Rapid shift of gut microbiome and enrichment of beneficial microbes during arhatic yoga meditation retreat in a single-arm pilot study
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies February 13, 2025 Sanjay Swarup, Abhishek Gupta, Marianne Chung et al.
The human microbiome plays a vital role in human health, mediated by the gut–brain axis, with a large diversity of functions and physiological benefits. The dynamics and mechanisms of meditations on oral and gut microbiome modulations are not well understood. This study investigates the short-term modulations of the gut and oral microbiome during an Arhatic Yoga meditation retreat as well as on...