Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

2 papers found

• 1990· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 6
  Dillbeck, M. C.; Msemaje, H. I.; Clayborne, B. M.; and Dillbeck, S. L. Cognitive and self development among urban children participating in an after-school educational program. Paper presented at the 98th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, August 1990.

  This study found that urban children of low-income families who learned the Transcendental Meditation technique (or Word of Wisdom technique for younger children) as part of an after-school enrichment program showed increased analytical ability, improved self concept, and improved general intellectual performance in comparison to controls who participated in the after-school program without learning one of these techniques.

  • Cognitive Performance: Increased Analytical Ability
  • Cognitive Performance: Increased General Intellectual Performance
  • Self Development: Improved Self Concept
• 2005· Journal of Social Behavior and Personality· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 7
  Dixon, Carol A.; Dillbeck, Michael C.; Travis, Frederick; Msemaje, Horus I.; Clayborne, B. Mawiyah; Dillbeck, Susan L.; Alexander, Charles N. Accelerating cognitive and self-development: Longitudinal studies with preschool and elementary school children. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 17: 65–91, 2005.

  Two longitudinal studies of elementary school students found improvements in cognitive factors underlying performance on mental tests among students who learned the Transcendental Meditation technique, or Maharishi’s Word of Wisdom technique for those under 10 years of age.

  • Cognitive Performance: Increased General Intellectual Performance
  • Cognitive Performance: Increased Psychological Differentiation
  • Cognitive Performance: Increased Analytical Ability
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