Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

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• 1977· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 1
  Lazar, Z.; Farwell, L.; and Farrow, J. T. The effects of the Transcendental Meditation Program on anxiety, drug abuse, cigarette smoking, and alcohol consumption. Graduate School of Education, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Social Relations, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; and Graduate Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, 1972.

  A marked reduction in anxiety and drug use was measured in subjects after they began the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique. The reduction was even more marked in those who practiced the technique over longer periods of time, showing a cumulative effect.

  • Psychological Health: Decreased Anxiety
  • Health Promoting Behavior: Decreased Drug Abuse
  • Health Promoting Behavior: Decreased Use of Cigarettes
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