Experientia. 1978 May 15;34(5):618-9.

The transcendental meditation technique, adrenocortical activity, and implications for stress.

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The practice of the transcendental meditation technique in subjects eliciting this state regularly for 3--5 years is correlated with acute decline of adrenocortical activity not associated with sleep during the practice.

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