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187-15-10-50Non-TMControls(N = 11)Short-TermTM Subjects(N = 33)Long-TermTM Subjects(N = 40)p < .001One-Way ANOVA -12.0-5.0-2.2 Difierence between Chronological Age and Biological Age (Years)Reduction of Biological Agetm-031SLOWING DOWN THE AGING PROCESSA standardized test of biological age, the Adult Growth Examination, was given to a cross-sectional group of men and women with a mean age of 53 years. They were divided into three groups: non-meditating controls, short-term TMers (under fi ve years) and long-term TMers (over fi ve years). The average biological age of the non-meditating controls was 2.6 years younger than their chronological age; of the short-term TMers, 5.0 years younger than their chronological age; of the long-term TMers, 12.0 years younger. A statistically signifi cant difference was found between the long-term TMers and both the control group and short-term TMers (F = 8.05, p<.001, one-way ANOVA). Further, a signifi cant correlation (r = .46, p<.001) was found between younger biological age and length of time practicing the TM technique.These fi ndings suggest that practice of the TM technique slows or reverses the aging process %u2014 and that the longer one practices the TM technique, the younger one%u2019s biological age when compared with chronological age. The deep rest experienced during the TM technique allows the physiology to dissolve stress. As a result, mind and body become more stable, adaptable, and integrated %u2014 less susceptible to wear and tear %u2014 and the aging process is reduced and reversed.Reference: Wallace, R. K., Jacobe, E., & Harrington, B. (1982). The effects of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program on the aging process. International Journal of Neuroscience, 16(1), 53%u201358.