Transcendental Meditation reduces teacher stress and burnout, new research shows

Research indicates that stress and burnout are pervasive problems among employees, with teachers being especially vulnerable to frequent job stress. Burnout -- a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and job dissatisfaction -- has been found to contribute to lower teacher classroom performance, higher absenteeism, and job turnover rates. A new study published in The Permanente Journal on health showed the introduction of the Transcendental Meditation technique substantially decrea...

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-02/muo...