A mixed-methods study of 62 bilingual teacher-leaders found that practicing Transcendental Meditation significantly reduced emotional exhaustion, perceived stress, and mood disturbance compared to a waitlist control group. Qualitative analysis using Yosso's Community Cultural Wealth framework indicated that meditation helped participants access cultural assets such as familial, linguistic, and resistant capital, which supported well-being. Rest itself emerged as a form of resistance. The findings expand Community Cultural Wealth theory and support the effectiveness of culturally responsive wellness practices for sustaining educators of color.
Over six months, Ayurvedic medical students who practiced Transcendental Meditation showed substantial improvements in emotional intelligence and significant reductions in perceived stress, fatigue, and insomnia severity compared to a control group. Emotional intelligence improved across all four subdomains: wellbeing, emotionality, self-control, and sociability. The control group did not show similar changes. These findings suggest that regular Transcendental Meditation practice can promote psychological resilience and well-being in high-stress academic environments.
A pilot randomized controlled trial will compare Transcendental Meditation (TM) to facilitated group support for women affected by domestic violence in Adelaide, Australia. Over eight weeks, participants will receive either standardized TM training or group support sessions. Outcomes measured at baseline, week 8, and week 16 include health-related quality of life, depression, anxiety, perceived stress, and PTSD symptoms. Previous studies suggest TM improves psychological outcomes in other populations, but its effects on domestic violence survivors are largely unknown. If TM proves beneficial, it could offer an accessible, long-term treatment option for distress, anxiety, and depression related to domestic violence.