Levels of immune cells in transcendental meditation practitioners

Levels of immune cells in transcendental meditation practitioners

CONTEXT Relationships between mind and body have gradually become accepted. Yogic practices cause modulation of the immune system. Transcendental meditation (TM) is a specific form of mantra meditation. We reported previously different plasma levels of catecholamines and pituitary hormones in TM practitioners comparing with a control group, and patterns of the daytime secretion of these hormone...

Lower lipid peroxide levels in practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation program.

OBJECTIVE Oxidative stress or free radical activity may contribute to the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and other chronic diseases associated with aging. Because psychosocial stress has been shown to increase oxidative stress, we conducted an exploratory study to investigate the effects of stress reduction with the Transcendental Meditation program on serum lipid peroxide levels in elderly...

Daytime hormonal rhythms in practitioners of the transcendental meditation-Sidhi program

The aim of the study was to evaluate the daytime rhythm of hormones in subjects who are practitioners of the advanced meditation technique TM-Sidhi. The study group consisted of five subjects, two women and three men, with at least two years of experience in the practice of the technique. Blood samples were taken at hourly intervals from 09:00h to 21:00h. The subjects practiced meditation for o...

Transcendental meditation may prevent partial epilepsy.

The Transcendental Meditation Program and Academic Achievement

A retrospective study was conducted comparing the grade point averages (GPA' s) of 25 subjects who had begun the practice of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique during their undergraduate studies to the GPA's of25 subjects who had received their undergraduate degrees before learning TM. The mean GPAfor the TM group rose from 2.52 for the three terms immediately before learning TM to 3....