Vaj wrote: > I don't believe any of them consider > these TM-induced apneas significant... > There is no medical evidence of a sleep apnea induced by TM practice. In most cases, TM doesn't cause sleeping, but a 'rest-full alertness'. This was demonstrated by Steve Perino, who had no indications of physiological sleeping apnea.
In contrast, sleep apnea is considered a sleep disorder which is characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. Sleeping or sleeping apnea has nothing to do with TM meditation practice. Read more: Sleep apnea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_apnea Apnea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apnea There are no 'pauses in breathing' in TM practice, only a slight reduction in CO2 output, but suspension of external breathing in sleep apnea shows the volume of the lungs to be unchanged. This has been measured by Herbert Benson and Keith Wallace. "Dr. Benson verified the physiological changes brought about by meditation and Christian prayer, then cut away the mythology, dogma, and ritual. The process which remained is simple enough to fit on two pages of the book..." - Anthony P. Mayo Read more: 'The Relaxation Response' by Herbert Benson, M.D. Harper, 1975 http://tinyurl.com/koptfh
