Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

2 papers found

• 1994· European Journal of Endocrinology· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 6
  Infante, J. R.; Samaniego, F.; Martinez, M.; Roldan, A.; Hortas, M.; Lopez, E.; Castejon, J.; Poyatos, R.; and Peran, F. Circadian rhythm alteration by a mental technique for stress reduction. European Journal of Endocrinology 130, Supplement 2: 122, 1994. Paper presented at IIIrd European Congress of Endocrinology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 1994.

  This study found that participants in the Transcendental Meditation program displayed a different daily biochemical rhythm than controls, measured by lower morning levels of ACTH and beta-endorphins, which may be associated with decreased stress.

  • Biochemical: Lower Morning Levels of ACTH and Beta-endorphins
• 1998· Physiology & Behavior· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 7
  Infante, J. R.; Peran, F.; Martinez, M.; Roldan, A.; Poyatos, R.; Ruiz, C.; Samaniego, F.; and Garrido, F. ACTH and ß-endorphin in Transcendental Meditation. Physiology & Behavior 64: 311–315, 1998.

  Individuals participating in the Transcendental Meditation program showed no diurnal rhythm of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) or β-Endorphin, in contrast to control subjects, who showed the normal diurnal rhythm. That is, subjects regularly practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique had significantly lower morning values of ACTH and β-Endorphin than controls; the afternoon values of both groups were comparable, and for the Transcendental Meditation program group, comparable to the morning values. The authors conclude that the Transcendental Meditation program has a significant effect on hormones through modulation of the neuroendocrine axis, perhaps through a change in feedback sensitivity.

  • Biochemical: Biochemical Indications of Decreased Stress (Lower Morning Levels of ACTH and Beta-endorphin)