The reason why NICE has not appraised yoga or transcendental meditation for stress and hypertension, or a lifestyle intervention involving 3-4 kg weight loss and 150 minutes of moderately vigorous physical activity a week as a "technology" that cuts the risk of overt diabetes by 50% is obvious. It would have been interesting to see how the implementation of such technologies would have been enf...

This paper discusses the educational programmes of Maharishi European Research University for unfolding the full potential of consciousness in every student, and developing a unified understanding of all fields of knowledge through the Science of Creative Intelligence and its practical aspect, the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programme. The authors propose that the implementation of t...

This field study compared 5 years of medical insurance utilization statistics of approximately 2000 regular participants in the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program with a normative data base of approximately 600,000 members of the same insurance carrier. The benefits, deductible, coinsurance terms, and distribution by gender of the TM group were very similar to the norm, yet the TM group had...

Mindfulness is associated with low levels of neuroticism, anxiety, and depressive symptoms, as well as high levels of self-esteem and satisfaction with life (Brown & Ryan, 2003). As part of a 3-month randomized waitlist-controlled trial of the effects of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program on university students (N=295), we examined the impact of TM practice on mindfulness as measured by...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the daytime rhythm of hormones in subjects who are practitioners of the advanced meditation technique TM-Sidhi. The study group consisted of five subjects, two women and three men, with at least two years of experience in the practice of the technique. Blood samples were taken at hourly intervals from 09:00h to 21:00h. The subjects practiced meditation for o...

The present study examined the stress-reducing effects of a mindfulness meditation (MM) intervention in college students compared with a progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) exercise and a control group. The participants were 43 Connecticut College students high in interpersonal sensitivity. In the two experimental sessions, participants learned the stress-reduction techniques. Perceived stress,...

Evidence for Upgrading the Ratings for Transcendental Meditation: Response to AHA Scientific Statement on Alternative Methods and BP To the Editor: The AHA Statement on alternative approaches to lowering blood pressure (BP) is a groundbreaking effort to inform physicians and public of their options.1 As principal investigator on several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the Transcendental ...

The objective of this paper is to estimate the Transcendental Logarithmic Production Function of manufacturing industry in Jordanian economy. Manufacturing industry can be considered as the fourth large one in Jordanian economy. In last decade, the growth rate in this sector is the second one after transport and communications. The gross fixed capital formation in manufacturing is the third one...

OBJECTIVE Oxidative stress or free radical activity may contribute to the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and other chronic diseases associated with aging. Because psychosocial stress has been shown to increase oxidative stress, we conducted an exploratory study to investigate the effects of stress reduction with the Transcendental Meditation program on serum lipid peroxide levels in elderly...