Alvarez Roset & Schuler, 2011

Alvarez Roset, J. L., and Schuler, M. Implementing the Transcendental Meditation programme in the Brazilian military police forces: A case study. International Meditation Society, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in conjunction with Committee of Ayurvedic Medicine, Secretary of Medical Services, Ministry of Social Welfare, Brasilia, Brazil.

This case study evaluated the effects of implementing the Transcendental Meditation program among the police forces of three states of Brazil. After positive results among the police were reported by leaders in Goiás state, police forces in other states began the program. Results among police trainees in Piauí state who learned the Transcendental Meditation program included a high percentage of participants reporting physical benefits, greater relaxation, less worry and tension, greater capacity for study, improved relationships, more support for their military education, and greater respect for country and organizations. In Bahia state, police officers displayed a reduction in disciplinary sanctions and doctor visits after beginning the practice, and an improvement in relationships of the officers with their community members. Police trainees in Bahia state also showed reduced disciplinary sanctions and reduced doctor visits after learning the Transcendental Meditation program.

Year

2011

Publication type

Collected Papers

Paper type

Empirical

Collected Papers

Vol. 6, pp. 4073–4076

Section

Productivity and Quality of Life

Findings (12)

Authors

• Jose Luis Alvarez Roset

  International Meditation Society in conjunction with Ministry of Social Welfare, Brasilia, Brazil

• Markus Schuler

  International Meditation Society in conjunction with Ministry of Social Welfare, Brasilia, Brazil