http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3303565/?tool=pubmed
Interesting that a "TM-like" technique was lumped in with the TM evaluation. The abstract for the study claims that the reduction in BP reached significance, but doesn't give numbers, so it is impossible to say if it did as well as, better, or worse than "real" TM⢠This is a problem with nearly all meditation research: the training/quality of the teachers isn't really considered a factor. One of Vaj's favorite Buddhist meditation studies required all participants in the experimental group to have their meditation "checked" by a single person, Alan Watts, so it seems that, even if some researchers don't admit it explicitly, they're aware of the issue. L
