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trancenet.org WWW INFORMATION webzines links search browse DIALOGUE trancechat contact us media info free lists SUPPORT faq free lists counseling resources THANKS! thanks to our donors make a micro-donation ABOUT about help links to us register ... stats trancenet.org relies solely on "sharefare" donations from readers like you. Some topics discussed on this site: New resources on Transcendental Meditation A new issue of TranceNet includes three recent studies on the Transcendental Meditation technique that find it ineffectual at best, and damaging for some, in a variety of applications. A study of female athletes finds TM to be less effective than positive selftalk, a method that the Maharishi and his followers have ridiculed in the past. Renowned social scientist Daniel Druckman reports on a three-year study that found TM ineffectual in enhancing human performance and discusses the flawed methodology of pro-TM researchers' meta-analyses. Finally, two psychologists look at meditation techniques, including TM, and their use in therapy and find nearly two-thirds of practitioners experience negative side-effects, ranging from anxiety and panic to suicidal depression even psychosis-like symptoms. These findings are similar to those of a | |
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