Gobec Sonja, Travis Frederick
Center for Brain, Consciousness and Cognition, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA.
Int J Yoga. 2018 Jan-Apr;11(1):66-71. doi: 10.4103/ijoy.IJOY_66_16.
CONTEXT/BACKGROUND: Many studies showed positive effects of Yoga Asanas. There is no study on Maharishi Yoga Asanas yet. This research replicated and expanded observed improvements on the profile of mood states (POMS) as a result of 2-week Maharishi Yoga Asanas course. Thirteen college students taking part in a 4-week course on Maharishi Yoga Asanas were matched with 13 students taking other courses at the university.
The main objective of the study was to assess the effects of Maharishi Yoga Asanas on mood states, degree of happiness, and experiences in Transcendental Meditation (TM) practice.
All students were given two psychological tests and additional question before and after their 4-week course: POMS, Meditation Depth Questionnaire, and question about the degree of happiness.
Repeated measure MANOVA showed the 4-week Maharishi Yoga Asanas course resulted in significant increase in happiness during the day and significant improvements in (1) sense of personal self, (2) transpersonal qualities, and (3) transpersonal self during their TM practice.
This research shows that Maharishi Yoga Asanas affect more than body and mind. Rather they influence much deeper levels of one's subjectivity including one's transpersonal self.
背景/情境：许多研究表明瑜伽体式有积极效果。然而，尚未有关于玛赫西瑜伽体式的研究。本研究重复并扩展了一项观察结果，即为期两周的玛赫西瑜伽体式课程对情绪状态剖面图（POMS）有改善作用。13名参加为期四周玛赫西瑜伽体式课程的大学生与13名在大学参加其他课程的学生进行了匹配。
本研究的主要目的是评估玛赫西瑜伽体式对情绪状态、幸福程度以及超觉静坐（TM）练习体验的影响。
所有学生在为期四周的课程前后都接受了两项心理测试和额外的问题调查：POMS、冥想深度问卷以及关于幸福程度的问题。
重复测量多元方差分析表明，为期四周的玛赫西瑜伽体式课程使白天的幸福感显著增加，并且在他们的超觉静坐练习中，（1）个人自我意识、（2）超个人品质和（3）超个人自我方面有显著改善。
本研究表明，玛赫西瑜伽体式的影响不止于身心。相反，它们会影响一个人更深层次的主体性，包括其超个人自我。
