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Not All Techniques are the Same |
A study published in American Journal of Health Promotion analysed
research on various forms of meditation and relaxation using a
sophisticated statistical technique called "meta-analysis".
The research analysed a total of 597 studies involving an estimated
20,000 subjects. It found Transcendental Meditation to be the most
effective in the areas of anxiety reduction, blood pressure reduction,
physiological relaxation, self-actualization, improved psychological
outcomes, and decreased use of cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs. Reference: All approaches to preventing and reversing the effects of stress are not the same. American Journal of Health Promotion (1999)
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 dwelling in an inner-city community, Transcendental Meditation was compared with the most widely used method of producing physiological relaxation. Subjects who had moderately elevated blood pressure levels were randomly assigned Transcendental Meditation, Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR), or usual care. Over a 3-month interval, systolic and diastolic blood pressure dropped by 10.6 and 5.9 mm Hg, respectively, in the Transcendental Meditation group, and 4.0 and 2.1. mm Hg in the PMR group, with virtually no change in the usual care group. A second random assignment study with the elderly conducted at Harvard found similar blood pressure changes produced by Transcendental Meditation over 3 months (11 mm Hg for systolic blood pressure). REFERENCE: Reference I: In search of an optimal behavioral treatment for hypertension: A review and focus on Transcendental Meditation, chapter in Personality, Elevated Blood Pressure, and Essential Hypertension (Washington, D.C., Hemisphere Publishing, 1992). Reference II: Transcendental Meditation, mindfulness, and longevity: An experimental study with the elderly, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 57(6): 950964, 1989.')){kind=link}
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Increased Relaxation and Decreased Stress
Decreased Stress Hormones
Decreased Cigarette and Drug Abuse
Development of Personality
Increased Strength of Self-Concept
Increased Self-Actualisation
Increased Positivity, Decreased Crime
Improved Quality of Life
Reduced Conflict
Reduced crime in Merseyside
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 or prevention programmes (such as programmes to counteract peer-pressure and promote personal development). This meta-analysis controlled for strength of study design and included both heavy and casual users. Whereas the effects of conventional programmes typically decrease sharply by 3 months, effects of Transcendental Meditation on total abstinence from tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug ranged from 51% to 89% over an 18 to 22 month period. Reference I: Treating and preventing alcohol, nicotine, and drug abuse through Transcendental Meditation: A review and statistical meta-analysis, Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 11: 13-87, 1994. Reference II: Effectiveness of the Transcendental Meditation programme in preventing and treating substance misuse: A review, International Journal of the Addictions 26: 293-325, 1991.')){kind=link}
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 and decreased crime rate trends during subsequent years (19721977) in comparison to 19671972, in contrast to control cities matched for geographic region, population, college population, and crime rate. Reference: The Transcendental Meditation programme and crime rate change in a sample of forty-eight cities, Journal of Crime and Justice 4: 2545, 1981.')){kind=link}
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