RESUMO
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of transcendental meditation on stress among middle aged people. To achieve the purpose of the study thirty middle aged people were selected from Tittagudi, Tamilnadu, India during the year 2022. The subject's age ranges from 35 to 45 years. The selected middle aged people were divided into two equal groups consists of 15 middle aged people each namely experimental group and control group. The experimental group underwent a transcendental meditation programme for six weeks. The control group was not taking part in any training during the course of the study. Stress was taken as criterion variable in this study. The selected subjects were tested on Stress was measured through perceived stress scale. Pre-test was taken before the training period and post- test was measured immediately after the six week training period. Statistical technique 't' ratio was used to analyze the means of the pre-test and post test data of experimental group and control group. The results revealed that there was a signi?cant difference found on the criterion variable. The difference is found due to transcendental meditation given to the experimental group on Stress when compared to control group.