ABOUT TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION
Transcendental Meditation is a simple, easily-learned technique, practiced for 20 minutes twice a day, sitting comfortably in a chair with the eyes closed. During TM, the body gains a profound state of rest and relaxation while the mind is deeply settled yet wide awake and the brain functions with increased coherence. More than 350 peer-reviewed studies verify the physiological and psychological benefits of Transcendental Meditation for reducing stress and stress-related disorders, including hypertension, anxiety, depression, and insomnia, while increasing creativity, energy, and focus.
Research and Outcomes
48% decrease in heart attack and stroke for patients with coronary artery disease who practice TM (Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2012)
Significant improvement in quality of life for breast cancer patients who practice TM (Integrative Cancer Therapies, 2009)
Additional findings on the benefits of TM for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault include:
Reduced flashbacks and bad memories (Military Medicine 176 (6): 626-630, 2011)
Greater resistance to stress (Psychosomatic Medicine 35:341-349, 1973)
Twice the effectiveness of conventional approaches for reducing alcoholism and substance abuse (Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 11: 13-87, 1994)
42% decrease in insomnia (Journal of Counseling and Development 64: 212-215, 1985)
TM is twice as effective as other relaxation techniques for decreasing trait anxiety (Journal of Clinical Psychology 45 (6): 957-974, 1989)
Improved quality of life (Military Medicine 176 (6): 626-630, 2011)