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Deep relief from stress
"One thing that I find with meditating is that it helps me make better decisions … I'm more creative too. So there's the element of reducing stress, reducing tiredness and all those feelings, but there is the positive element as well".
Arianna Huffington
Meditate for a brighter,
more positive state of mind
Evidence shows that Transcendental Meditation improves your resilience to stress.
This simple technique allows you to find deep relaxation and also primes you to
better handle the challenging situations life presents.
TM's effect on cortisol: this landmark study published in Hormones and Behaviour found that Transcendental Meditation reduces cortisol by 30%.
Decreased Cortisol
The Stress Hormone
Reference: Hormones and Behaviour
Reduced Psychological Stress
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology
Stanford University study
Stanford University researchers conducted a meta-analysis of 146 independent studies on the effect of various meditation techniques and found that TM is twice as effective at reducing stress.
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