Can TM Reverse the Ageing Process?
Perhaps the most interesting research is on the effect of Transcendental Meditation on ageing. Studies show that many of the changes that are associated with ageing are found to be decreasing in people who meditate.
Researchers have discovered that the longer you have been meditating, the lower your biological age (as measured by blood pressure, and visual and auditory performance) becomes compared with your chronological age. On average TM meditators have the biological age of a person 5 to 12 years younger. It is therefore not surprising that some researchers conclude that "TM reverses ageing".
Reducing the Effects of Ageing
Researchers showed that meditators
who had been practising Transcendental Meditation for more than 5 years
performed at a level 12 years younger than their chronological age in
tests of blood pressure, and visual and auditory performance.References: 1. International Journal of Neuroscience 16: 53-58 (1982); 2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 57(6): 950-964 (1989); 3. Age 10(4): 160 (1987)
Another study of people in their eighties showed a marked improvement rather than deterioration in their mental and physical health and well-being over a three year period of practising TM.
"I've
been practising TM for about 4 years and I find daily meditation an
essential way to reduce work stress. TM helps me to focus my mind more
clearly and improve my general sense of well-being."Dr. Alex Yellowlees, Consultant Psychiatrist
It appears that with TM people can enjoy a long and healthy life. As one doctor who practises TM says, "TM brings years to your life, and life to your years!"