Scientific Research Database
Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs
As taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
677 papers · 1,773 findings · 200 journals · 1970–2024
1 paper found
- 2019· Complementary Therapies in Medicine· Research ReviewGathright, Emily C.; Salmoirago-Blotcher, Elena; DeCosta, Julie; Balletto, Brittany L.; Donahue, Marissa L.; Feulner, Melissa M.; Cruess, Dean G.; Wing, Rena R.; Carey, Michael P.; Scott-Sheldon, Lori A. J. (2019). The impact of transcendental meditation on depressive symptoms and blood pressure in adults with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 172–179.
Meta-analysis of nine studies involving 851 adults with cardiovascular disease or hypertension found no significant TM advantage over controls for blood pressure or depressive symptoms. Within-group blood-pressure improvements do not establish a TM-specific benefit.
- Review Paper—Health: No significant pooled between-group advantage for systolic or diastolic blood pressure; reductions were found within TM groups.
- Review Paper—Psychology: Depressive symptoms did not significantly improve in pooled analyses.