In The News

Media Coverage

There has been extensive media coverage of the applications of the Transcendental Meditation program in business, education, and healthcare, including the following press reports.

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Meditation may reduce death, heart attack and stroke in heart patients

African Americans with heart disease who practiced Transcendental Meditation regularly were 48 percent less likely to have a heart attack, stroke or die from all causes compared with African Americans who attended a health education class over more than four years.

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Mind Over Markets

Meditation is helping millions get focused, stay healthy -- and make money.

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More Evidence that Transcendental Meditation Helps the Heart

Two studies presented this week add to the evidence that this form of stress reduction benefits people with heart disease and those at high risk for it.

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Health: Meditation Benefits Patients with Heart Disease

In a study of adults with coronary heart disease who were stable and were receiving optimal medical care, 16 weeks of transcendental meditation not only led to significant reductions in blood pressure, but also improved heart rate variability and insul

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Meditation Lowers Blood Pressure

Transcendental Meditation helps lower blood pressure without the side effects that can come from medication, according to a new study.

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Vital Signs: Regimens: High Blood Pressure? Meditation May Help

Transcendental Meditation improves blood pressure and insulin resistance in heart patients, according to a placebo-controlled study carried out at an academic medical center in California

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More Area Firms Paying Employees to Relax

Transcendental Meditation Seen As Health Care Boon

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Transcendental Meditation Reduces Stress, Improves Mental Health Among Women With Breast Cancer

Women with breast cancer reduced stress and improved their mental health and emotional well being through the Transcendental Meditation technique, according to a new study published in the of the peer-reviewed Integrative Cancer Therapies.

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Transcendental Meditation May Help Brain Handle Pain

Study: Five Months of Daily Meditation May Cut Brain’s Pain Response

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Penn Study Shows Transcendental Meditation Can Help Combat Congestive Heart Failure

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that a widely practiced, stress-reducing meditation technique can significantly reduce the severity of congestive heart failure.

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Meditation calms the mind, lengthens life: study

Increasing evidence suggests that Transcendental Meditation may not only reduce stress, but also may help adults with high blood pressure to live longer, according to a new study.

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Cubicle Karma

Corporate America is embracing alternative medicine to help employees stay healthy — oh, and to increase profits, of course.

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Learning to Relax Your Mind and Body

Meditation has been proven (by real, scientific studies at places like Harvard) to reduce stress and provide other benefits such as lowering blood pressure, etc.

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Drug-Free Approach for ADHD

Nevertheless, it seems like meditation is a drug-free solution that may help children focus no matter what the diagnosis.

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Health: Meditate, and Feel Blood Pressure Fall

Transcendental Meditation (TM) may help blood vessels relax as it relaxes the mind, reducing heart disease risks along the way.

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Meditation May Soothe Stressed Hearts

A new study suggests that meditation may improve the ability of the blood vessels to relax and reduce the risk of heart disease.

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Meditation as Medicine

Studies highlight relaxation technique as effective treatment for range of ailments afflicting heart, blood

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Study Examines Impact of Transcendental Mediation on Overall Health

Doctors and researchers believe the relaxation caused by meditating may possibly decrease activity in the sympathetic nervous system, which in turn might cause the smooth muscles in the arteries to relax.

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Meditation May Boost College Students’ Learning: Study finds better concentration, lowered stress after TM sessions

Meditation might help protect college students against stress and improve their ability to learn, suggests a study that examined the effects of Transcendental Meditation (TM) on stress reactivity and brain functioning.

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Meditate Your Way to a Healthy Heart

According to a recent study, murmuring your mantra regularly might cut your risk of heart attack and stroke.

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