On May 23, 2012, at 7:58 PM, sparaig wrote: > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3303565/?tool=pubmed > > Interesting that a "TM-like" technique was lumped in with the TM evaluation. > The abstract for the study claims that the reduction in BP reached > significance, but doesn't give numbers, so it is impossible to say if it did > as well as, better, or worse than "real" TMâ„¢ > > This is a problem with nearly all meditation research: the training/quality > of the teachers isn't really considered a factor. One of Vaj's favorite > Buddhist meditation studies required all participants in the experimental > group to have their meditation "checked" by a single person, Alan Watts, so > it seems that, even if some researchers don't admit it explicitly, they're > aware of the issue.
That must have been a real old study as Alan Watts died in the 70’s! I think you mean Alan Wallace who was the meditation instructor for the first Shamatha Project - and yes, he was the meditation instructor for the group.
