"As a football player, I found that Transcendental Meditation helped me relax, and with a clear mind, I played better."

Reduced Anxiety

A statistical meta-analysis conducted at Stanford University of all available studies-146 independent outcomes-indicated that the effect of the Transcendental Meditation program on reducing anxiety as a character trait was much greater than that of all other meditation and relaxation techniques, including muscle relaxation. This analysis also showed that the positive Transcendental Meditation result could not be attributed to subject expectation, experimenter bias, or quality of research design.

Differential effects of relaxation techniques on trait anxiety:
A meta-analysis, Journal of Clinical Psychology 45: 957­974, 1989.

Decreased Stress Hormone

Plasma cortisol is a stress hormone. The study shows that plasma cortisol decreased during Transcendental Meditation, whereas it did not change significantly in control subjects during ordinary relaxation.

Adrenocortical activity during meditation, Hormones and Behavior 10(1): 54­60, 1978.

Improved Relations at Work

This study found significant improvements in relations with supervisors and co-workers after an average of 11 months practicing Transcendental Meditation, in comparison to control subjects. And while Transcendental Meditation practitioners reported that they felt less anxiety about promotion (shown by reduced climb orientation), their fellow employees saw them as moving ahead quickly. People at every level of the organization benefited from practicing  Transcendental Meditation program.
Transcendental Meditation and productivity,
Academy of Management Journal 17 (2): 362­368, 1974.