--- In [email protected], "Richard J. Williams" <willy...@...>
wrote:
>
> 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
>
Tex, apnea simply means breath suspension for whatever reason. Even when you
are awake. Vaj wasn't talking about SLEEP apnea, but apnea.
