Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

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• 1984· Journal of Applied Physiology: Respiratory, Environmental and Exercise Physiology· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 4
  Wolkove, N.; Kreisman, H.; Darragh, D.; Cohen, C.; and Frank, H. Effect of Transcendental Meditation on breathing and respiratory control. Journal of Applied Physiology: Respiratory, Environmental and Exercise Physiology 56(3): 607–612, 1984.

  Decreased minute ventilation and increased galvanic skin resistance were found during Transcendental Meditation, but not during ordinary eyes-closed relaxation. Further measurements suggest that changes in ventilation during Transcendental Meditation are mediated by central neural effects of the practice.

  • During the Practice—Respiratory/Metabolic: Decreased Minute Ventilation
  • During the Practice—Respiratory/Metabolic: Episodes of Spontaneous Breath Suspension (Not Followed by Hyperventilation)
  • During the Practice—Respiratory/Metabolic: Findings Suggesting Changes in Chemical and Neural Control of Breathing
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