Maharishi Effect
Physiological Indicators of Deep
Rest
through the Transcendental Meditation program
Figure 1.
A meta-analysis of published research on physiological
changes the Transcendental Meditation technique—31 studies
in all—found that during the practice, Transcendental Meditation
practitioners showed a significant increase in basal skin resistance
during eyes-closed rest. Meta-analysis is the preferred scientific
procedure for drawing definitive conclusions from large bodies of
research.