Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
2026
Bassam Abomoelak, Nidhi Kapoor, Mary Schreck et al.
The impact of various meditation interventions on modifying human health outcomes has been demonstrated at both cognitive and cellular levels. Preksha Dhyana (PD) meditation has previously shown effects on cognitive skills, transcriptome, and the DNA methylome in healthy, novice college students. In this study, we performed a cross-platform metabolomic and lipidomic analysis of serum samples...
Brain Sciences
August 17, 2023
Bassam Abomoelak, Ray Prather, Samani U Pragya et al.
The impact of different meditation protocols on human health is explored at the cognitive and cellular levels. Preksha Dhyana meditation has been observed to seemingly affect the cognitive performance, transcriptome, and methylome of healthy and novice participant practitioners. In this study, we performed correlation analyses to investigate the presence of any relationships in the changes in...
Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine
April 2023
Samani U Pragya, Samani C Pragya, Anthony J. Griswold et al.
Introduction: The stress and psychological factors affect the human transcriptomic and epigenomic landscapes. Preksha Dhyana meditation (PM) was found to be effective, in novice healthy college student meditators, at the cognitive skills and transcriptomic levels. Recently published data showed that PM induced alterations at the transcriptome level in healthy and novice college students....
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
December 3, 2021
Bassam Abomoelak, Samani Unnata Pragya, Anthony J. Griswold et al.
10 citations
The human transcriptome across a variety of cell types and tissues are affected by stress and other psychological factors. Preksha Dhyana meditation (PM) is effective at improving cognitive skills in novice healthy college student meditators after 8 weeks of intervention, but the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in these improvements are still largely unknown. In order to decipher...
September 17, 2014
Samani U Pragya, Gabriela Córdoba, J. Chui et al.
The efficacy of meditation in cognitive improvement is inadequately studied in college students with learning disabilities. Mahapraan, a short technique taught in Preksha Dhyan, is a simple technique that involves repeated deep breathing followed by a long buzzing sound. In this pilot study, we compared cognitive and pulmonary function changes in college students with and without learning...