Today, August 21st 2025, is a landmark day. The American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and American Medical Association released their 2025 guidelines for the treatment of high blood pressure (HBP) in adults.

For the first time in 50 years, national practice guidelines recommend Transcendental Meditation as an evidence-based lifestyle modification to lower blood pressure and prevent cardiovascular events and mortality.

The joint committee concluded that TM has the strongest and most consistent body of scientific evidence among stress-reducing methods for High Blood Pressure.

Accordingly, it was the only meditation technique singled out for recommendation. Other approaches, such as device-guided breathing and yoga, were included but noted to have lower levels of supporting evidence.

Unlike the 2012 AHA scientific statement on meditation, which was primarily a literature review, this is an official national policy guideline for medical providers.