The Body

The mind and body are intimately correlated in their functioning. During the Transcendental Meditation practice, the mind settles down to more restful states of experience. As this happens, the metabolic rate slows. The result is a deep  relaxation that  reduces stress hormones, fatigue, and physical imbalances—the root causes of disease–and increases energy and stamina. Experienced twice a day, this deep rest leads to a wide array of health benefits including normalized blood pressure, reduced atherosclerosis, decreased insomnia, fewer tumors, greater resiliency, and overall longevity.

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.



Related Research

Deep Rest
  1. American Psychologist 42 (1987): 879-88
  2. L'Encephale [The Brain] 10 (1984): 139-144
  3. American Journal of Physiology 221 (1971): 795-799.
  4. Science 167 (1970): 1751-175

Lower Blood Pressure
  1. American Journal of Hypertension 21(3) (2008): 310-6.
  2. Current Hypertension Reports 9 (2007): 520-52 [full article]
  3. American Journal of Hypertension 18(1) (2005): 88-9 [full article]
  4. American Journal of Cardiology 95 (2005):1060-106 [full article]
  5. American Journal of Hypertension 17 (2004): 366-369.
  6. Psychosomatic Medicine, 61, 88, (1999): 525-53
  7. Journal of the National Medical Association, 89, (1997): 464-476.
  8. Hypertension 28 (1996): 228-237. [full article]
  9. Hypertension 26 (1995): 820-82 [full article]
  10. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 57 (1989): 950-96
  11. Psychosomatic Medicine 45 (1983): 41-46.
  12. Harefuah [the Journal of the Israel Medical Association] 95(1)(1978): 1
  13. Psychosomatic Medicine 37 (1975): 86.
  14. Circulation 45 and 46 (1972): 516.

Decreased Free Radicals
  1. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 14 (2008): 241-250.
  2. Psychosomatic Medicine 60 (1998): 38-4
  3. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 12 (1998): 31-38.

Reduction in Pain
  1. NeuroReport 17(12) (2006): 1359-6
    [full article]
  2. Psychosomatic Medicine 43(2) (1981): 157-16
  3. American Journal of Cardiology 77, 867-870. [abstract]

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.

Decreased Health Care Expenditures
  1. The American Journal of Health Promotion 14 (2000): 284-29
  2. The American Journal of Managed Care 3 (1997): 135-14
  3. American Journal of Health Promotion, (1996): 208-216.
  4. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 95 (1)(1988): A56.
  5. Psychosomatic Medicine 49 (1987): 493-507.

Reduced Stress
  1. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 17(1), 235-276, 2005.
  2. Annals of New York Academy of Sciences 1032 (2005):211-215.
  3. American Journal of Health Promotion 12 (1998): 297-299.
  4. Journal of the National Medical Association, 89 (1997): 464-476.
  5. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 746 (1994):381-38
  6. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 16(3) (1992): 415-2
  7. American Psychologist 42 (1987): 879-88
  8. Journal of Biomedicine 1 (1980): 73-88.
  9. Experientia 34(5) (1978): 618-9.
  10. Hormones and Behavior 10(1) (1978): 54-60.
  11. Psychosomatic Medicine 35 (1973), 341-349.

Decreased Medical Care Utilization and Hospitalization
  1. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 17(1) (2005): 415-44
  2. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 95(1) (1998): A56.
  3. The American Journal of Managed Care 3 (1997): 135-14
  4. American Journal of Health Promotion 10 (1996): 208-216.
  5. Japanese Journal of Industrial Health 32 (1990): 656.
  6. Japanese Journal of Public Health 37 (10 Suppl.) (1990): 729.
  7. Psychosomatic Medicine 49 (1987): 493-507.

Decreased Insomnia
  1. Lakartidningen 74(47) (1997): 4212-421
  2. National Institutes of Health Technology Assessment Conference on Integration of Behavior and Relaxation Approaches into the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Insominia, Bethesda Maryland: National Institutes of Health (1995).
  3. Japanese Journal of Public Health 34 (1990):729.
  4. Journal of Counseling and Development 64 (1986): 212-215.
  5. The New Zealand Family Physician 9 (1982): 62-65.

Increased Stability of the Autonomic Nervous System
  1. Psychosomatic Medicine 35 (1973): 341-349.
  2. Psychosomatic Medicine 44 (1982): 133-15

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 fur 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 (1975): 942-945.
  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): 28-3
  5. International Journal of the Addictions 12 (1977): 729-75
  6. American Journal of Psychiatry 132 (1975): 942-945.

Improved Quality of Life Among Breast Cancer Patients
  1. Integrative Cancer Therapies 8 (3) (2009) 228-234.



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