Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

3 papers found

• 1980· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 3
  Rowe, K. C.; Neuschatz, J. S.; and Nidich, S. I. Effect of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program on reaction time. State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, New York, USA; Roger Williams College, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA; and Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, USA. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September 1980.

  Subjects practicing the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program showed a higher degree of mental alertness and psychophysiological integration, as indicated by faster reactions, than two control groups, one of which was interested in learning Transcendental Meditation, while the other was not. No significant difference in reaction time was found between the two control groups.

  • Motor Performance: Faster Reactions (Visual Choice Reaction Time)
• 1986· Perceptual and Motor Skills· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 5
  Dillbeck, M. C.; Assimakis, P. D.; Raimondi, D.; Orme-Johnson, D. W.; and Rowe, R. Longitudinal effects of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program on cognitive ability and cognitive style. Perceptual and Motor Skills 62: 731–738, 1986.

  Undergraduates practicing the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program were found to increase significantly on intelligence and field independence over a three- to five-year period.

  • Cognitive Performance: Increased Fluid Intelligence among University Students
  • Cognitive Performance: Increased Field Independence among University Students
• 1989· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 4
  Dillbeck, M. C.; Raimondi, D.; Assimakis, P. D.; Rowe, R.; and Orme-Johnson, D. W. The longitudinal effects of the MIU curriculum on intelligence and field independence. Department of Psychology and Office of Evaluation, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, USA, 1984.

  Increases in intelligence and field independence were found in students practicing the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program at Maharishi International University.

  • Cognitive Performance: Increased Intelligence
  • Cognitive Performance: Increased Field Independence