine)