Scientific validation
Scientific Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program
Collected Papers Volumes 1-6; over 4,000 pages of scientific papers.
Over 600 scientific studies at more than 200 independent research institutions make the TM technique the most thoroughly researched program in the field of human development. These studies. conducted at more than 200 independent research institutions in 35 countries during the past 40 years confirm that the technique works—and brings remarkable benefits to people around the world.
Research on the Transcendental Meditation program has been published in more than 100 leading scientific journals, including Scientific American, Business and Health, Science, and the Journal of the American Medical Association.
What Research Says
The Transcendental Meditation technique is the most thoroughly researched program in the field of human development. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has provided grant funding in excess of $21 million for conducting research on the effects of the Transcendental Meditation program on disease prevention and health promotion. The majority of this funded research has focused on heart disease and its associated risk factors.
Benefits for Everyone
Research conducted around the world documents that the program is universally effective for:
* All cultural and ethnic groups
* All age groups—from increased alertness in infants of meditating parents, to increased health, happiness, and longevity in meditating elderly
* People of all socioeconomic levels and intellectual abilities
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Reverse the Aging Process in 44 Ways
Positive effects of the Transcendental Meditation program are exactly opposite to 44 detrimental effects of aging.
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