BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
April 5, 2023
Maitreyi Raman, Ramana V. Vishnubhotla, Hena R Ramay et al.
25 citations
Growing evidence suggests a role for gut bacteria and their metabolites in host-signaling responses along the gut-brain axis which may impact mental health. Meditation is increasingly utilized to combat stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms. However, its impact on the microbiome remains unclear. This study observes the effects of preparation and participation in an advanced meditation...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
September 23, 2022
Sepideh Hariri, Ramana V. Vishnubhotla, Preeti U. Reed et al.
Introduction Anxiety and depression have increased dramatically 2–3-fold with the COVID-19 pandemic. There is an urgent need for safe, cost-effective, and scalable approaches to alleviate this parallel mental health pandemic. Meditation has previously been shown to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms. Furthermore, online delivery of mind-body interventions will be impactful in...
Frontiers in Psychology
September 7, 2022
Balachundhar Subramaniam, Tracy F. H. Chang, Senthilkumar Sadhasivam
EDITORIAL article Front. Psychol., 07 September 2022Sec. Consciousness Research Volume 13 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.998315
Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine
August 2022
Ramana V. Vishnubhotla, Paul L. Wood, Ashutosh Verma et al.
Introduction: Samyama is an Isha Yoga 8-day residential meditation/yoga retreat combined with 60 days of preparation with vegan diet. We showed earlier Samyama retreat was associated with lower systemic inflammation and favorable lipid profiles along with other physical and mental health benefits. There is no mechanistic study on the impact of an advanced meditative process on multiple blood...
Frontiers in Psychology
May 19, 2021
Senthilkumar Sadhasivam, Suresh Alankar, Raj K. Maturi et al.
27 citations
Background: Meditation is gaining recognition as a tool to impact health and well-being. Samyama is an 8-day intensive residential meditation experience conducted by Isha Foundation requiring several months of extensive preparation and vegan diet. The health effects of Samyama have not been previously studied. The objective was to assess physical and emotional well-being before and after...
Frontiers in Psychology
2021
Ramana V. Vishnubhotla, Rupa Radhakrishnan, Kestas Kveraga et al.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of an intensive 8-day Samyama meditation program on the brain functional connectivity using resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI). Methods: Thirteen Samyama program participants (meditators) and 4 controls underwent fMRI brain scans before and after the 8-day residential meditation program. Subjects underwent fMRI with a blood...