Anatomic characterization of human ultra-weak photon emission in practitioners of transcendental meditation(TM) and control subjects.
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) January 1, 2006 Eduard P A Van Wijk, Heike Koch, Saskia Bosman et al.
People emit ultra-weak light (biophotons) from their bodies, and this emission may reflect free radical activity. In 20 healthy male nonsmokers, half of whom had practiced Transcendental Meditation (TM) twice daily for at least 10 years, emission intensities were lower in TM practitioners than in controls. The percentage of emission from most body locations did not differ between groups, except for the throat and palm. The data suggest that long-term TM practice is associated with altered ultra-weak photon emission, supporting the idea that meditation may influence free radical reactions.