The Effects of the transcendental meditation program on mindfulness.
Mindfulness is associated with low levels of neuroticism, anxiety, and depressive symptoms, as well as high levels of self-esteem and satisfaction with life (Brown & Ryan, 2003). As part of a 3-month randomized waitlist-controlled trial of the effects of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program on university students (N=295), we examined the impact of TM practice on mindfulness as measured by the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS; Baer, Smith, & Allen, 2004). A repeated measures ANOVA on total KIMS scores showed a significant timextreatment interaction, with the TM participants reporting greater increases in mindfulness than the waitlist participants. All KIMS subscales were positively intercorrelated at pretreatment, and there were no differences over time or as a function of treatment condition in subscale intercorrelations. Therefore, previously published findings of a positive correlation between subscales measuring the skills of observing and accepting-without-judgment one's inner experiences only among those with meditation experience may have reflected a self-selection effect rather than a change in the relation of these mindfulness components resulting directly from meditation practice. (c) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 65: 1-16, 2009.
J Clin Psychol. 2009 Feb 24. Tanner MA, Travis F, Gaylord-King C, Haaga DA, Grosswald S, Schneider RH. American University.
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Wow, yet another study showing the amazing benefits of 20 minutes twice a day of TM. If anyone wants to learn more, you can click on my name above and read my article: "How To Learn Transcendental Meditation". Peace!
# Posted By Dr. Keith DeBoer
| 4/25/09 10:32 PM
Great news for the positive effect of TM. I have been doing TM for years and have nothing but good effect from the twice-daily practice. It reduces stress, keeps me healthy and happy. And it is completely effortless to do, and so simple to learn. And what I also like about TM is that there are over 600 studies showing how good it is for my mind and body. Have a look at the web site www.TM.org for all scoop on the Transcendental Meditation program.
# Posted By JAMMYMAN
| 4/26/09 7:14 AM
It's good to see the research on Transcendental Meditation Technique (tm.org) getting increasingly rigorous and revealing of the substantial nature of the benefits this twice daily practise can bring. To add to what has already been said regarding the research validating the benefits of the TM Program: You know you have found something valuable, when the CLOSER you look the BETTER you realize it is! I looked into it and found out the 350 peer-reviewed research studies were conducted on over 10,000 subjects who were practicing the TM technique. These studies included numerous randomized controlled trials, along with eight meta-analyses of 597 separate studies on the effects of meditation. The studies were conducted at Harvard Medical School, Yale Medical School, Stanford Medical School, University of PA, University of Kentucky, and more than 200 other independent institutions, and were done by 360 scientists from 29 countries. All total, over 30,0000 subjects (participating in TM, other techniques or controls) were involved in the hundreds of research studies on TM. The majority of these studies compared TM to other practices or control groups. My thanks to all involved in highlighting the value of this program.
# Posted By Dr. Jean Tobin
| 4/26/09 1:50 PM
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