Harvard research confirms meditation may hold the key to reversing brain ageing
In a groundbreaking study, researchers from Harvard University have found evidence that advanced meditation practices, such as those taught by Indian yogi and spiritual leader Sadhguru, have the potential to reverse the brain’s biological age. The study used sleep-based EEG (electroencephalogram) scans to analyse brain activity in seasoned practitioners. The results revealed that the brains of these long-term meditators appeared significantly younger than their actual age.
Commenting on the findings, Sadhguru said, It is wonderful that modern science is able to identify and measure the impact of the subjective sciences on the human mechanism. Enhancing the exuberance & vibrancy of the human mechanism will naturally slow the aging process & cognitive decline. Every human being must invest in their own mental & physical wellbeing. We owe this to ourselves, to the people around us and to coming generations.”
He reshared the original paper which was posted by Dr. Bala Subramaniam, Director, Sadhguru Center for a Conscious Planet at BIDMC, Anesthesiology, Harvard Medical School. Dr Subramaniam wrote, “Our new study in Mindfulness (https://rdcu.be/emo2O) shows advanced meditators have a 5.9-year younger brain age! Meditation may hold the key to reversing brain aging. Proud to be part of this groundbreaking research.”
Comments and messages poured in from his followers and devotees. One user wrote, “A 5.9 year younger brain age1 What an incredible discovery. We are the only ones to not trust our age old Yoga practices,” another commented, “So happy to see such papers that confirm what advanced meditators have always experienced. For those who need scientific proof to justify any time spent towards inner wellbeing, here it is! Hope to see more such studies for tools against the mental health pandemic.”
Another user wrote, “It is wonderful to see that the immense benefits of inner engineering practice is being proved scientifically!! At least the physical ones. Kudos to the researches. The life changing spritual benefits will remain unquantifiable though!!”
The study also emphasises that while more large-scale studies are needed to confirm the long-term effects, the data so far are promising.
This could mark a turning point for how both Eastern wellness practices and modern neuroscience approach aging. As more people seek holistic strategies for mental and physical longevity, mixing ancient meditation with modern research might just hold some of the answers.
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