Archive for the ‘Research’ Category

Meditation Research Conference Held at NY Academy of Sciences

02/26/2013

Meditation researchers from around the country came together to share findings from new studies on a wide range of different meditation traditions, ranging from mindfulness and Zazen to Qi Gong and the Transcendental Meditation technique. Read more

“Transcendental Meditation May Help Stressed Vets” – Bloomberg Businessweek

02/12/2013

Every 65 minutes, a U.S. military veteran committed suicide in 2010. That’s according to a comprehensive study released last Friday by the Department of Veteran Affairs, which tracked veteran suicides from 1999 to 2010 (PDF). Read more

Heart Health Webinar: The Benefits of TM Practice in Promoting Cardiovascular Health

02/08/2013

On January 19, healthcare professionals around the country tuned in online to watch Transcendental Meditation, Stress, and Heart Health—a webinar featuring two leading experts on the TM technique’s benefits in preventing and treating cardiovascular disease. Read more

Can Transcendental Meditation Help Military Rape Victims?

02/04/2013

In a recent series in the Huffington Post, advocates of those who have become victims of sexual assault in the military were invited to speak out about how those who have experienced military sexual trauma (MST) can be helped. Read more

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“The Space Between” –TED Conference Explores the Value of Meditation

01/15/2013

The December, 2012 TEDxWomen conference in Washington, DC included a fascinating talk by Dr. John Hagelin, world-renowned quantum physicist, science and public policy expert, speaking about the value of meditation as a powerful tool for health… Read more

“Evidence Suggests Meditation Should Be Included in Government-Sponsored Health Programs”

01/09/2013

More people still die from cardiovascular disease than any other illness. Dubbed the number one killer and the silent killer, modern medicine has been researching and incorporating complementary and alternative approaches to… Read more

New Study Finds that TM Reduces Death, Heart Attack and Stroke in Heart Patients

11/19/2012

This week hundreds of articles have appeared in newspapers around the world about the results of a new scientific study published on November 13th in the American Heart Association journal, Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Read more

How the TM Technique Can Help Stop Food Addiction — An Interview with Dr. Pam Peeke

10/16/2012

Pam Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, is the New York Times bestselling author of Body-for-Life for Women, Fight Fat after Forty, and Fit to Live. Dr. Peeke is a Pew Scholar in nutrition and metabolism, assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Maryland, Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and a nationally recognized expert in nutrition, fitness, and public health. Read more

TM Helps Cancer Treatment Center Health Providers Overcome Stress

09/18/2012

Early in his medical career oncologist Ravi Patel, M.D. treated his cancer patients by the book. But it wasn’t long before he realized that there had to be a better way. Dr. Patel recognized that cancer patients needed more care and attention—both medical and emotional—than most patients. Read more

Norwich University Studies the Benefits of TM on Cadets

07/16/2012

Pioneering research now underway at the nation’s oldest, private military college, Norwich University in Northfield, VT, has found that the Transcendental Meditation technique provides an effective tool to assist students enrolled a rigorous program of academics and military training. Read more

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