Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

5 papers found

• 1989· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 2
  Lovell-Smith, H. D.; Dickie, A.; and Robinson, J. Blood pressure and plasma cholesterol levels before and after learning Transcendental Meditation. University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1975.

  The practice of Transcendental Meditation led to more ideal levels of blood pressure in both hypertensive and normotensive subjects.

  • Health—Cardiovascular: Reduction of Blood Pressure to More Ideal Levels in Both Hypertensive and Normotensive Subjects
• 1994· Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 6
  Alexander, C. N.; Robinson, P.; and Rainforth, M. Treating and preventing alcohol, nicotine, and drug abuse through Transcendental Meditation: A review and statistical meta-analysis. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 11: 13–87, 1994.

  This paper presents a meta-analysis of research on the Transcendental Meditation program indicating that individuals who learn this program show a significantly greater reduction in use of illegal drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes than do individuals who participate in programs of relaxation, prevention, or treatment. The results also showed that abstinence from illegal drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes was maintained or even increased over a long period of time among those who participated in the Transcendental Meditation program, in contrast to high relapse rates for standard treatment programs. The meta-analysis also indicated that individuals with substance abuse problems who learned the Transcendental Meditation program showed significantly improved psychological health in comparison to controls.

  • Health Promoting Behavior: Meta-Analysis Indicating Significantly Greater Reduction in Use of Illegal Drugs, Alcohol, and Cigarettes than Programs of Relaxation, Prevention, or Treatment
  • Health Promoting Behavior: Abstinence from Illegal Drugs, Alcohol, and Cigarettes Maintained or Increased over Long Term (Relapse Prevention)
  • Psychological Health: Improved Psychological Health (Reduced Negative Qualities, Reduced Anxiety, Improved Positive Qualities) Among Those with Substance Abuse Problems in Comparison to Controls
• 1994· Homeostasis· Research Review· Collected Papers Vol. 6
  Alexander, C. N.; Robinson, P.; Orme-Johnson, D. W.; Schneider, R. H.; and Walton, K. G. The effects of Transcendental Meditation compared to other methods of relaxation and meditation in reducing risk factors, morbidity, and mortality. Homeostasis 35: 243–263, 1994.

  This paper reviews four meta-analyses that show the superiority of Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation program compared to other techniques in producing deep rest, decreasing anxiety, increasing self-actualization, and decreasing substance abuse (cigarettes, drugs, and alcohol). It also reviews individual well-controlled studies on the beneficial effects of the Transcendental Meditation technique on hypertension, mortality, medical care, and medical expenses, and discusses physiological mechanisms for these effects.

  • Review Paper—Health: Review Paper—Health
• 1996· The American Journal of Cardiology· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 6
  Zamarra, J.W.; Schneider, R. H.; Besseghini, I.; Robinson, D. K.; and Salerno, J. W. Usefulness of the Transcendental Meditation program in the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease. The American Journal of Cardiology 77: 867–870, 1996.

  Patients with coronary artery disease who learned the Transcendental Meditation program showed in contrast to controls improved cardiovascular functioning—greater exercise tolerance, higher maximal workload, delayed onset of ST-segment depression, and decreases in rate-pressure product during exercise.

  • Health—Cardiovascular: Improved Exercise Tolerance—Increased Exercise Duration in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
  • Health—Cardiovascular: Increased Maximal Workload in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
  • Health—Cardiovascular: Greater Delay of Onset of ST Depression During Exercise in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
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• 1998· Psychosomatic Medicine· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 7
  Schneider, R. H.; Nidich, S. I.; Salerno, J. W.; Sharma, H. M.; Robinson, C. E.; Nidich, R. J.; and Alexander, C. N. Lower lipid peroxide levels in practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation program. Psychosomatic Medicine 60: 38–41, 1998.

  Elderly participants in the Transcendental Meditation program displayed significantly lower serum levels of lipid peroxides in comparison to controls. Other research has found oxidative stress (free radical activity) to be associated with the aging process, and the lower lipid peroxide levels found in this study may be an indicator of more healthy physiological aging.

  • Biochemical: Lower Level of Plasma Lipid Peroxides