Re: Transcendental Meditation

[joan carol urquhart <jcu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jules,

As a caregiver, I use TM to focus when burnout and depression set in.
Breathing improves (it becomes deeper/less shallow even when I am not
meditating),
muscle tension relaxes and my anxiety disappears  if I practice it
consistently.
Plus I sleep better and deeper after a few days of consistent meditation.
I agree,
it would be interesting to see if there are any studies done
on transcendental meditation and parkinson's disease.

For those who don't know, with TM there are no complex "methods",
just a mantra that is repeated silently while sitting in a  comfortable
position.
One uses a mantra to clear the mind of all thought (its harder than you
think)
and for no longer than 20 minutes at a time, two or three times a day before
meals.
One needs to learn this technique from a TM master,
easily learned in a few hours.
There is no dogma attached to its practice, other than good health.

It sure couldn't hurt pwps
and there would be only calming benefits in 'off' periods.
Maybe I will look into your question at a TM centre in my area.
I have always wondered if people who practice deep daily meditation
have greater dopamine levels.
What a great question you asked!

Joan
(way up in Ontario where the air is humid, thick and sticky)
Happy Birthday Canada !

-----Original Message-----
From: Julius Margolis <jmargoli@xxxxxxx>
To: PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, June 29, 2001 6:31 PM
Subject: Transcendental Meditation


>Has anyone had experience, positive or negative, on the use of
>transcendental meditation to control off periods or dyskinesia?  Jules (cg
>for Doris 77/70)
>
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