Latest Transcendental Meditation research Stories

Clinical trials have shown TM® practice is also associated with lower rates of heart attack and stroke FAIRFIELD, Iowa, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- A report from the American Heart Association (AHA) published on April 22 concluded that the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique lowers blood pressure and recommends that TM may be considered in clinical practice for the prevention and treatment of hypertension. The purpose of the report, entitled "Beyond Medications and...

African Americans with heart disease who practiced Transcendental Meditation regularly were 48 percent less likely to have a heart attack, stroke or die from all causes compared with African Americans who attended a health education class over more than five years, according to new research published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Those practicing meditation also lowered their blood pressure and reported less stress and anger....