Brain Health With Inner Engineering- Longitudinal Study of Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya Meditation (BLISS)
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This study will explore whether a 21-minute meditation practice called Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya leads to changes in brain health and explore how it affects cognitive and physiological function.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 20
Maximum Age: 65
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• Individuals between the ages of 20-65 years.
• Subjects will be required to be able to understand study instructions and provide informed consent.
• Currently residing in Massachusetts.
Locations
United States
Massachusetts
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre
RECRUITING
Boston
Contact Information
Primary
Balachundar Subramaniam, MD, MPH
sadhgurucenter_research@bidmc.harvard.edu
617-667-2721
Backup
Sepideh Hariri, PhD
sadhgurucenter_research@bidmc.harvard.edu
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-01-06
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 80
Treatments
Experimental: Wellness and Meditation-Based Intervention
Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya: a multi-component 21-minute meditation that incorporates a combination of different breathing patterns and meditative components.
No_intervention: Control
Control Group: selected to be age, gender and education level matched with the intervention group and will be asked to continue their daily routine while completing surveys at each timepoint.
Sponsors
Leads: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center