Development and validation of Nadamay meditation: A sound-based protocol for psychosocial well-being
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine July 1, 2026 Megha Pundir, Arjun Ram Roj, Sanjib Patra
A structured meditation protocol called Nadamay, based on ancient Nada yoga principles from the Nada Bindu Upanishad, was developed and validated for promoting psychosocial well-being. Twenty-one subject matter experts reviewed seven meditation steps using Content Validity Ratio and Item-level Content Validity Index methods. All steps showed acceptable to excellent content validity, with CVR scores from 0.52 to 1.0 and I-CVI scores from 0.76 to 1.0. The overall Scale-level Content Validity Index Average was 0.92, confirming excellent content validity. The authors caution that further feasibility and safety testing is needed before widespread implementation due to energizing practices like Kapalbhati.