Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

2 papers found

• 1984· Psychosomatic Medicine· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 3
  Badawi, K.; Wallace, R. K.; Orme-Johnson, D.; and Rouzeré, A.-M. Electrophysiologic characteristics of respiratory suspension periods occurring during the practice of the Transcendental Meditation Program. Psychosomatic Medicine 46(3): 267–276, 1984.

  The combination of inner alertness, respiratory suspension, and high EEG coherence was found to characterize the state of transcendental consciousness experienced during the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique.

  • During the Practice—Respiratory/Metabolic: Episodes of Spontaneous Breath Suspension (Not Followed by Hyperventilation) Associated with the Experience of Pure Consciousness
  • During the Practice—Brain Activity: High EEG Coherence Associated with the Experience of Pure Consciousness
• 1989· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 3
  Rouzeré, A.-M.; Badawi, K.; and Hartmann, R. High amplitude fronto-central alpha and theta activity during the Transcendental Meditation technique. Department of Neurophysiology, Maharishi European Research University, Seelisberg, Switzerland, 1979.

  Bursts of alpha and theta activity in frontal and central areas of the brain were found to occur for a greater percentage of the test time in practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation technique, both during Transcendental Meditation and during periods of sitting with eyes closed, as compared with controls.

  • Electroencephalographic: Bursts of Synchronous High Amplitude EEG Alpha and Theta Activity in Frontal and Central Regions Outside of Transcendental Meditation
  • During the Practice—Brain Activity: Bursts of Synchronous High Amplitude EEG Alpha and Theta Activity in Frontal and Central Regions