"One thing that I find with meditating is that it helps me make better decisions … I'm more creative too. So there's the element of reducing stress, reducing tiredness and all those feelings, but there is the positive element as well".
Evidence shows that Transcendental Meditation improves your resilience to stress.
to better handle ... the challenging situations life presents.
TM's effect on cortisol: this landmark study published in Hormones and Behaviour found that Transcendental Meditation reduces excessive cortisol.
War veterans practising TM improved significantly on eight measures, in contrast to others randomly assigned to a variety of psychotherapeutic modalities.
"There is a peaceful joy"
"Hundreds of people on Wall Street, whole firms, are learning to meditate"
Chhatre S, Metzger DS, Frank I, Boyer J, Thompson E, Nidich S, Montaner LJ, Jayadevappa R. Effects of behavioral stress reduction Transcendental Meditation intervention in persons with HIV. AIDS Care: Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV 2013 25(10):1291-1297.
Grosswald SJ, Stixrud WR, Travis F, Bateh MA. Use of the Transcendental Meditation technique to reduce symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by reducing stress and anxiety: an exploratory study. Current Issues in Education [On-line] 2008 10(2).