Samyama Improves Physical, Mental, and Emotional Health

The Samyama program is one of the most intense guided meditation programs offered to the general public. There are many examples of people reporting enhanced perception and an ecstatic experience during the program. The Isha Research Center (IRC) collaborated with research faculty members from several academic institutions including Indiana University, Harvard University, University of Tennessee, Rutgers University, and University of Florida for a study to assess how Samyama affects the psychology and physiology of its participants, and household controls.

Studies include:

• Psychological surveys

• Blood biomarkers

• fMRI brain imaging

• EEG analysis

• Transcriptome and epigenetic studies

• Gut microbiome and inflammatory marker studies

Some studies are completed and awaiting publication while others still need to be completed. Once studies have been published, we will include the data here.