- Summary
of Scientific Research on Transcendental Meditation and
the TM-Sidhi Program.
 - The scientific research on the Transcendental Meditation
and TM-Sidhi program of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is the largest
and strongest body of research in the world on any program
to develop human potential. The more than 500 scientific
studies conducted at 200 independent universities and institutions
in 33 countries and published in over 100 leading scientific
journals have documented that this technology benefits every
sphere of life: physiological, psychological, sociological,
and ecological. Compiled and Edited by David Orme-Johnson,
Ph.D., Dean of Research Maharishi International University.
- Bibliography of
Scientific Research on Transcendental Meditation and the
TM-Sidhi Program, Collected Papers (Volume 1-5) - 508
studies listed by volume with annotations that summarize
their findings.
- The
Effects of Meditation on Two Top Management Teams -
By Bengt Gustavsson, Department of Business Administration,
University of Stockholm.
- Effects
of Transcendental Meditation on Hemodynamic Functioning
in Middle-Aged Adults - Some studies have demonstrated
that Transcendental Meditation (TM) reduces high blood pressure,
but the hemodynamic adjustments behind these blood pressure
reductions have not been elucidated. The aim of this study
was to provide a preliminary investigation of the acute
effects of TM on TPR. Psychosomatic Medicine 1999;61:524-531
- Maharishi
Ayurved Achieves A Breakthrough In The Field Of Cancer Treatment
- Representing a major breakthrough in overcoming the problems
associated with chemotherapy, the findings are the result
of a two year long study undertaken at the All India Institute
of Medical Sciences (press release from AIIMS).
- Meditation
lowers blood pressure - Transcendental meditation may
be one way to keep the heart healthy, say researchers who
have discovered how it keeps blood pressure low. BBC Online
2 Aug 99.
- Neurophysiological
Order in the REM Sleep - of Participants of the Transcendental
Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program
- Supplementing Interdisciplinary
Studies Programs with a Consciousness-based Transdisciplinary
Approach to Increase Students’ Holistic Development
- Because nature is found to be orderly, man's mind by nature
has the power to order; therefore it is the element of orderliness,
or intelligence itself, common to both man and nature, that
is fundamental to all knowledge.
- TM Results
in Reduced Stress, Speedier Recovery - by D. Edward
Smith, MD. The TM technique can be used by those who specialize
in chronic pain disorders to reduce stress and speed recovery.
It can even be a means to prevent future illness. Article
from Cronic Pain Solutions Quarterly, Summer 99 New
- Transcendental
Meditation Decreases Blood Pressure - Scientists at
the Medical College of Georgia examined how Transcendental
Meditation decreases constriction of blood vessels and effects
the heart's output.
- Transcendental
Meditation Improves Health - Health care costs reduced
more than 50% for individuals practicing TM. Hospital admissions
87% less for cardiovascular disease, 55% less for cancer,
87% less for diseases of the nervous system, and 73% less
for nose, throat, and lung problems.
- EEG
Patterns during Eyes-Closed Rest and Transcendental Meditation
(TM) Practice: The Basis for a Neural Model of TM Practice
- In this single-blind within-subject study, autonomic and
EEG variables were compared during 10-min, order-balanced
eyes-closed rest and Transcendental Meditation (TM) sessions
and showed evidence of the existence of a fourth state of
consciousness besides waking, sleep and dreaming. (September,
1999)
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