Meditation 'leads to longer life'

By David Adam, science correspondent
The Guardian
Monday, May 2, 2005

The Beatles were right: researchers have found that
hanging out with the Maharishi may make you live longer.

A new study shows that transcendental meditation, a
relaxation technique developed by the Indian guru and
made famous when the fab four dabbled with it in the late
60s, can reduce death rates by nearly a quarter.

Robert Schneider, who led the research, said: "The study
found that in older people with mild high blood pressure,
those practising transcendental meditation had a 23%
lower risk of death from all causes."

The study was funded by the US government and the results
appear in the American Journal of Cardiology. The study
pooled the findings of two previous trials that followed
202 elderly people in the US over 18 years. Some
practised transcendental meditation, while others tried
different techniques, such as progressive muscle
relaxation.

The transcendental meditation group had 30% fewer deaths
from heart disease and 49% fewer from cancer.

"Although the sample [size] was relatively modest, these
preliminary results suggest that an effective stress
reducing intervention may decrease mortality,"
researchers said.

Previous research has found that transcendental
meditation can lower stress hormone levels and blood
pressure. "This study builds on that and shows the final
outcome of these physiological and psychological changes
is a longer life span," said Dr Schneider, who heads the
centre of natural medicine and prevention at the
Maharishi University of Management in Iowa.

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