"Transcendental Meditation®opens the awareness to the infinite reservoir of energy, creativity, and intelligence that lies deep within everyone." —Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Enjoy Better Health and Slow Down Aging A large and impressive body of research, as well as extensive clinical experience, has shown that the Transcendental Meditation program can play a vital role in achieving the optimal state of health and well-being. The TM technique is a natural and effortless practice that has been taught worldwide to over five million people -- including more than ten thousand doctors. Over 600 scientific research studies have documented physiological, psychological, behavioral, and social benefits that make the technique uniquely effective in medical care. Press Release: American Heart Association journal report shows the TM program reduces atherosclerosis and risk of stroke. Unique Physiological State of Restful Alertness Initial studies, published in Science (1970), the American Journal of Physiology (1971), Scientific American (1972) and other journals, identified the state of restful alertness gained during the practice of the TM technique as having unique physiological characteristics. The physiological changes measured during the practice are indicative of deep rest which dissolves accumulated stress and fatigue. Researched and Shown to Be Most Effective All comparison studies and meta-analyses set the Transcendental Meditation program apart from other techniques, and have shown it to be significantly more effective in providing relief from stress and promoting physical and mental health. Reduced Need for Medical Care Decreased Doctor Visits A study of health insurance statistics on over 2,000 people practicing the Transcendental Meditation program over a 5-year period found that the Transcendental Meditation meditators consistently had more than 50% fewer doctor visits than did other groups with comparable age, gender, profession, and insurance terms. The difference between the Transcendental Meditation and non-Transcendental Meditation groups increased in older-age brackets. Reference I: Medical care utilization and the Transcendental Meditation program, Psychosomatic Medicine 49: 493?507, 1987. Reference II: Reduced health care utilization in Transcendental Meditation practitioners, presented at the conference of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C., March 22, 1987.   Reversal of Aging Scientific research demonstrates that the detrimental effects of the aging process are reversed through the TM technique: Biological age measures how old a person is physiologically. As a group, long-term meditators who had been practicing Transcendental Meditation for more than 5 years were physiologically 12 years younger than their chronological age, as measured by reduction of blood pressure, and better near-point vision and auditory discrimination. Short-term meditators were physiologically 5 years younger than their chronological age. The study controlled for the effects of diet and exercise. From: The Effects of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program on the aging process, International Journal of Neuroscience 16 (1): 53?58, 1982.   Click below for more research charts: Lower Blood Pressure Deep Rest Contact Us | Where to Learn TM | FAQ's | TM Research

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