A Formula for Peace

Can Meditation Curb Heart Attacks? - NYTimes.com
By RONI CARYN RABINRichard Patterson for The New York Times Recent research suggests transcendental meditation may be good for the heart.When Julia Banks was almost 70, she took up transcendental meditation. She had clogged arteries, high blood pressure and too much weight around the middle, and she enrolled in a clinical trial testing

Towards Collective Harmony
One percent of the population practicing the Transcendental Meditation would produce measurable improvements in the quality of life for the whole population.Such was boldly predicted by Maharishi Yogi in 1960. However, this phenomenon was first noticed in 1974 and published in 1976. It was found that when 1% of the community practiced the Transcendental Meditation program, then the average crime rate came down by an average of 16%. This phenomenon was named the Maharishi Effect then. Later, the meaning of the term was extended to cover the influence generated by the group practice of the TM-Sidhi program. Now,

Meditation may lower BP and college stressors
By Joene HendryNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If the stresses of college have put you at risk for high blood pressure, try transcendental meditation.Blood pressure fell among college students who spent about 20 minutes at least once a day to reach the "restful alertness" state of transcendental meditation, Dr. Sanford I. Nidich, at Maharishi University of Management Research Institute in Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa, a

At-risk college students reduce HBP, anxiety, depression through Transcendental Meditation
The Transcendental Meditation® technique may be an effective method to reduce blood pressure, anxiety, depression, and anger among at-risk college students, according to a new study to be published in the American Journal of Hypertension, December 2009. "The Transcendental Meditation Program, a widely-used standardized program to reduce stress, showed significant decreases in blood pressure and improved mental health in young adults at risk for hypertension," said David Haaga, PhD, co-author of the study and professor of psych

Meditate and learn better
Transcendental Meditation. That's the soothing study aid now used in Rio's schools, with the support of the David Lynch Foundation. Sessions of transcendental meditation are now part of 7,000 students' curriculum. And it appears to be working. Rio now plans to introduce the practice in schools citywide.