Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

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• 2021· Educación· Empirical
  Fergusson, Lee C.; Ortiz Cabrejos, Javier; Bonshek, Anna (2021). Health and school performance: An exploratory quantitative study of school children in Huay-Huay, Perú. Educación, 30(59), 65–89.

  Exploratory quantitative survey of primary and secondary students in Huay-Huay, Perú, using a 47-question instrument on self-reported health and school performance in relation to Transcendental Meditation practice.

  • Health—General: Primary and secondary students in Huay-Huay, Perú, completed a 47-question survey about their experience with Transcendental Meditation; a majority rated the practice as mostly beneficial to physical, cognitive and emotional health.
  • Academic Performance: Students also reported benefits for school performance, with stronger reported effects among those practicing more regularly.
  • Academic Performance: Gender and grade level did not appear to influence the outcomes; the self-report design has no comparison group.
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• 2021· Journal of Latinos and Education· Empirical
  Fergusson, Lee C.; Ortiz Cabrejos, Javier; Bonshek, Anna (2021). Aymara childrens' practice of Transcendental Meditation in Perú: A learning history model of parent and teacher perceptions. Journal of Latinos and Education.

  Qualitative learning-history study using semi-structured interviews with parents and teachers in Puno, Perú, to understand perceptions of Aymara children's practice of Transcendental Meditation.

  • Self Development: Semi-structured interviews with parents and teachers in Puno, Perú, using a learning-history approach, identified fifteen themes in children's practice of Transcendental Meditation.
  • Academic Performance: Parents and teachers linked the practice to changes in academic performance, emotional flexibility, empathy and responsibility.
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• 2020· International Journal of Indian Psychology· Empirical
  Fergusson, Lee C.; Ortiz Cabrejos, Javier; Bonshek, Anna (2020). Long-term meditation practice in Puno, Perú: A five-level exploratory model of theory and research. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 8(3), DIP 18.01.086/20200803.

  Qualitative study of six long-term Aymara practitioners of Transcendental Meditation in Puno, Perú (average 15 years of practice), comparing their reported experiences with international research findings across five levels.

  • Self Development: Six long-term Aymara practitioners in Puno (average 15 years of practice) reported experiences organized into a five-level model: consciousness, mental, physical, behavioral and sociocultural.
  • Quality of Life: The reported experiences of long-term meditators in Puno were largely consistent with prior international research findings.
  • Quality of Life: Participants described a strengthened connection to their Aymara culture, an under-represented group in the published literature.
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