Benefits to Relationships

“Really good social behavior between people will only be possible when their awareness is broadened, when they are able to see the whole situation, to understand each other more thoroughly, to be aware of each other’s need and attempt to fulfill that need. This naturally necessitates a fully developed consciousness, a right sense of judgment, and all the qualities that only a strong and clear mind possesses.” —Maharishi, Science of Being and Art of Living

The most fulfilling relationships are those in which we can give to one another freely and wholeheartedly.

If someone seems emotionally unavailable to you, it may be due to stress, anxiety, depression, physical or mental ill health or simply from fatigue.

When people in a relationship are relaxed, energetic, and happy within—and not dependent on each other for their personal well-being—the relationship is a source of joy. People learn the TM® technique for different reasons, but one of the most delightful benefits is that they develop a foundation for truly appreciating and getting along better with others.

Even just a few days after learning the TM technique, meditators report being less stressed, having greater patience, feeling more lighthearted, and being more present for their loved ones. With TM practice, a mother starts to enjoy more balanced emotions and energy and is able to make her family’s home into the sanctuary it is meant to be.

More than 365 peer-reviewed published research studies show that regular daily TM practice produces a broad range of psychological and sociological benefits. Research findings include (click benefit to see information on publication):

Increased Tolerance

  1. The Journal of Psychology 99 (1978): 121-127.
  2. Dissertation Abstracts International 38 (1978): 3372B -3373B.
  3. Dissertation Abstracts International 38 (1978): 3895B.

Decreased Hostility

  1. Criminal Justice and Behavior 6 (1979): 13-2.
  2. Criminal Justice and Behavior 5 (1978): 3-20.

Reduced Anxiety

  1. Stress, Anxiety and Coping, 6 (1993): 245-262.
  2. Journal of Clinical Psychology 45 (1989): 957-97.
  3. Journal of Clinical Psychology 33 (1977): 1076-1078.
  4. Hospital & Community Psychiatry 26 (1975): 156-159.

Decreased Depression

  1. Journal of Counseling and Development64 (1986): 212-215.
  2. Verlag Geist und Psyche, 1979.
  3. Zeitschrift fur Klinische Psychologie 7 (1978):235-255.
  4. Journal of Humanistic Psychology 16(3) (1976): 51-60.
  5. Gedrag: Tijdschrift voor Psychologie [Behavior: Journal of Psychology] 4 (1976): 206-218.

Orientation Toward Positive Values

  1. Perceptual and Motor Skills 64 (1987): 1003-101.
  2. Improved Problem Solving Ability.
  3. Personality and Individual Differences 12 (1991): 1105-1116.

Increased Self-Confidence and Self-Actualization

  1. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 17(1) (2005): 93-12.
  2. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 17 (210) (2005): 21-4.
  3. Transcendence and mature thought in adulthood: The further reaches of adult development. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield, 199 39-70.
  4. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 6 (1991): 189-247.
  5. Higher Stages of Human Development: Perspectives on Adult Growth (New York: Oxford University Press,1990), 286-34.
  6. Journal of Psychology 124(2) (1990): 177-197.
  7. British Journal of Psychology 73 (1982): 57-68.
  8. College Student Journal 15 (1981): 140-146.
  9. Journal of Counseling Psychology 20 (1973): 565-566.
  10. Journal of Counseling Psychology 19 (1972): 184-187.

Improved Perception

  1. Perceptual and Motor Skills 64 (1987): 1003-101.
  2. Perceptual and Motor Skills 49 (1979): 270.
  3. Memory and Cognition 10 (1982): 207-21.

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.

Healthier Response to Stress

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

Improvements in Post-Traumatic Adjustment Problems

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

Increased Resistance to Distraction and Social Pressure

  1. Perceptual and Motor Skills 65 (1987): 613-61.
  2. Perceptual and Motor Skills 59 (1984): 999-1000.
  3. Perceptual and Motor Skills 39 (1974): 1031-103.

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: 942-945, 1975.
  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): 28-33.
  5. International Journal of the Addictions 12 (1977): 729-75.
  6. American Journal of Psychiatry 132 (1975): 942-945.

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During a recent annual conference, the APA featured research on the TM technique that documents the positive, long-term benefits of the practice for self-actualization and self-development.

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