Wenneberg et al., 1994
Wenneberg, S. R.; Schneider, R. H.; MacLean, C. R. K.; Levitsky, D. K.; Walton, K. G.; Mandarino, J.; and Waziri, R. The effect of Transcendental Meditation on ambulatory blood pressure and cardiovascular reactivity. Psychosomatic Medicine 56: 168, 1994 (Abstract).
A randomized longitudinal study of ambulatory blood pressure (monitoring of blood pressure during the day’s activity) found that those who learned the Transcendental Meditation program showed a reduction of mean ambulatory diastolic blood pressure, to lower normal levels, without loss of blood pressure reactivity.
- Year
- 1994
- Journal
- Psychosomatic Medicine
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 6, pp. 3883–3883
- Section
- Health
Findings (2)
Health—Cardiovascular
Decreased Mean Diastolic Ambulatory Blood Pressure
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Maintenance of Blood Pressure Reactivity
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Authors
- Stig R. Wenneberg, MS
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Robert H. Schneider, MD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Christopher R. K. MacLean, MS
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Debra K. Levitsky, MS
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Kenneth G. Walton, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Joseph V. Mandarino, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Rafiq Waziri, MD
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA