Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

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• 1999· Psychosomatic Medicine· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 7
  Barnes, V. A.; Treiber, F. A.; Turner, J. R.; Davis, H.; and Strong, W. B. Acute effects of Transcendental Meditation on hemodynamic functioning in middle-aged adults. Psychosomatic Medicine 61: 525–531, 1999.

  Individuals practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique showed reduced systolic blood pressure and reduced peripheral vasoconstriction (total peripheral resistance) during the practice, in contrast to controls sitting with eyes closed. The participants in the Transcendental Meditation program, in contrast to the control group, also showed reduced systolic blood pressure and reduced peripheral vasoconstriction during an eyes-open rest period prior to meditation or rest. Changes in vasoconstriction during Transcendental Meditation may be responsible for reduced blood pressure.

  • Health—Cardiovascular: Decreased Systolic Blood Pressure during Eyes-Open Rest Prior to Transcendental Meditation in Contrast to Controls
  • Health—Cardiovascular: Decreased Peripheral Vasoconstriction during Eyes-Open Rest Prior to Transcendental Meditation in Contrast to Controls
  • During the Practice—Cardiovascular: Decreased Systolic Blood Pressure during the Transcendental Meditation technique
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