Transcendental Meditation and Yoga: Short- and Long-term Effects in Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients - a Pilot Study

"In the beginning, the patients from group B will receive an introductory lecture about transcendental meditation (TM) which includes general information, the procedure itself and other techniques of relaxation and personal development.~In this first session the method is learned by practice, in the following 3 meetings additional instructions are given about the correct practice of the TM technique; TM is practiced twice a day for 20 minutes. The method is easy to learn and effortless. To guarantee the right performance of TM by the patients, there will be two group meetings per week and one individual personal meeting with the TM teacher.After discharge from the rehabilitation program (after 4 weeks) there will be meetings offered according to the patients need. This will then be arranged individually."

"In addition to the standard rehabilitation exercise training, the patients in this group will receive a 20-minute workshop where they learn how to do the yoga exercise. The initial yoga workshop will be held by Dr. Gilda Wüst who is a yoga expert with a lot of experience based in St. Radegund.~After this, yoga sessions will be included (additionally to the regular/standard exercise) into their daily timetable. Two yoga sessions will be done every day, one in the morning (6:30-6:50) and one in the evening (16:30-16:50) and will last for about 20 minutes."