SAMADHI TANK : A floatcell for enhancement of learning and management of stress and some painful conditions

The main objective of the present investigation was to study the Samadhi tank; a technologically and controlled relaxation environment and its effects on the African blacks within the tropics. Other objectives were to investigate the effects of flotation in the Samadhi tank on the human of cardiovascular and cardiorespiratory systems; the body temperature; intellectual learning; relief of tension and the therapeutic response of some patients having hypertension and other painful conditions

Meditational techniques for coping with the stress of modern living

While most of the techniques for coping with stress in clinical practice have their theoretical foundation in behaviourism; there are techniques from the tradition of humanistic wisdom; which have strong potentials for application in science. Two of them; the transcendental meditation of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the Disidentification Exercise of Roberto Assagioli's Psychosynthesis; are described. After reviewing their theoretical foundations; it is shown that; ultimately; they share a common methodological platform with behaviourism. Suggestions are given about how to carry out clinical trials on these techniques