Scientific Research Database
Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs
As taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
677 papers · 1,773 findings · 200 journals · 1970–2024
2 papers found
- 2020· Revista de Ciências da Saúde· Empiricalde Oliveira, Daniel Vicentini; Bertolini, Sônia Maria Marques Gomes; Chatalov, Ellis Gilson; Franco, Maura Fernandes; de Lima, Maria do Carmo Correia; Freire, Gabriel Lucas Morais; de Oliveira, Rogéria Vicentini; Nascimento Júnior, José Roberto Andrade do (2020). Factors associated with transcendental meditation practice in older people. Revista de Ciências da Saúde, 10(3), 85–91.
Cross-sectional comparison of 113 older adults in Brazil—60 Transcendental Meditation practitioners and 53 non-practitioners—examining sociodemographic and health factors associated with the practice.
- Health—Aging: In a cross-sectional comparison of 113 older adults in Brazil, the 60 TM practitioners reported better self-perceived health than the 53 non-practitioners (91.7% vs 77.4% good or excellent).
- Health—General: Practitioners reported less hospitalization in the previous semester than non-practitioners (5% vs 24.5%).
- Health—Aging: Practitioners were younger and more educated on average, and the cross-sectional design cannot establish that TM caused the differences.
- 2020· Stress· EmpiricalKlimes-Dougan, Bonnie; Chong, Li Shen; Samikoglu, Ali; Thai, Michelle; Amatya, Palistha; Cullen, Kathryn R.; Lim, Kelvin O. (2020). Transcendental meditation and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning: A pilot, randomized controlled trial with young adults. Stress, 23(1), 105–115.
Pilot randomized controlled trial of 34 young adults assigned to eight weeks of Transcendental Meditation training or a wait-list control, examining hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis functioning.
- Biochemical: Thirty-four young adults were randomized to eight weeks of Transcendental Meditation training or a wait-list control in this pilot trial.
- Biochemical: Results suggest TM may help regulate hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning, with changes extending beyond the practice period itself.
- Response to Stress: The authors note the small pilot sample limits generalization and call for replication in larger randomized trials.