Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

2 papers found

• 2018· The Permanente Journal· Empirical
  Valosek, Laurent; Link, Janice; Mills, Paul; Konrad, Arthur; Rainforth, Maxwell; Nidich, Sanford (2018). Effect of Meditation on Emotional Intelligence and Perceived Stress in the Workplace: A Randomized Controlled Study. The Permanente Journal, 22, 17-172.

  Four-month randomized study in 96 school-district central-office employees, from the same trial population as the Travis psychological-distress paper, reported increased emotional intelligence and reduced perceived stress with TM versus wait-list controls.

  • Self Development: Higher total emotional-intelligence scores; the interpersonal scale did not show a significant increase.
  • Psychological Health: Lower perceived stress compared with wait-list controls.
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• 2018· Brain and Cognition· Empirical
  Travis, Fred; Valosek, Laurent; Konrad IV, Arthur; Link, Janice; Salerno, John; Scheller, Ray; Nidich, Sanford (2018). Effect of meditation on psychological distress and brain functioning: A randomized controlled study. Brain and Cognition, 125, 100–105.

  Randomized four-month trial in 96 San Francisco school-district administrators and staff compared TM with wait-list controls. Mood disturbance decreased; Brain Integration Scale scores increased in the EEG subgroup (79 participants).

  • Psychological Health: Reduced total mood disturbance, anxiety, anger, depression, fatigue and confusion, with increased vigor relative to controls.
  • Electroencephalographic: Increased EEG-derived Brain Integration Scale scores in the tested subgroup.
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