Over 600 scientific research studies have been conducted, at more than 200 universities and research centers (including Harvard, UCLA, and Stanford).

These studies have been published in more than 100 scientific and scholarly journals, including such peer-reviewed journals as Science, American Journal of Physiology, Scientific American, International Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, and many others.

The Transcendental Meditation technique is based on the oldest continuous tradition of knowledge in human history, the Vedic tradition of enlightenment in India. The Vedic knowledge has been handed down by Vedic masters from generation to generation for thousands of years.

About 50 years ago, Maharishi — the representative in our age of the Vedic tradition — introduced Transcendental Meditation to the world, restoring the knowledge and experience of higher states of consciousness at this critical juncture in time for humanity.

When we teach the Transcendental Meditation technique today, we maintain the same procedures and effectiveness as the teachers of thousands of years ago.

A meta-analysis of 597 studies of meditation practices was published in the American Journal of Health Promotion (May/June 1998). The study found the Transcendental Meditation technique to be significantly superior to other forms of meditation and relaxation in a wide range of criteria related to mental and physical health.

Another meta-analysis, published in the Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, found the effect of the Transcendental Meditation technique on increasing self-actualization to be markedly greater than that of other forms of meditation and relaxation.

Where can I learn this technique

www.tm.org/ .. this seemed like a good place to get info.
swetha