Using sleep-based EEG scans, the researchers found that these advanced meditators had brain ages significantly younger than their actual age.
Researchers from Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have found that advanced yogic meditation can reverse brain aging by an average of 5.9 years. The study focused on individuals who participated in Samyama Sadhana, an intensive meditation retreat designed by Sadhguru and offered through the Isha Foundation. Using sleep-based EEG scans, the researchers discovered that these advanced meditators had brain ages significantly younger than their chronological age.
Speaking about the study in a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Sadhguru shared, “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.”
Dr. Balachundhar Subramaniam, co-senior author of the study, also expressed his excitement on the findings of the study which were published in the journal Mindfulness.