Consciousness-Based Education Association

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Scientific Research on the Transcendental Meditation^® and TM-Sidhi^® Programs
Additional Findings on Physiological Functioning

Effects During the Practice

Increased EEG Coherence
References:
1. Proceedings of the San Diego Biomedical Symposium 15 (1976).
2. Psychosomatic Medicine 46 (1984): 267–276.

Increased Blood Flow to the Brain
References:
1. American Journal of Physiology 235(1)(1978): R89–R92.
2. Psychophysiology 13 (1976): 168.
3. The Physiologist 21 (1978): 60.

Increased Muscle Relaxation
References:
1. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 35 (1973): 143–151.
2. Psychpatrométrié 4 (1978): 437–438.

Decreased Stress Hormone (Plasma Cortisol)
References:
1. Hormones and Behavior 10(1)(1978): 54–60.
2. Journal of Biomedicine 1 (1980): 73–88.
3. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology 7 (1980): 75–76.
4. Experientia 34 (1978): 618–619.

This Association offers the scientifically validated Consciousness-Based^SM education program, founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. More than 40 years of experience and over 600 scientific research studies have shown this non-sectarian program to improve educational outcomes, reduce stress and antisocial behavior, increase creativity and intelligence, and unfold the inner happiness of students and teachers of all cultural and educational backgrounds.

Effects of the Practice in Daily Life

Increased EEG Coherence
References:
1. International Journal of Neuroscience 14 (1981): 147–151.

Increased Efficiency of Information Transfer in the Brain
References:
1. Motivation, Motor and Sensory Processes of the Brain, Progress in Brain Research 54 (1980): 447–453.
2. International Journal of Neuroscience 10 (1980): 165–170.
3. Psychophysiology 26 (1989): 526.
4. Zeitschrift für Elektroenzephalographie und Elektromyographie EEG-EMG 7 (1976): 99–103.

Lower Baseline Levels of Heart Rate, Respiration Rate, Plasma Lactate, and Spontaneous Skin Resistance Responses
References:
1. American Psychologist 42 (1987): 879–881.
2. L'Encéphale [The Brain] 10 (1984): 139–144.

Increased Stability of the Autonomic Nervous System
References:
1. Psychosomatic Medicine 35 (1973): 341–349.
2. Psychosomatic Medicine 44 (1982): 133–153.

Faster Recovery from Stress
References:
1. Psychosomatic Medicine 35 (1973): 341–349.
2. International Journal of Neuroscience 46 (1989): 77–86.

Faster Reactions
References:
1. Personality and Individual Differences 12 (1991): 1106–1116.
2. Perceptual and Motor Skills 38 (1974): 1263–1268.
3. Perceptual and Motor Skills 46 (1978): 726.
4. Motivation, Motor and Sensory Processes of the Brain, Progress in Brain Research 54 (1980): 447–453.
5. L'Encéphale [The Brain] 10 (1984): 139–144.

Faster Reflex Responses
References:
1. Perceptual and Motor Skills 50 (1980): 1103–1106.

Conclusion
During the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique, the body gains a unique state of deep relaxation that dissolves accumulated stress and fatigue. At the same time, brain functioning becomes more orderly. As a result, the body becomes healthier and more integrated, leading to greater success in dynamic activity.

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