More than 600 scientific studies verifying the
wide-ranging benefits of the Transcendental
Meditation technique have been conducted at 250
independent universities and medical schools in 33
countries during the past 40 years.

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After two weeks of practice of the TM program, individuals showed significantly increased EEG coherence during the practice, in contrast to their own eyes-closed control condition before they learned the TM technique. Reference: International Journal of Neuroscience 14: 147–151, 1981.

Those who practiced the TM technique displayed electroencephalographic (EEG) indicators of increased wakefulness during the practice, in contrast to controls. Reference: Revue d’Electroencephalographie et de Neurophysiologie Clinique 4: 445–453, 1974.

Individuals who practiced the TM technique displayed significantly increased cerebral blood flow during the practice, in contrast to controls. Increased cerebral blood flow was found during the practice of the TM technique both in the occipital area of the brain, and also in the frontal area. Reference: Physiology & Behavior 59: 399–402, 1996.

During the TM program, early (sensory) components of the brain’s response to somatosensory stimuli are more widely distributed across the cortex, indicating greater participation of the whole brain in the response to a stimulus. Reference: Human Physiology 25: 171–180, 1999.

A study of approximately 2000 participants in the TM program analyzing five years of medical insurance data found that they required significantly less hospitalization, for both medical and surgical procedures, in comparison to the average of all other insured persons. Reference: Psychosomatic Medicine 49: 493–507, 1987.

University students in Cambodia who began the TM program showed an improvement in general health (composed of physical, mental, and social factors) after three months, in contrast to groups of students from two other universities who did not learn the TM program. Reference: Journal of Instructional Psychology 22: 308–319, 1995.

This follow-up study of a group of elderly people (average age 80.7 years) who were randomly assigned to either learn the TM program or to three control groups found that those who learned the TM program showed a significant increase in longevity (survival time) in comparison to the other three groups. Reference: Circulation 93: 629 (Abstract), 1996.

Those who had been regularly practicing the TM program showed younger biological age, with a greater reduction in biological age the longer they had been participating in the program. Reference: International Journal of Neuroscience 16: 53–58, 1982.

This study found that those who learned TM showed reduced thickening of the carotid artery. This finding was in contrast to continued thickening of this artery among a control group, shown on the left, who took a health education program on diet and exercise for alleviating cardiovascular problems. Reference: Stroke 31: 568–573, 2000.

Patients with high blood pressure who learned the TM program showed a significant reduction of systolic and diastolic blood pressure after three months, in contrast to those randomly assigned to a control technique or to those who received education on how to reduce blood pressure through diet and exercise. Reference: Hypertension 26: 820–827, 1995.

Those who practiced the TM technique showed significantly decreased plasma levels of cortisol during the practice, in contrast to controls. Increased plasma cortisol is an endocrine response to stress, and decreased plasma cortisol thus indicates reduced stress. Reference: Hormones and Behavior 10: 54–60, 1978.

A meta-analysis of all available physiological research on the TM program found that it produces a state of deep rest compared to control conditions, as measured by reduced respiration rate, reduced basal skin conductance (increased skin resistance), and reduced plasma lactate. Reference: American Psychologist 42: 879–881, 1987.

Secondary students who learned the TM program showed increased tolerance after 14 weeks, in contrast to control students. Reference: Dissertation abstracts International 38(7): 3372B–3373B, 1978.

University students who were practicing the TM and TM-Sidhi programs increased significantly on self-development when measured after graduation, in contrast to control students at three other universities who were not participating in this program. Reference: Dissertation abstracts International 51(10): 5048B, 1991.

University students who were practicing the Maharishi Transcen- dental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs showed a significant improvement in choice reaction time, in contrast to control students. Reference: Personality and Individual Differences 12: 1105–1116, 1991.

University students who learned the TM program showed after 40 days improved clustering in short-term memory, indicating increased organization of the thinking process, in comparison to randomly assigned controls who sat with closed eyes twice daily. Reference: Scientific Research on the TM Programme: Collected Papers Vol 1: 385–392, 1977.

Individuals who learned the Maharishi TM program showed increased creativity in comparison to controls as measured by a higher level of pictorial originality when measured after five months of practice. They also showed increased creativity as measured by higher levels of pictorial flexibility and verbal fluency (not charted). Reference: The Journal of Creative Behavior 13: 169–180, 1979.

Master degree engineering students who learned the Maharishi TM program showed improved performance on their standard examinations after six months, compared with randomly assigned controls. Reference: British Journal of Educational Psychology 55: 164–166, 1985.

University students who learned the TM program showed a significant increase in grade point average over the next three grading periods, in comparison to control students. Reference: Scientific Research on Maharishi’s TM Programme: Collected Papers Volume 1: 396–399, 1977.

University students who were practicing the Maharishi TM and TM-Sidhi programs increased significantly on intelligence in contrast to control students. Reference: Personality and Individual Differences 12: 1105–1116, 1991.

Employees who learned the TM program showed, over a four-month study period, significant increase in a composite scale of leadership behavior, in contrast to control employees who did not participate in the program. Reference: Career Development International 4: 149–154, 1999.

A study of executives and workers in the automotive industry found that after three months of regular practice of the TM program, employees showed improved work and personal relationships, in comparison to controls from the same work sites. Reference: Anxiety, Stress and Coping: An International Journal 6: 245–262, 1993.

A study of executives and workers in the automotive industry found that after three months of regular practice of the TM program, employees showed increased professional and personal satisfaction, in comparison to controls from the same work sites. Reference: Anxiety, Stress and Coping: An International Journal 6: 245–262, 1993.

A study conducted at Sumitomo Heavy Industries by the Japanese National Institute of Industrial Health found decreased impulsiveness in workers who learned the TM program, in comparison to control workers. Reference: Japanese Journal of Industrial Health 32: 656, 1990.

A study of executives and workers in the automotive industry found that after three months of regular practice of the TM program, employees showed increased effectiveness, in comparison to controls from the same work sites. Reference: Anxiety, Stress and Coping: An International Journal 6: 245–262, 1993.

Employees who learned the TM program showed improved job performance in comparison to control subjects. Reference: Academy of Management Journal 17: 362–368, 1974.