It doesn't take long to see the "trueskeptics" obvious bias against TM and Grosswald, those are not "true skeptics" just more people with there heads stuck in the sand and ridiculing any paradigm other than the current dominant one. That not intelligent skepticism , its substituting cliches for rational discourse, something "Vaj" knows all about.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradh...@...> wrote: > > > On Sep 15, 2009, at 5:10 PM, bob_brigante wrote: > > > http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-09/muom-men091409.php > > > > excerpt > > > > Over 50% reduction in stress and anxiety, and improvements in ADHD > > symptoms > > > > One recent study, published in the December 2008 issue of the peer- > > reviewedCurrent Issues in Education, followed a group of 10 middle > > school students with ADHD who were practicing the Transcendental > > Meditation technique twice a day in school. After three months, > > researchers found over 50% reduction in stress and anxiety, and > > improvements in ADHD symptoms. > > > > "The effect was much greater than we expected," said Sarina J. > > Grosswald, Ed.D., a George Washington University-trained cognitive > > learning specialist and lead researcher on the study. "The children > > also showed improvements in attention, working memory, organization, > > and behavior regulation." > > > > Grosswald said that after the in-school meditation routine began, > > "teachers reported they were able to teach more, and students were > > able to learn more because they were less stressed and anxious." > > > > Prior research shows ADHD children have slower brain development and > > a reduced ability to cope with stress. > > > For more on TM zealot Sarina Grosswald, and how she uses coaching to > influence study outcome, please check out: > > http://spacecityskeptics.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/how-to-design-a-positive-study-meditation-for-childhood-adhd/ >
