[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
a similar effect. It is, of course, not the only yantra technique there is. --- freeradicalfederation [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Elevated intraocular pressure is the #1 risk factor for glaucoma. We have measured elevated intraocular pressure during and immediately after

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hermandan0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doesn't Rick have a point though? If IOP is significantly raised in a statistically significant number of people practising TM and there is a large population of those who have been practising for 30 plus years, you

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_reply@ wrote: Try the warm Ghee eye bath for 3 days, twice a day, when you

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
, freeradicalfederation no_reply@ wrote: My data shows that TM and the TM-Sidhis program can significantly raise intraocular pressure (IOP). Elevated IOP is the most significant risk factor for glaucoma, one of the leading treatable causes of blindness worldwide. (TM doesn't appear to raise IOP

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 15, 2008, at 2:20 AM, hermandan0 wrote: What's the IOP history of your subjects before learning TM an TM-Sidhis? Precisely. And since this obviously isn't a random sample how do we know this does not

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sandiego108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or perhaps I haven't heard about it because it is a a parameter not worth measuring, i.e. the increase in pressure is completely benign. Seeing that TM is just a version of deep rest, I am at a loss why any

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does the eye pressure stay elevated, or just elevate during TM? Could the elevation be due to increased blood flow to the head, which is reported to happen during TM, but which presumably drops after meditation? And if

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sandiego108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Aha! Now we're getting somewhere-- it is the physical movement associated with the flying technique and/or the thinking at subtle levels that cause this effect. Just TM won't do it, but the Sidhis will.

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you have a background in scientific method and statistical analysis? yes I don't practice TM in the traditional way and since I understand the dangers of the TMSP, I wouldn't even consider practicing it. I have

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Page on Truth About TM.com

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
Can you point me to more information about the instrumentation required to measure ultraweak photon emissions? Thanks --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: David Orme-Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:21 AM To: 'David

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Page on Truth About TM.com

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of freeradicalfederation Sorry, I read the post too quickly. I thought it was posted by David OJ himself. I know him - I'll get in contact

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation wrote: One interest of ours has been in identifying meditation techniques that either do not have the IOP-increasing side effect or that might even have

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
Good questions. I'll answer them below. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 wayback71@ wrote: How could a person find out if they high IOP? I like to do shoulder stand and also headstand. The highest correlation, according to what I have

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Page on Truth About TM.com

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation no_reply@ wrote: Can you point me to more information about the instrumentation required to measure ultraweak photon emissions? Thanks 1) a very dark

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, I do see a good ophthalmologist about every year, and I will ask him about all of this, including testing me after I do a headstand. With yoga classes so popular these days, and nearly everyone doing

[FairfieldLife] Re: Neurological correlates of meditational styles

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jack Smith jacksmith8121@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: But in TM, thoughts aren't ever distracting. doesn't acknowledge that TM

[FairfieldLife] TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-14 Thread freeradicalfederation
My data shows that TM and the TM-Sidhis program can significantly raise intraocular pressure (IOP). Elevated IOP is the most significant risk factor for glaucoma, one of the leading treatable causes of blindness worldwide. (TM doesn't appear to raise IOP for everyone. However, I think we need to

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-14 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation no_reply@ wrote: My data shows that TM and the TM-Sidhis program can significantly raise intraocular pressure (IOP). Elevated IOP is the most significant

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-14 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 14, 2008, at 5:53 PM, freeradicalfederation wrote: My data shows that TM and the TM-Sidhis program can significantly raise intraocular pressure (IOP). Elevated IOP is the most significant risk factor

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-14 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe it's not the TM but the fact that most TMers do yoga – not headstands usually but shoulder stands. My grandmother went blind from glaucoma. I've been meditating for 40 years and have excellent vision. Go figure.

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-14 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is increased pressure associated with increased heat? Not in this case.

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-14 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation no_reply

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-14 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try the warm Ghee eye bath for 3 days, twice a day, when you are on holiday, and not driving or doing much. The netra basti has no beneficial effect on IOP that we can find. (If any effect exists in the long term

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-14 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And congrats on maintaining excellent vision. I assume you at at least 55+ years old. If you don't require reading glasses, you are doing great -- and it might even be fair to attribute your excellent vision to the

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-14 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Furthermore, that doesn't address the issue of why TM would increase eye pressure (IOP) to start with. Er..it doesn't. It is something else causing it silly. OffWorld I'll ignore your immature attitude

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-14 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander mailander111@ wrote: It is true that it is extraordinarily difficult to distinguish between a cause and a correlation, but why are so sure, Off, that

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-14 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sandiego108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation no_reply@ wrote: snip The point is that the very existence of data on this phenomenon is noteworthy. Beyond this, I feel it is up to the TM organization

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-14 Thread freeradicalfederation
. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And you're sure the pressure is the problem, rather than the heat? --- freeradicalfederation [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander mailander111@ wrote