Recovery & Rehabilitation

Discover how Transcendental Meditation may help reduce stress, strengthen resilience, support emotional wellbeing, and contribute to recovery from life’s physical and psychological challenges.

Supporting Recovery
and Positive Change

Recovery is about more than healing the body or mind. Rehabilitation is about rebuilding resilience, improving emotional balance and making healthier decisions for the future. Transcendental Meditation (TM) is a simple, natural technique practised for 20 minutes twice daily. Research suggests it may help reduce stress, support emotional wellbeing and improve self-regulation, creating conditions that can complement rehabilitation programmes, recovery from illness or injury, and positive long-term change. TM is not a medical treatment or a substitute for professional care, but it may support established rehabilitation and recovery approaches.

 

Scientific Research on TM
in Recovery & Rehabilitation

Research has examined how Transcendental Meditation may support recovery and rehabilitation across a range of settings, including healthcare, addiction recovery, correctional facilities and veterans’ wellbeing. Our featured study provides a useful introduction to this growing body of evidence.

STUDY R-01 · RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Prisoners practising Transcendental Meditation during a rehabilitation programme in a correctional facility

Supporting Veterans Living with PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder can have a profound impact on mental health, relationships and everyday functioning. This randomised controlled study examined whether Transcendental Meditation could help military veterans with PTSD. The findings suggest that regular practice may reduce PTSD symptoms, improve psychological wellbeing and provide a valuable complement to conventional treatment and rehabilitation.

 
 
 

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