| Scientific research has shown that the most beneficial | | | | technique, that is described in his book "The relaxation |
| meditation technique is Maharishi's Transcendental | | | | response" (HarperCollins, 1975, 2000), a best-seller that |
| Meditation (TM). | | | | has sold 5 millions of copies since 1975. |
| The striking reduction of stress and anxiety caused by | | | | Dr. Benson claims that his technique achieves the |
| TM are 3 times greater than the effect caused by | | | | same results as Maharishi's TM. However, the actual |
| most meditation and relaxation techniques. | | | | results achieved by TM are 3 times greater than those |
| Transcendental Meditation has been taught by | | | | achieved by the relaxation response technique, as |
| Maharishi Mahesh Yogi since 1958. | | | | shown by further research (Journal of Clinical |
| The first articles about the beneficial effects of this | | | | Psychology, 45, 1989; and Journal of Social Behavior |
| technique were published around 1970 on important | | | | and Personality, 6, 1991). |
| magazines and scientific journals such as Science (167, | | | | In 1995, Dr. Deepak Chopra created the primordial |
| 1970), American Journal of Physiology (221, 1971) and | | | | sound technique, that is very similar to Maharishi's |
| Scientific American (226, 1972). | | | | Transcendental Meditation (TM) and can be |
| The basic research was conducted by two medical | | | | considered as much as effective. Unfortunately |
| doctors from Harvard University, Herbert Benson and | | | | Maharishi's TM and Chopra's technique are very |
| Robert Wallace. This research was made on dozens | | | | expensive: the price of TM is prohibitive ($2500). |
| of American people who used to practice this | | | | Chopra's technique is expensive also ($325). |
| technique regularly. These people were of any race, | | | | Further on, a mystical atmosphere has been |
| sex, age, job, and with different personal political or | | | | sorrounding the TM technique for years, and the |
| religious belief. | | | | Maharishi organization deals with several peculiar and |
| Later, a lot of research was made about this | | | | weird projects. This has prevented TM to be |
| technique by several doctors and scientists, who | | | | appreciated as it deserves. Transcendental Meditation |
| wrote several articles on important scientific journals | | | | is a simple, precious, effective technique that can help |
| such as International Journal of Neuroscience, | | | | anybody to live better and to reduce or remove |
| Psychosomatic Medicine, Electroencephalography and | | | | stress, anxiety and other disorders. |
| Clinical Neurophysiology, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, | | | | That's why former TM teachers have started teaching |
| Journal of Clinical Psychology, and many more. | | | | this technique for less. For example check the |
| Dr. Benson never practiced this technique himself (Dr. | | | | websites: tm-meditation.co. |
| Wallace did). Dr. Benson created his own relaxation | | | | |