Benefits to Health

During the Transcendental Meditation® technique, the body enjoys an unusually deep restorative state of rest. The profound relaxation reduces stress hormones, fatigue, and physical imbalances—the root causes of disease—and increases energy and stamina. More than 365 peer-reviewed published research studies show that regular daily TM® practice produces a host of practical benefits for health.

Research findings include (click benefit to see information on publication):

Decreased Medical Care Utilization and Hospitalization

  1. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 17(1) (2005): 415-44.
  2. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 95(1) (1998): A56.
  3. The American Journal of Managed Care 3 (1997): 135-14.
  4. American Journal of Health Promotion 10 (1996): 208-216.
  5. Japanese Journal of Industrial Health 32 (1990): 656.
  6. Japanese Journal of Public Health 37 (10 Suppl.) (1990): 729.
  7. Psychosomatic Medicine 49 (1987): 493-507.

Decreased Health Care Expenditures

  1. The American Journal of Health Promotion 14 (2000): 284-29.
  2. The American Journal of Managed Care 3 (1997): 135-14.
  3. American Journal of Health Promotion, (1996): 208-216.
  4. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 95 (1)(1988): A56.
  5. Psychosomatic Medicine 49 (1987): 493-507.

Reduction in Pain

  1. NeuroReport 17(12) (2006): 1359-6.
  2. Psychosomatic Medicine 43(2) (1981): 157-16.
  3. American Journal of Cardiology 77, 867-870.

Reduced Stress

  1. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 17(1), 235-276, 2005.
  2. Annals of New York Academy of Sciences 1032 (2005):211-215.
  3. American Journal of Health Promotion 12 (1998): 297-299.
  4. Journal of the National Medical Association, 89 (1997): 464-476.
  5. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 746 (1994):381-38.
  6. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 16(3) (1992): 415-2.
  7. American Psychologist 42 (1987): 879-88.
  8. Journal of Biomedicine 1 (1980): 73-88.
  9. Experientia 34(5) (1978): 618-9.
  10. Hormones and Behavior 10(1) (1978): 54-60.
  11. Psychosomatic Medicine 35 (1973), 341-349.

Decreased Insomnia

  1. Läkartidningen 74(47) (1997): 4212-421.
  2. National Institutes of Health Technology Assessment Conference on Integration of Behavior and Relaxation Approaches into the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Insominia, Bethesda Maryland: National Institutes of Health (1995).
  3. Japanese Journal of Public Health 34 (1990):729.
  4. Journal of Counseling and Development 64 (1986): 212-215.
  5. The New Zealand Family Physician 9 (1982): 62-65.

Healthier Response to Stress

  1. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 33 (1989): 29-33.
  2. Psychosomatic Medicine 49 (1987): 212-21.
  3. Journal of Counseling and Development 64 (1986): 212-215.
  4. Psychosomatic Medicine 35 (1973): 341-349.

Faster Recovery From Stress

  1. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 51 (2001), 597-605.
  2. International Journal of Neuroscience 46 (1989): 77-86.
  3. Journal of Counseling and Development 64 (1985): 212-215.
  4. Psychosomatic Medicine 35 (1973): 341-349.

Improved Quality of Life Among Breast Cancer Patients

  1. Integrative Cancer Therapies 8 (3) (2009) 228-234.

Faster Reflex Responses

  1. Perceptual and Motor Skills 50 (1980): 1103-1106.

Increased Stability of the Autonomic Nervous System

  1. Psychosomatic Medicine 35 (1973): 341-349.
  2. Psychosomatic Medicine 44 (1982): 133-15.

Improved Physiological Stability During Task Performance

  1. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal. 6 (1993): 245-26.

Improvements in Post-Traumatic Adjustment Problems

  1. Journal of Counseling and Development 64 (1986): 212-215.

Reversal of Aging

  1. Homeostasis 35 (1994): 243-26.
  2. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 15 (1992): 327-34.
  3. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 57 (1989): 950-96.
  4. International Journal of Neuroscience 16 (1982): 53-58.
  5. Journal of Behavioral Medicine (1986): 327-33.
  6. Journal of Clinical Psychology 42 (1986): 161-16.

Increased Longevity

  1. American Journal of Cardiology 95 (2005): 1060-106. [full article]
  2. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 17(1) (2005): 201-216.
  3. Ethnicity and Disease 11 (2001): 159-60.
  4. Circulation, 93
  5. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 57 (1989): 950-96.

Decreased Alcohol and Drug Use

  1. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 11 (1994): 219-236.
  2. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 11 (1994): 89-117.
  3. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 11 (1994): 13-87.
  4. International Journal of the Addictions 26 (1991): 293-325.
  5. Bulletin on Narcotics 40(1) (1988): 51-56, 1988.
  6. Journal of Counseling and Development 64 (1986): 212-215.
  7. Bulletin of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors 2 (1983): 28-3.
  8. Zeitschrift für klinische Psychologie [Journal for Clinical Psychology] 7(4) (1978): 235-255.
  9. International Journal of the Addictions 12 (1977): 729-75.
  10. American Journal of Psychiatry 132 (1975): 942-945.
  11. American Journal of Psychiatry 131 (1974): 60-6.
  12. Drug Abuse: Proceedings of the International Conference, ed. Chris J.D. Zarafonetis (Philadelphia: Lea and Febiger) (1972): 369-376.

Decreased Smoking

  1. Alcoholism Treatment quarterly 11 (1994): 13-87.
  2. International Journal of the Addictions 26 (1991): 293-325.
  3. Journal of Counseling and Development 64 (1986): 212-215.
  4. Bulletin of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors 2 (1983): 28-3.
  5. International Journal of the Addictions 12 (1977): 729-75.
  6. American Journal of Psychiatry 132 (1975): 942-945.

Improved vitality, physical well-being, mental health, and social function in subjects with HIV

  1. AIDS Care: Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV 2013.

Reduced Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

National Institutes of Health

The NIH has funded more than $24 million for studies on the benefits of the Transcendental Meditation technique for improving brain functioning and cardiovascular health.

American Medical Association

The AMA’s journal Archives of Internal Medicine published a study showing that the TM technique is highly effective in preventing the risk factors for high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity.

American College of Cardiology

During an annual convention, the ACC hosted presentations on the research conducted at more than a dozen independent universities and medical schools on the effects of the Transcendental Meditation technique for reducing heart disease, hypertension, stroke, cholesterol, atherosclerosis and heart failure.

American Heart Association

According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the Transcendental Meditation technique is the only meditation practice that has been shown to lower blood pressure (BP).

“I have found that the reduction of stress and deep relaxation during TM practice benefits all women. This is true for the pregnant woman who is juggling the physical demands of pregnancy, the laboring patient who benefits from the increased stamina and greater cardiovascular efficiency produced by TM practice, the career woman balancing her constant work with family and home demands, or the postmenopausal woman adjusting to her new and ever-changing physiology. The scientific research on the TM program is impressive across a broad spectrum of benefits, including overall better health, normalization of blood pressure, and decreased insomnia, all of which contribute to more balanced health and psychology for women. Recommending the TM course has been a valuable adjunct to my private practice.”
—Rebecca Beuchert, M.D., Ob/Gyn

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