> > Of this study, David Orme-Johnson notes: > > "The mindfulness and mental relaxation controls condition > were modeled after the Transcendental Meditation program, > and they had the same contact time with the teacher, > practice time, and expectation fostering features as TM. > Yet they did not produce the same effects on health, mental > flexibility, and longevity as the Transcendental Meditation > program." > > > > unlike the other meditation relaxation techniques, > > > even though all were taught using a format deliberately > > > similar to the TM> program's. > >
I doubt it. You can't artificially fabricate a control with the expectation-fostering features of TM. You can't artificially duplicate the religious fervor of the TM teacher or the all the experience behind that fervor.
