--- In [email protected], "L B Shriver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is the stuff they did a couple of years ago and said it was going to be published, but > as far as I know (correct me please, if I am mistaken) it has appeared in any reputable > journal prior to turning up in the "Collected Papers". >
I'm not sure what you are referring to -- in the MUM Review article below, it says that there are two Sthapathya Veda articles in a special journal issue of The Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, not "Collected Papers." This Journal appears to be a peer reviewed academic journal (unless the Journal cited at this link is a very similar name): http://gort.ucsd.edu/newjour/s/msg02998.html > I have studied the one on burglaries and the one on patients with S entrances. The one on > burglaries and S entries was particularly weak, in my opinion. Not enough info on the > other one to rule out selection or other problems. > > L B S > > --- In [email protected], George DeForest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > South Entrances/North-Facing Beds, and other research... > > . > > from: The Review, Vol. 20, #14, April 20, 2005 > > . > > > > > > 26 New Research Studies Published by Journal > > > > The 26 studies published this month in a special journal issue include > > seminal research on the effects of building orientation, hormonal changes of > > nonmeditating Fairfield residents associated with changes in the size of the > > group practice in the Domes, and advances in cognitive development in children > > practicing the Transcendental Meditation� technique. > > > > The special issue of the Journal of Social Behavior and Personality is > > dedicated to the late Charles Alexander, and many of the studies included > > were presented at a conference held in his honor. The studies cover the > > application of Maharishi Vedic Science(SM) in fields such as psychology, > > health and aging, management, public policy, and collective consciousness > > and peace studies. > > > > Effects on Nonmeditators > > > > Among the most striking of the articles is the one reporting fluctuations in > > hormone levels of nonmeditators in Fairfield corresponding to changes in the > > size of the group practicing the Transcendental Meditation and TM- Sidhi� > > programs in the Domes. > > > > Researchers Ken Walton, Ken Cavanaugh, and Nirmal Pugh studied the levels of > > cortisol (a hormone associated with stress) and serotonin (a hormone > > associated with mental well-being) over a 90-day period in six subjects. > > > > They found that increasing the number of Yogic Flyers in the Domes > > correlated with a decrease in cortisol and an increase in serotonin. The > > statistical method of time series analysis used by the researchers not only > > showed a correlation but also suggested a causal effect. > > > > "We have hypothesized that group practice of the TM-Sidhi program can affect > > society, and this study helps to understand the effect," Dr. Walton said. > > "Group practice actually reduces the effects of stress in those in the > > vicinity in a manner similar to the reduction within the individual meditator > > when he practices the Transcendental Meditation program." > > > > South Entrances, North-Facing Beds > > > > In one of two studies on the topic of Maharishi Sth�patya Veda (SM) design, a > > team of researchers led by Fred Travis found that homes that have a south > > entrance had 75 percent more burglaries than homes with other orientations. > > > > A second study looked at whether the orientation of one's bed can affect > > health and well-being. University researchers collaborated with a physician in > > private practice in Ottumwa to give a questionnaire to 167 patients in order > > to assess each person's relative health and quality of life to see how that > > correlated with direction of sleep and with the direction of the home's > > entrance. > > > > The results showed that individuals sleeping with their heads pointing north > > had significantly lower scores on the Mental Health Inventory compared to > > patients who slept in other directions. > > > > In addition, patients whose homes had south entrances had significantly > > poorer overall scores on the standardized Mental Health Inventory than > > patients with north, northeast, or east entrances. And they also reported > > more financial problems. > > > > Cognitive Development in Children > > > > Three studies in the issue show that children between the ages of five and ten > > who learn a special form of the Transcendental Meditation technique for > > children speed up their passage through the classic stages of cognitive > > development defined by Jean Piaget. > > > > In addition, two of the studies show that children who meditate also > > demonstrate greater analytic ability, conceptual maturity, and sustained > > attention, as well as marked increases in general intelligence as measured by > > standardized tests. > > > > Personal Development in Alumni > > > > A longitudinal study by Howard Chandler, Charles Alexander, and Dennis > > Heaton showed that alumni of Maharishi University of Management continued > > personal development for at least ten years after graduation while > > comparison groups over the same period either went backwards or showed no > > development. > > > > The research used standard measures of personal development including > > assessments of ego development and principled moral reasoning. > > > > Increase in Longevity > > > > And an eight-year follow-up study led by Vernon Barnes and Robert Schneider > > found that older individuals with hypertension who practice the > > Transcendental Meditation technique live longer. > > > > The research showed that practitioners have a lower risk of death from > > cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all other causes. Compared to two other > > groups, participants in the Transcendental Meditation technique group were 81 > > percent less likely to have died from cardiovascular disease and 68 percent > > less likely to have died from cancer. > > > > Available from M.U.M. Press > > > > This special issue of the Journal of Social Behavior and Personality is > > available in the University Bookstore and via the Maharishi University of > > Management Press. See http://ff.mum.edu/mumpress. Or call 472- 1101 or toll > > free at 1-800-831-6523. > > > > *** > > > > REVIEW-L is an electronic newsletter sent out approximately every two weeks > > during the academic year containing news stories relating to Maharishi > > University of Management. > > > > Those not already subscribed to The Review can receive it via e- mail by > > sending an e-mail message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word > > "subscribe" in the body of the message. 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