Transcendental Meditation negates record stress seen in scholars according to a new report released by the Journal of Instructional Psychology.
Reduced stress
The study found TM markedly reduced psychological distress in at-risk racial and ethnic minority public college students. The reduction was 36 % over 4 months matched against controls. The study also found significant decreases in trait anxiety and evidence of depression.
My research at the worksite a number of years back found a 58% dip in self-reported stress symptoms, employing a standardised questionnaire. So this new finding does not surprise me a bit.
South African policy makers would do well to pay attention to these observations. The study indicates Transcendental Meditation has important advantages for kids from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The majority of the study sample was from 'ethnic and racial minorities ', which in the US equates with poorer backgrounds.
In S. A. , the poorer sector of the populace is the majority and is in fact a major focus of state policy. Our recent National Planning Commission reports that literacy and numeracy in SA grades 3 and 6 rates nearly 139th in the world. We have ENORMOUS Issues!
So it is fascinating to read that a study made public earlier in the year in the journal 'Education ' showed improved math and English results among low-performing middle school scholars (usually Black and Hispanic) who learned Transcendental Meditation.
In S. A. Improvement of English and mathematics talents is at present the target of the Ministry of Basic Education.
So what are we waiting for? More systematic validation or more celebrity endorsements?
Those South African teachers who have had the good fortune to work with TM in colleges have seen it all before. Inside roughly a week of starting the fulfilment of "quiet time" in a school, violence and bullying subsides, student behavior improves, teachers find learners to be more awake and receptive: "its a transition to heaven depths.
So one more time: WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
Transcendental Meditation ameliorates stress. Stress impedes learning. The atmosphere in schools leaves a lot to be desired. Teacher burnout is also a difficulty. All these negative implications of stress melt away when T M is introduced into an organisation.
Leave a comment below "Please, oh please we'd like to hear from you".
Reduced stress
The study found TM markedly reduced psychological distress in at-risk racial and ethnic minority public college students. The reduction was 36 % over 4 months matched against controls. The study also found significant decreases in trait anxiety and evidence of depression.
My research at the worksite a number of years back found a 58% dip in self-reported stress symptoms, employing a standardised questionnaire. So this new finding does not surprise me a bit.
South African policy makers would do well to pay attention to these observations. The study indicates Transcendental Meditation has important advantages for kids from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The majority of the study sample was from 'ethnic and racial minorities ', which in the US equates with poorer backgrounds.
In S. A. , the poorer sector of the populace is the majority and is in fact a major focus of state policy. Our recent National Planning Commission reports that literacy and numeracy in SA grades 3 and 6 rates nearly 139th in the world. We have ENORMOUS Issues!
So it is fascinating to read that a study made public earlier in the year in the journal 'Education ' showed improved math and English results among low-performing middle school scholars (usually Black and Hispanic) who learned Transcendental Meditation.
In S. A. Improvement of English and mathematics talents is at present the target of the Ministry of Basic Education.
So what are we waiting for? More systematic validation or more celebrity endorsements?
Those South African teachers who have had the good fortune to work with TM in colleges have seen it all before. Inside roughly a week of starting the fulfilment of "quiet time" in a school, violence and bullying subsides, student behavior improves, teachers find learners to be more awake and receptive: "its a transition to heaven depths.
So one more time: WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
Transcendental Meditation ameliorates stress. Stress impedes learning. The atmosphere in schools leaves a lot to be desired. Teacher burnout is also a difficulty. All these negative implications of stress melt away when T M is introduced into an organisation.
Leave a comment below "Please, oh please we'd like to hear from you".
About the Author:
Doctor Richard Broome and his psychologist wife, Vicki, run the Houghton T M Centre in Johannesburg, S. A. He has a deep and abiding interest in eduction and stress research A graduate engineer and ex-military and airline pilot, he's got an MBA and doctorate from the University of Cape Town.
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