Entries tagged as Meditation

Transcendental Meditation Helps Patients With Heart Disease Lower Cardiac Disease Risks By 50 percent

On March 10, 2010 / By Chris Fisher / In Meditation / No Comments

Patients with coronary heart disease who practiced the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation® technique had nearly 50 percent lower rates of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to non-meditating controls, according to the results of a first-ever study presented during the annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando, Fla., on Nov.16, 2009. (read the full story)

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At-Risk College Students Reduce High Blood Pressure, Anxiety, And Depression Through Transcendental Meditation

On March 8, 2010 / By Chris Fisher / In Meditation / No Comments

The Transcendental Meditation® technique may be an effective method to reduce blood pressure, anxiety, depression, and anger among at-risk college students, according to a new study to be published in the American Journal of Hypertension, December 2009. “The Transcendental Meditation Program, a widely-used standardized program to reduce stress, showed significant decreases in blood pressure and improved mental health in young adults at risk for hypertension,” said David Haaga, PhD, co-author of the study and professor of psychology at American University in Washington, D.C. (read the full story)

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A New EEG Study Finds That Transcendental Meditation Activates The Default Mode Network Of The Brain

On March 5, 2010 / By Chris Fisher / In Meditation, QEEG / No Comments

A new EEG study conducted on college students at American University found they could more highly activate the default mode network, a suggested natural “ground state” of the brain, during their practice of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique. This three-month randomized control study is published in a special issue of Cognitive Processing dedicated to the Neuroscience of Meditation and Consciousness, Volume 11, Number 1, February, 2010. (read the full story)

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Yoga Reduces Cytokine Levels Known To Promote Inflammation

On January 28, 2010 / By Chris Fisher / In Meditation / No Comments

Regularly practicing yoga exercises may lower a number of compounds in the blood and reduce the level of inflammation that normally rises because of both normal aging and stress, a new study has shown. The study showed that women who routinely practiced yoga had lower amounts of the cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) in their blood. The women also showed smaller increases in IL-6 after stressful experiences than did women who were the same age and weight but who were not yoga practitioners. IL-6 is an important part of the body’s inflammatory response and has been implicated in heart disease, stroke, type-2 diabetes, arthritis and a host of other age-related debilitating diseases. the researchers suggest that reductions of inflammation may provide substantial short- and long-term health benefits. (continue reading)

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The Main Goals Of Meditation (Wild Divine)

On January 23, 2010 / By Chris Fisher / In Meditation / No Comments

Meditation is a way in which you can get acquainted with virtue in your mind so that you can have a calmer and more peaceful feeling. Having a peaceful mind is beneficial in helping you become free of your worries. This is not to say that you won’t worry about things, but you develop a more effective way of dealing with stressful situations in your daily life. You will be able to understand them in a different light and be able to see them for what they really are. When your mind is not at peace, it is hard to be happy even under pleasant circumstances. (continue reading)

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A Brief History of Transcendental Meditation (Wild Divine)

On August 10, 2009 / By Chris Fisher / In Meditation / No Comments

meditation_rainbowThe good folks over at Wild Divine recently posted “A Brief History of Transcendental Meditation” and gave us permission to republish the article. I thought our valued readers might appreciate additional coverage of meditative techniques given the popularity of the recent Integrative Body-Mind Training, Nature Exposure, and Mindfulness: A Review of Attention State Training Techniques by Mark Johnson. (more…)

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Integrative Body-Mind Training, Nature Exposure, and Mindfulness: A Review of Attention State Training Techniques

On June 4, 2009 / By Mark Johnson / In Meditation / 1 Comment

meditation_goldenI would like to introduce our readers to several meditative techniques called Integrative Body-Mind Training (IBMT), nature exposure, and mindfulness, as well as discuss their use in attention state training.  My review of current research with these intriguing alternative therapies finds that they may also be quick and effective treatments for anxiety, depression, and anger. (more…)

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