Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

4 papers found

• 1983· American Journal of Physiology (Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol.)· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 4
  Jevning, R.; Wilson, A. F.; O’Halloran, J. P.; and Walsh, R. N. Forearm blood flow and metabolism during stylized and unstylized states of decreased activation. American Journal of Physiology 245 (Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 14): R110– R116, 1983.

  Forearm oxygen consumption declined markedly during Transcendental Meditation due to a decreased rate of tissue oxygen extraction. These findings indicate reduced metabolism in muscle tissue and reflect a unique state of deep rest.

  • During the Practice—Respiratory/Metabolic: Decreased Oxygen Consumption in Muscle Tissue
  • During the Practice—Respiratory/Metabolic: Normal Arterial Oxygen Partial Pressure
  • During the Practice—Biochemical: Decreased Arterial and Venous Lactate
• 1983· American Journal of Physiology (Cell Physiol.)· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 4
  Jevning, R.; Wilson, A. F.; Pirkle, H.; O’Halloran, J. P.; and Walsh, R. N. Metabolic control in a state of decreased activation: Modulation of red cell metabolism. American Journal of Physiology 245 (Cell Physiol. 14): C457–C461, 1983.

  Red blood cells taken from subjects during Transcendental Meditation were found to show a decrease in lactate production compared to red cells taken during a control period. This finding indicates a marked reduction in red cell glucose metabolism during Transcendental Meditation which is not observed in other physiological states and which is apparently mediated by a unique mechanism.

  • During the Practice—Biochemical: Reduced Glucose Metabolism in Red Blood Cells
  • During the Practice—Respiratory/Metabolic: Normal Arterial Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressures
  • During the Practice—Biochemical: Decreased Arterial Lactate
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• 1985· Physiology & Behavior· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 5
  Jevning, R.; Wilson, A. F.; Pirkle, H.; Guich, S.; and Walsh, R. N. Modulation of red cell metabolism by states of decreased activation: Comparison between states. Physiology & Behavior 35: 679–682, 1985.

  This study showed lower aerobic lactate generation on the cellular level during the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique.

  • During the Practice—Biochemical: Marked Decline of Red Cell Metabolism in Comparison to Eyes-Closed Rest
  • During the Practice—Electrophysiological: Increased Galvanic Skin Resistance during the Transcendental Meditation Technique
• 1985· Physiology & Behavior· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 5
  O’Halloran, J. P.; Jevning, R.; Wilson, A. F.; Skowsky, R.; Walsh, R. N.; and Alexander, C. N. Hormonal control in a state of decreased activation: Potentiation of arginine vasopressin secretion. Physiology & Behavior 35: 591–595, 1985.

  During the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique, there was a dramatic; increase in a hormone associated with body fluid balance as well as with learning and memory.

  • Biochemical: Higher Baseline Plasma Level of Arginine Vasopressin, Associated with Body Fluid Balance and with Learning and Memory
  • Psychological Health: Lower Levels of State and Trait Anxiety
  • During the Practice—Biochemical: Increased Plasma Level of Arginine Vasopressin, Associated with Body Fluid Balance and with Learning and Memory
  • + 1 more findings