Fasting blood samples were tested for biochemical parameters before, one week following and 2.9 months following the treatments. Pulse and diastolic blood pressure were reduced after the treatments. State anxiety measures imporved significantly. These results indicate that Maharishi Rejuvenation treatments are useful in improving cardiovascular risk factors. The influence of Maharishi Ayur-Veda Shirodara, prescribed for alleviating neurological and psychological disorders, on the dynamics of brain activity as measured by EEG was examined.
Results show two contrasting modes of brain activity during the procedure.
Findings indicate that Maharishi Ayur-Veda Shirodara, generating high coherence in neural systems, supports more comprehensive states of conscious awareness. A five year 1987 study on health insurance statistics study tracked 2000 people across the county who practiced the TM program. The data was collected by the insurance company. The statistics from the meditation group were compared to those of a control group selected by the insurance company to match the TM group for age, education, profession and other variables. The three year study showed the TM group had the greatest reductions in stress and blood pressure.