According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the Transcendental Meditation technique, introduced by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, is the only meditation practice that has been shown to lower blood pressure. “Because of many negative studies or mixed results and a paucity of available trials, all other meditation techniques (including Mindfulness) received a ‘Class III, no benefit, Level of Evidence C’ recommendation. Thus, other meditation techniques are not recommended in clinical practice to lower BP at this time.” The AHA scientific statement also reported the finding that lower blood pressure through Transcendental Meditation practice is associated with substantially reduced rates of death, heart attack and stroke.